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Tom Selleck Magnum P.I. Collector Wallet

Tom Selleck played the role of Thomas Magnum in 1980 after six failed TV pilots. The show would go on for eight seasons and 162 episodes until 1988. Selleck was famous for his moustache, a Hawaiian-style aloha shirt, and Detroit Tigers baseball cap. Magnum drove a Ferrari 308 GTS.
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How Going To The Craft Store Is Like Going To The Gym
Story by aPassionForFashion Published on November 9, 2007 in Etc
Photo by The Meyers Family

Note: This article is actually written by aPassionForFashion's husband, Jason. NOTE: You can get your own Etsy "BUM-per sticker" here in the Etsy Labs shop.
Have you ever noticed how after a visit to the craft store, your muscles feel a little sore? Now that my wife Jennifer has admitted to her Etsy-addiction, our way of life has been forever altered. I’m not talking about her 3 a.m. Etsy-surfing or online craft chats with other insomniacs. I’m talking about her figure. Lately she’s been looking great! Especially in her custom Etsy sweat pants.
Now you might be thinking, how can Etsy-addiction help you lose weight, tone up and get those six pack abs? I first noticed her new figure in the craft store.
She was repeatedly squatting down to look at scrapbook paper on the bottom shelf for use in her pendants, while attempting to hold two children that begged for her attention. That’s when it hit me: going to the craft store is like going to the gym.
CRAFT STORE CARDIOSince starting her Etsy shop aPassionForFashion just a few months ago, Jennifer has improved her muscle tone and fitness level. For those of you looking to stay in shape this winter, go ahead and cancel your gym membership, because the craft store is where the real action is.
First there’s cardio. At the craft store, waiting in the material cutting line is a lot like waiting for a treadmill. I stood there watching the look of anticipation on my wife’s face as she inched forward with her fabric bolts. Once serviced, the real work-out began.
A 20-minute high intensity session of Shopping Cart Arm Rows with two fussy, hungry kids will really make you sweat. To perform the exercise, just push two fully loaded shopping carts while holding a child. You’ll feel it working your traps and lats.
After a short break, Jennifer began to move about the store (the larger the store, the more calories you’ll burn). Walking at a brisk pace with the cart up and down the aisles will help melt those holiday pounds away (that is, until you encounter the Creepy Craft Guy. At that point, you want to pick up the pace and run).
STAYING FOCUSED
The Creepy Craft Guy is usually a lost husband. Try not to make eye contact and never share trade secrets. Another person to avoid is the Newbie Crafter Time Waster — you can spot them a mile away — soccer moms and older ladies in their stretchy elastic fancy pants who can’t wait to ask you how to make their very first beaded bracelet. The solution? Just hand them your Etsy business card and move on.
GETTING SHREDDEDLook for items on the lower shelves and simply squat down to work your legs and glutes. Add a baby in each arm for greater resistance. I call this the Paper Pendant Squat because Jennifer uses an abundance of fancy paper in her pendants. Feel the burn, ladies! Remember to breathe.
A great compliment to the Paper Pendant Squat is the Out of Stock Calf Raise. This is just the opposite, where you must stand on your tiptoes to look on the high shelves for items that are most likely…out of stock.
Can’t decide what to buy? Try the Etsy Indecisive Cardio routine where you pace back forth for 20 minutes. Better yet, if your kids are squirming all around and grabbing at the beads, it will work your core like never before.
As a last resort, you or the kids can try to pull your wife out of the store — providing great isometric resistance at the same time.
TIPS FOR GUYSIf you need to visit the restroom, chase after your kids,or walk away from your wife or girlfriend for any reason in the craft store, take a cell phone so you can find your way back. Otherwise you risk turning into the Creepy Craft Guy yourself. Even with a child in tow, know where the store exits are at all times and do not stop to ask for directions from a Newbie Crafter Time Waster.
Also, if your wife has to leave your side, don’t get left holding her bag. That means her purse, crafty items or anything fluffy.
Now, while most guys hit the weights at the gym, most ladies like to take classes where they can stretch, talk…talk…and talk some more, right? The craft store offers all this and more with classes, too. In fact, taking a craft class is a lot like taking yoga. So encourage your wife to take a class while you wait in the car or, better yet, at home.
COOLING DOWNTo wind down her workout, Jennifer made her way to the check out line (which always involves one last cardio blast) — a mad dash out to the car to grab the 40% off coupon that she left on the front seat. (Remember, guys…Don’t get left holding her bag in the check out line either. This is a cruel trick.)
As Jennifer lifted her items out of the cart, she worked her biceps and tightened her abs (the more you buy, the more reps you’ll perform). But when the cashier rang up an item at the wrong price, I noticed my wife getting stressed. Make sure to leave your ego at the door and keep your stress in check or your body will release fat-producing Cortisol which can sabotage your craft store workouts.
Finally, be very careful not to bulk up too much or you may end up with an overstock of supplies that you’ll have to destash and sell on Etsy at 3 o’clock in the morning.
Note: This article is actually written by aPassionForFashion's husband, Jason. See his other piece, Families of the Addicted, for more of his unique sense of humor.

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