Good evening for you all in the northern hemisphere!
It's 3:30 pm Saturday for me and a little after midnight for the east coast of the US Friday.
Today I slept in. I am an insomniac and didn't get to sleep til daybreak. Unhappily, I've just learned that people who sleep less than 5 hours a night are 70% more likely to be overweight.
I had 1/3 cup of Rice Crispies and 1/3 cup of whole milk (must get some skim or 2%) for breakfast. Then I did 10 knee lunges on each leg, and holding a 1 kg (2.2 lbs) bag of rock salt, I did 20 arm curls, and also lifted them out to the side, shoulder high, 20 times. I found myself holding my breath! As soon as I realized I was doing it, I'd breath and it got easier to do the exercises. Don't know why I hold my breath, but I have to work on that!
Am going to take a walk if the rain lets up.... And it's chicken stir fry for supper tonight. I'm splitting 1/2 breast between the two of us and having lots of veggies on a small bed of rice. Will have watermelon for dessert. Was reading that watermelon has more Vitamin B in it than any other kind of fruit.
Meowee Thanks for the encouragment and the info on the oatmeal, that's good to know! I'll try to lay my hands on a calorie burner chart or something that tells me how many calories are burned doing certain exercises. I did buy a low fat book from the grocery store yesterday, with recipes in it. Hope your doctor's appt. went well!
Cheryl Thanks for the reminder that WW does the online thing. I'll have to go scope it out and see what's up with that these days. If I sign up it will have to be with the American one, because the food for the Aussies is totally different (things like meatpies and sausage rolls, and I don't like the traditional Australian foods). Hang in there, the warm weather will hit ND sooner or later
Marie Speaking of making something for a sister's birthday, I am too. Unhappily it's not finished and her birthday is today and she's half a world away. I guess it'll be pretty late, LOL. It's a punch needle project of a crow on an apple - sort of primitive folk art. She's a teacher and I thought the apple was apt.
La3y Good on ya getting out there running with the kids. That would kill me at this stage but what a great work out for you! And fun too!
A big hello to everyone else too. Am off to look up info on exercising and to find some good recipes! (hubby has a bag of sour cream and onion potato chips I am trying to stay away from....oh the agony of it, LOL!)
Sweet Dreams, Di and Good Morning to everyone else . . . once again the sun has risen on the east coast of North America . . . and it looks like it will be another gorgeous day here in Atlantic Canada. Hope the weather fairy is good to everyone else, too.
Got the batting (went with acrylic needlepunch because it is low-loft and light) for the ponchos for my granddaughters and, of course, another few bits of fabric that will blend in nicely . . . a quilter can never have too much fabric. So, after I get a few chores out of the way, I plan to actually get them started.
Started new April threads for some of the 3FC forums I post in regularly but since we really just got started I think we can wait for May before we need a new one.
Anyway, feels like it's breakfast time. Keep moving and shaking and crafting. I'll see you all a little later.
Hi all, just procrastinating in front of the computer. I do that a lot lately. Today, I'm going to get part of the sweater done for my sister. That's my goal. Tomorrow I'm going to draw. I'm thinking some stained glass should be tossed in there somewhere. I did all my chores so I have the afternoon to play. YEAH!!
I highlighted my hair this morning and it looks cute and sunny. Drab, dark blonde is gone till next winter. Now if the weather would stop snowing and let spring poke into the desert, I'd sure appreciate it.
Sounds like everyone is doing great. I have finally gotten rid of the 4 pounds I gained when TOM paid a visit. Hope to get out and take a walk this afternoon if it get's up to 40 degrees and only a light breeze. My knee just can't stand a cold wind...stiffens right up! I did buy some MOVE IT yesterday, hope it helps limber up my joints.
Went to Fargo yesterday to do our montly shopping. Gals, you wouldn't believe what my DH did? He bought me the sewing machine I've been drooling over for the last couple of years. It's my birthday, mother's day, anniversery and christmas gift for probably the next 5 years. LOL Anyway, it's the Brother Innovis 4000D Sewing/Embroidery machine. Usually sell for $8000.00, but we walked in at the right time and got it for $5600.00. I'm going to LOVE IT! LOVE IT! Really going to have to get started and get some things made to put on ebay.
Well I better go for now, but will try to check back later.
Looks like April is trying to be April . . . windy, chilly, and raining today. Oh well, I guess the sun needs a day off once in a while.
Nothing too much going on around here but it definitely seems to be keeping me busy. I got the major pieces for the poncho project cut out, and ripped up the random-width strips. (I like to rip cottons unless a perfect seam width is mandatory; helps work out stress, too.) I remember my exhusband once saying that it seemed pretty stupid to him to cut up all this perfectly fine fabric just so you could put it all back together again. He obviously didn't get it. I did say "exhusband" didn't I.
Anyway, gang, have a great rest of the weekend. Keep on moving and shaking and heading in the right direction.
Good Morning . . . I think it's morning, anyway. It's kind of cold and dull in Atlantic Canada this morning. The change to DST is catching up to me . . . it always takes me a little while to adjust to the time change and I'm even worse in the Fall when we go back to ST. I would personally love to have the same time (ST or DST, I don't really care which) all year long.
Anyway, I think I need a nap, or something, and I only got up about 3 hours ago.
Have a great day, gang. Keep moving and shaking and heading in the right direction.
Meowee, the time change is definitely screwing me up too. I told DH I want one of he other and to never change again and he had a great idea - how about halfway between the two. Silly, but sounds good to me. Today is my last day of spring break. I'm sort of bummed about it but am trying to get chipper about doing crafts. I finished my husky's drawing yesterday and knitted for a while. I have to find a new drawing project so that I have variety.
Marie
I had a really good day yesterday. got up early and got my exercising in with Richard and the gang. Made good food choices and kept within my points, hope it shows on the scale tomorrow when I weigh.
Worked on my quilt yesterday and got all the of the applique's sewed down and the first boarder on. Today I have to cut out lots of 3" squares to make more sawtooth blocks and also clean my sewing room up. Got fabric scrapes and thread everywhere, and it just clings to the carpet. Would so love to rip the carpet out and put down a hardwood floor. I am getting ready in the next month or so to paint my sewing room. I just hate the thought of having to take everything out of the room to do it. Going to paint it a sunny yellow with a wallpaper boarder to go up. The wallpaper is cats with quilts in a covered wagon.
It's going to be a beautiful day and 60, so I'm going out for a long walk and enjoy all the birds that are back. We have fields of Snow Geese, Canandian geese and ducks.
Good Morning . . . the sun is out and I know what time it is. Other than that, nothing is terribly exciting. I've been doing the right stuff for the past couple of days and we'll see what Mr. scale- thinks tomorrow.
Got the first panel of the larger poncho done yesterday and I think I'll like it when it's done . . . A little hard to tell until I get another panel added so I can see how the centre mitre is going to work out. It may be a little slow going, though, since I got one of those "please do a special project for us" calls from the office this morning. Someday, I hope I'll really get to retire completely. I know, I could say no, but I never do.
Anyway, gang, keep moving and shaking and heading in the downward direction and I'll see you soon.
Morning all. I've got a nasty head cold. I'm supposed to go to a polymer clay class this afternoon, but not sure if I want to head out. I need to get moving on a beaded surround for one of my fused glass cabs. I've been slacking off alot lately and need to get back into it.
Hey Everyone,
Down .5..slow but steady Went to the post office and grocery without having breakfast this morning. Bad move. They had hot chicken tenders at the deli..one of my downfalls. Got some with my fruit and veggies lol When I got home, I fixed a plate and sat down to eat my illegal chicken..had two and didn't want anymore. Very strange! I used to love chicken tenders. Even the ones that I ate sitting like lead in my stomach. My dogs had a feast.
Craft wise..working on an orchid painting, thinking about my mil's quilted jacket. Can't decide if I want to do the sweatshirt kind, or follow a more formal pattern. Cheryl, what do you sell on eBay? I sell paintings and prints there sometimes.
Wow . . . did I ever get an unexpected but pleasant surprise this morning . . . my little 'running-cat' slider thingee got to move 3 pounds to the right. Boy, the idiocyncracies (sp?) of the human body will never cease to amaze me.
The weather here in eastern Nova Scotia is definitely not feeling as warm and sunny as I am right now. But the radio is predicting sunny breaks and a high of 10C (50) for later today . . . we'll just have to wait and see.
Well, gang, I've got to run and do a couple of errands and then get started on that work-related project. Don't know when I'll be able to get back to the fun stuff. Hopefully I'll be able to fit in some quilting over the next few days as well.
Have a great day, everybody. I hope you each get at least one pleasant surprise today. Keep heading in the right direction.
I'm still under the wearther so I'm going to try to rest most of today. Luckily, beading doesnt require much movement. I finished the cab surround and embellished it with a beaded dragonfly. Turned out nice. I'm undecided as to what to start next, either some samples for my next few beading classes, or a painting of a fairie. I've never done fantasy art before and want to try it out. Maybe I'll sketch it and wait til the kids are gone before I pull out the paints. Hopefully I can avoid a big mess that way. Have a good one.
Don't know, Brandy, whether long-distance contagion is a possibility . . . but I'm definitely not feeling too good today . . . most of the time I'm not in bed, I'm in the bathroom. See you soon, gang. Hope everybody else is doing well.
So, after I get a few chores out of the way, I plan to actually get them started. 
I'll see you all a little later.
Oh well, I guess the sun needs a day off once in a while. 
I would personally love to have the same time (ST or DST, I don't really care which) all year long. 
thinks tomorrow.
Boy, the idiocyncracies (sp?) of the human body will never cease to amaze me. 
But the radio is predicting sunny breaks and a high of 10C (50) for later today . . . we'll just have to wait and see.