I had an idea

And it turned out to be a light bulb terrarium. Michael's sells the little light bulb jars for $1.99. Having looked at million of them on line I thought it would be too difficult to reclaim a real light bulb. This one is great because it stands on its own.

I will admit the cheat on this one - the plants are not real. I wanted something that was always going to look good and I really don't have a great place to keep a tiny jar like this that it will get decent light. 

In addition to my projects this weekend, I also got back on the stationary bike. I did only 10 minutes at first, but after re-charging my iPod and buying a few new songs, I was able to do a whole 30-minute workout this evening. I gave up the bike for a long time because, thanks to the myths perpetrated by the diet industry, the last time I used the bike it was for the purpose of losing weight. After 30 minutes a day for 3 months gained me a pound, I decided exercise was rubbish. It is if you want to lose weight, but I'm finally coming up on holding my own about not falling back into the weight loss mythology anymore. My concentration is on health - and I know I need to get more exercise just to stave off the stiff joints and the genetic pre-disposition I have to develop arthritis. I'm going to use the bike because I want to move, not because I want to lose. Hopefully having a proper goal in mind will help me stick with it and not become disgusted when it doesn't 'work'.