Lippy Lou Creations

I'm also rather excited by the Sunbeam Sultanas Mini packets I found at the supermarket. Just 15 gram serves - perfect for morning tea! I just had a packet and a banana with my green tea. I'm excited because I really like sultanas but the other lunchbox size packets are just too big and I end up eating the whole lot which I don't want to do :) Its a psychological thing trust me...How cute are the packets?

My most frustrating experience during the past week is suspecting that my intense knee, thigh and calf pain from last week is most likely Illiotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) which is a major bitch when you run. why? Because you can't or at least shouldn't run while you rehab it. Pete the massage therapist from Bootcamp had a look at it on Saturday for me and said ITBS is the most likely scenario. I have since read up on it and I think he is correct. He only worked on my left leg for about 5 minutes but I haven't had any of that intense pain since! I still have some stiffness around the knee and where the ITB attached on the shin and also some patella pain (Runner's Knee most likely). This afternoon I have a remedial massage booked and my therapist Emma is brilliant at fixing me up. Tomorrow morning I have a physio appointment booked to hopefully identify what muscle imbalance is the likely cause and what strengthening exercises I will need to work on. Its been one week since I last went for a run and another 6 days before Bootcamp starts again so hopefully I will be back on track with working out next week.

Finally its cold. Very very very cold. Snow to sea level last night and a bitter bitter Antarctic chill in the air today. There was even a tiny bit of snow on my lawn this morning when I took the garbage out. Brrrrr................

Today I'm wearing woollen hiking socks (I get cold feet), puma street trainers, levis, TWO damart thermals (singlet and a long sleeve), long sleeve cotton tee, woollen cardi and a scarfe. I pop my down jacket and polarfleece gloves on when I go outside. Not the best look but I'm snug as a bug in a rug ;)

And yesterday I received my new Wendy Mullin Sew U Home Stretch Book. I read it cover to cover last night and I think I may have to venture out on Saturday and buy some knit fabric to make a tee. Oh and also get my overlocker/serger off my mum.