I Need To Be Committed

                I have said those words a thousand times.  Those five words are so easy to say, but have a lot of weight to them.  Time and time again, I have started on my weight loss journey with the best of intentions.  You name the weight loss program and I have probably tried it.  Mostly I have stuck with Weight Watchers.  It seems to be the one that works for me.  There are no restrictions, but I still need to make the right decisions.  Even if I am not actively “on program”, I still have it in the back of my head as something that I should keep in mind. 

                I have found that I do a much better job when I feel like I am accountable to someone besides myself; a buddy, a online group, a challenge.  I think that it is sad that I have found that I don’t care enough about myself to want to do it only for me, but if I feel like I will be letting someone else down, I will make sure to get it done…

                A little victory: Since my restart, I am already down 1.5 pounds!!!  I know that this is the easy part…. But I am still happy to see the scale moving in the right direction.  In my journey already I have found a really really yummy snack in my quest to eat my points. 

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Granola

                2/3 cup Trader Joe’s Country Pumpkin Spice Granola

                2 Tbsp. Dark chocolate mini chocolate chips

Add both ingredients together, mix, and enjoy.   

                The points on this is high – 10 points, but as a way to use up points and get something sweet, it is a great treat!!  This could also be good eaten with milk as a cereal!

               On the creative front:  I have finished the hoodie for my iPhone.  I have gotten a lot of comments on it and generally people think that I am very strange!

The current project is a amigurumi of Sailor Moon for a swap that I am doing.  I am really enjoying this pattern.  I think that I could start using this as a base for making other dolls as gifts for people!

     

Progress of sorts

So as many people know, Jenny from TVSnB talked me into starting my very first lace project. And not only is it a lace project, but it is also the Mystery Stole Knit-a-long. It has actually helped to not make it so scarey as you only get the pattern a little bit at a time... I am very much behind many of the other knitters, but I am ok with this. It is not a race.. so here are a couple of pics of the progress so far. What is shown is all of clue one and a bit of clue two!



Today was Rus' counsin's baby shower.. Not only did I make the blanket that is shown in the previous post, but I also made a diaper cake for her! 180 diapers!! This is the biggest cake that I have made with 6 teirs in it. I am happy with how it came out. I really enjoy making these for people, I just wish that they were more ecomnomical to make. I also made two hats and two sets of booties besides getting a bunch of onsies and other baby stuff. There is only on green and blue bootie because i have run out of the cotton and I am having a lot of trouble finding more of it...

Well that is what I has been completed.
As for what I am working on.... I still am working on the varigated green shurg. It is taking along time due to it being knit from cuff to cuff. I also have a blanket and a prayer shawl on the needles!

I know I know...

So I already know that it has been two months since I have started this darn blog and this is only my second post.... I dont really have any readers so I am struggling to take the energy to write... I do want to share some projects that I have been working in the last two months...

First: Bamboo Scarf, just a simple scarf knit with two contrasting colors of 100% bamboo. This was a delight to work with and I wish that my yarn budget allowed me to work with it more oftern!







Second: Faith's baby blanket. This was just a simple quick knit, but I love the colors. There is a very subtle basketweaving.

So that is about it for all. I am hoping that soon I will be able to post pics of all of the othe baby knitting that I have done, and the Mystery Stole!