Struggles

We once again have a Weight Watchers at Work program. I joined with the rest of the group in order to get back in control of my weight and eating habits. This time it’s been even more difficult than before.

I know it’s all in my head. It’s like a little kid stomping her foot. It’s NOT [...]

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Dyeing Update

Here are some of the results of this weekend’s dyeing adventure:

I have a mixture of three different base yarns. Stalwart Sock (Merino/Nylon), Lightfoot Sock (100% Merino) and some BFL 4 Ply sock which I’m just going to call Slackford BFL. I’ll be updating the shop throughout this week, first upload this evening.

Diet

The diet is going [...]

New Batch

I have a new batch of yarn skeined up and ready to photograph. I’ll take pictures tonight. I don’t know what I did this time but they are nearly completely solid. The colors are great, but I prefer a little bit of variagation or at lease semi-solid in my yarns. I know they will look awesome [...]

Absinthe

The Absinthe pattern is going well. I am quite a bit farther up the first chart than when this picture was taken, but you get the idea:

The sock yarn still feels wonderful. I think I have a new favorite sock yarn and wouldn’t you know? It’s my own! I love this yarn base. It [...]

Put a Spin on Things

I am staying home today nursing my VERY SORE LEGS from yesterday’s 5K race. The race went well. I did not run the entire time, but did walk and run intervals. I made 5K in 49 minutes. I was NOT last by any means, and now I have a baseline to improve upon. It was kind [...]

One Step Back

But many rows forward. Here is an updated picture of my FLAK back. I had to rip out four rows this morning because of a cable that wasn’t crossed correctly. I’d actually forgot to cross it at all. I tried to ladder back and correct it but it made a mess, so I just ripped. Then [...]

Jack Spratt

Michael and I are in a rather awkward situation when it comes to cooking dinner. He has to put on weight from after this surgery. He’s lost all of his fluid retention from the liver disease and he’s left with a bag-o-bones. His muscles slowly deteriorated over the course of a year and a half since [...]

Knitting Six Scarves

Well I finished my first sleeve last night at Sit’n’Stitch. I am soooo tired of knitting pieces. I have decided that knitting a sweater in pieces is pretty much just like knitting six scarves (mine’s a cardigan, two front pieces). I don’t partitularly like scarf knitting. All of that stop and starting and turning the piece. [...]

I’m In Training!

OK I finally committed to something very different for myself. I signed up and paid for entry into the Monster Dash, which is a 5K race/run at the end of October held here in Norman. So for a minimum of 3 times a week will be running my Couch to 5K podcast training program! That is [...]

Determined!

I will NOT gain weight over the holiday season this year. I WILL NOT! My plan is to watch my eating and snacking like a hawk, and in case that doesn’t work, I will go for a lot of walks.

Saturday I walked for an hour and Sunday I walked for an hour and a half in [...]

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