Peridot Glass Earrings Giveaway

Could I get away with doing this in my office?

I am going to give it a try and see what happens. These are my speculations as to possible outcomes:

1. Coworkers walk by and ignore me. Nothing I do shocks them anymore.
2. A crowd gathers around my office and they begin to take bets on how long it takes before I fall on my derriere. This is a possibility since my chair has wheels, and the one she is using is stationary.
   
3. My boss runs in and restrains me assuming that I am having a breakdown.
4. Create your own--Bonus entry for creative answers!
   

I'm pretty poor right now, my niece snatched my last $5 when I drove her to youth group last night. But I can make stuff, so you could win a pair of handmade Peridot Glass earrings:

Selling it like Bob Barker, these little beauties are made from 10mm faceted round opaque peridot glass beads suspended on kidney bronze wire. Simple and pretty, and oh--I made them. Wear some Clarkie love.

So here are the rules because I feel like dishing them out like a schoolmarm. You can do one or more of the following:

• One entry for leaving a comment with how you think my office mates will react.
• Bonus entry for coming up with something creative that makes me laugh.
• One entry for tweeting about it. Something like: Check out @Clarkie_Runs fanTABulous #giveaway for some rockin' handmade earrings http://tinyurl.com/4v63ca6
• One entry for following my blog or linking my giveaway from your blog. Leave a note in the comment section. I'm not above buying your love.
  

I'm good with spreadsheets, so I can keep track of the list. Entries will be closed on 2/4/2011 at noon CST and picked via Random.org.

My goal is for six entries (Fingers crossed!) Anything more than that is totally a bonus. Sorry guys, next time I will think of something more masculine. Unless you like wearing dangle earrings, and I'm totally cool with that too.

working out at work

I sit at a desk for eight hours a day. My bum loves it, the rest of me does not. Working in an office has its advantages. But it certainly has it's disadvantages.

Co workers bringing in tempting, mouthwatering donuts *drooling*, lack of movement, fast food restaurants flanking me from all sides. I feel like I am at the Alamo, surrounded on all sides and praying to throw the white flag into the air.

I have a few things I am going to start slowly implementing into my day to bring back some healthy to my slouchy day.

• The first is something I have been doing for a while, but will continue on. I freeze my 32 oz Nalgene bottle with water and drink it throughout the day. It took a while for my body to adjust, but having done it for months now, it is like old hat.
• Setting my Outlook alarm to go off every hour and at the very least getting up from my seat and taking a lap around the office. Also trying to stand at my desk more when taking phone calls and reading through emails. Get that blood a pumpin!
  
• Getting an exercise ball just for sitting on during part or eventually all of the day. My posture is generally pretty good, but I notice that as I get tired during the day I start slouching and hunching over my desk a bit.
  

Nothing major right now, but something has to change. I put in all this effort to wake up before the birds and put in a run, and then laze around for a good chunk of the day. That cannot be healthy.

On a side note and totally unrelated to anything else, I want to get a swim workout in. Unfortunately my goggles are MIA. I either need to find them stat or need to invest in another pair. Cannot swim without them since I wear contacts and inevitably loose them when I am doing laps.