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Another bag
I finished my second bag... Got the tutorial from In Color Order :) I liked how much easier this was with lining everything up and sewing. This is what I would want to do if I make the first bag...
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Monday... Motivation?
I have this problem... See, I seem to have lost my motivation and can't seem to find it. I feel like sleeping. I feel like eating carbs. My throat kind of hurts, and I don't want to go to work. I...
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Look within
When you can't count on those around you for support... When you are kicked when you are already feeling down. Remember YOU have what it takes.
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What I have been up to.
I had my weigh in with the dietician today... and hate that their scale weighs me 5 pounds heavier than mine does. But still, it also recorded the two pound loss I talked about on Monday.We talked more...
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Falling...
Whew! I feel like I have been in a backwards slide this past week! I keep forgetting to weigh myself in the morning, so have not been able to post my weight this week. According to the night time...
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New Look- How to Create a Banner
Since I haven't been doing such a good job on improving myself lately, I thought maybe my blog could use a little face lift! I have wanted to make a new banner for my title for awhile now, but still...
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Motivation Monday- Steering Myself in the Right Direction
I have brains in my head, and for once I used them today to make a smart choice about my lunch. Because when it all boils down to it, that is really what weight loss is all about. Making smart...
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The 2012 Goodreads Challenge & my first book reviews this year.
I love to read. LOVE. So this year my goal is to read 65 books by the end of the year. I know, crazy! But last year I read 52 books, and I actually thought it was a little too easy for me, so I...
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What I've Been Up to...
I have a couple of projects under way, one is a quilt and a new tutu for Ava. Once I am finished, I will have to post pictures and a tutorial! What I have mostly been up to this past week though, is...
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I think I fell off the deep edge!
Whoa! I have not posted in nearly a month! What on earth is going on?! Not only have I not posted, but I haven't been sewing, or crafting, or eating right, or exercising either. I have also been...
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Motivation Monday
So where have I been? Well, I wrote some time ago about falling off the deep end... and I guess I wasn't done yet. I have definitely had a bit of a backslide as far as my weight loss goes, and I...
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Book Update
I have made a little more progress towards my Goodreads Challenge... after reading the Fever series, I moved on to the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Steamy? Yes... Good books? Yes... you actually care...
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What I've Been Up To
It has taken me a really long time to finish the 24 blocks for my first bed-sized quilt... But here they are! I used Good Fortune by Kate Spain fabric, and I really like how my swirls are so bright and...
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Mindfulness
I love to post gratuitous pictures of Ava, but truly she does relate to my post tonight. The topic of Mindfulness. Lately I have been thinking a lot about being mindful in my actions, and much of...
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Motivation Monday- Here We Go!
(source)I did it again! I went all in and decided to do another detox in order to help me get back on track. I have to say, that I felt great during my last cleanse in December. Unfortunately, I...
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Swing, Swing
As part of my meetings with the Dietician, I took a quiz to look at my food "personality"... and one of the types that came out included that I tend to be a Swing Eater. The goal for a person who is a...
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Exciting News! Blog Refocus and New Co-Blog!
After thinking about it for awhile, I have decided to change the focus of this blog, and create another blog about some of my other interests. I love the thought of Jack Sprat's Wife, especially since...
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A Weight Off My Shoulders {part one}
I have been a little leery of posting any news about my little (well, big) battle with trying to loose weight... I feel like when I start talking about how I am gonna do this or that, or when I talk...
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A Weight Off My Shoulders {part two}
Sorry this is a little long... but I have had an epiphany recently... and feel like writing about my true thoughts and feelings is the only way I can overcome my weight obstacles.I can finally say I...
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And now for my weekend update.
This week I have been using My Fitness Pal pretty regularly, and I feel good about my week. Right now my biggest problem is my calf muscles and feet. I have severe foot pain almost all of the time,...
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My love of Smoothies
I love breakfast food, but never ever have the time to make myself breakfast in the morning. It has always been a challenge to get that first meal of the day in, which has obviously been super helpful...
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July
I lost 5 measly pounds in July... But 5 pounds is 5 pounds! Only a million more to go.Here's to a better August!
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Ringing in the new year!
So as I am sitting here in the car on my way to my husband's birthday dinner with his parents, I thought what a great time to write a blog update. I mean, what else is there to do without Ava in the...
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My New Workout Love
I borrowed this image from a hilarious description written by a guy who took Bar Method with his wife... click photo for his entry.Pretty soon my buns will look like this. Why? Well, I purchased The...
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