Saturday morning I’m walking a 5K for the Hubbard House here in Jacksonville. The Hubbard House is this amazing place that I had the honor of visiting a couple of years ago when we did a small fundraiser for them. The mission of Hubbard House is Every Relationship Violence-Free. They have all sorts of resources for women, men, and families who are dealing with domestic violence. The programs and the opportunities they have – well let’s just say it still makes me teary to think about it all.

So I should have set up a fundraising page ages ago. But I didn’t. But I still would love to have some donations so that this short walk I’m doing on Saturday morning will be more than just symbolic. I’ve set up a fundraising page – if you can donate, every little bit helps.

If you would like to walk there is no cost, and there is no minimum donation. I would love to have folks to walk with! It’s only a 5K (3.1 mile) walk and it should be a beautiful day for it. It is this Saturday morning. More details about the walk can be found here. Leave a comment and I’ll e-mail you back so we can coordinate walking together!

And if you’re a knitter I’ll make donating even easier. Everything (yes, everything!) in the PicnicKnits pattern store is 25% off! And for the rest of this week until Saturday’s walk, 50% of my profits will go to my fundraising for the Hubbard House. It really is a worthy charity, and trust me if you were dealing with a domestic violence problem you would want a place like this to exist for you and your family.

On this very sunny Saturday I’ve run 2.25 miles. I’ve sat by an open window feeling the breeze as I knit. I’ve supervised catch-up work for my son who missed a week of school. Later I’m taking my son to a sleepover birthday party. My other son is camping with the Boy Scouts. So tonight, for the first time in forever, my husband and I will go out on date. It will be a late Valentine’s Day/early Anniversary date. It will be 7 years at the end of this month.

What are you doing on this sunny Saturday?

Somethings need to be done every year. This year I’m getting them all out of the way in January. Partly to have them done, but mostly because we still have FSA money leftover from last year. And if you don’t spend it, it all goes away. So spend I will, and I get to do exciting things like having my freckles counted.

I’ve also been working really hard on revamping my diet and getting into an exercise routine. And I’m doing well – I’m on my fourth week of the Couch to 5K program, and we’ve done the run/walk training three times a week since the first of the year. But I feel like all this health-related stuff has put a serious damper on my designing business. All I do is chop vegetables and lace up my running shoes.

So I’m working on getting back on track design-wise. I have five designs that need to be tech edited – two of which still need photographs. And I have two new lace shawlette designs in the works. So things are happening – they are just happening behind the scenes and in between all the healthy nonsense.

See? Fangirl hats. Coming soon to this space.

Can it really be that 2011 is only five days away? How did that happen? Time goes so fast when you are not paying attention. Actually I don’t think time cares what you’re doing – it just goes. The older I get the faster it runs. The boys are ridiculously grown, and life just keeps on going – things changing too much and sometimes too little.

Don’t I sound poetic and wistful? Actually I’m feeling pretty good. I’ve got some awesomeness planned for 2011. I already have my first contracted work for the year lined up – even though I’ve been doing less of that. I’ve figured somethings out with this designing nonsense. And somedays I even feel like I have a grip on being a good mom and wife.

On that note there are all sorts of mundane mom things that need done today. Bills have been paid, but laundry never goes away, and the tires need rotated, and… well you know. I’m still hoping to put out another design by the end of the year – but we’ll see how that goes. Hope your holidays were as blessed and wonderful as mine were.