Weight Loss Maintenance
My husband spoke to me about my weight again. “I need to say something to you,” he started, with great seriousness. “Okay,” I wittily riposted. “Are you still eating diet foods?” he asked. This is about the 4th time he […]
Eat More Vegetables
Ronny Chieng spilled the beans about special DNA-fueled nutritional recommendations. “If you’re Irish, eat more vegetables. If you’re from China, eat more vegetables. If you are 2% from Africa and 98% Swedish, eat more vegetables.” That’s true. I ate no […]
Virus Not Yet Vanquished
I’ve got a virus of some kind, “virus” being my term for upper respiratory stuff that doesn’t seem set to kill me. I’ve been working but otherwise drugging myself with NyQuil and sleeping. I believe in sleeping through illnesses as […]
Goals to Habits to Goals
Once you have your goals for the year, the essential next step is to identify the habits that will get you to your goals. De Bono’s Simplicity makes the point that our brains seek simple routines to run through. Maintaining […]
Next Project?
I really have no business talking about next projects. I have so many WIPs: The mosaic knitting scarf The green triangular Leaves and Flowers shawl The Damsel shawl 2 pairs of baby pants 2 baby outfit kits from La Droguerie […]
Mosaic Knitting
My son gave me a kit from Lambspun in Ft. Collins. It included Prism, one of my favorite yarns, and a simple pattern for a skinny scarf knitted in the mosaic stitch called “Cable.” “Cable” is from Barbara Walker’s book […]
Fiscal Fitness
I went through my records and made a budget with a large investment in paying off debt. While I paid off quite a bit last year without any special efforts at frugality, I think that this year I can follow […]
Roaring into the ’20s!
The last day of a splendid holiday — and I am not roaring at all. I’m watching the Murdoch Mysteries and knitting. I’m allowing my brain some play time while working in the back of my mind on my plans […]