My Trust Your Journey coffee mug from our Stacey. I am better at trusting my journey in the morning when I have a cup full of coffee and a good eight hours or so of sleep behind me. Just saying. I was pretty tuckered out at the end of yesterday after getting home at 7:30 pm. I did meet another knitter Monday on my way to DC, which was very cool, especially since she works at a LYS twice a month. She showed me a new Jenny Watson pattern book and I should have written the title down. Now I have an excuse (ha!) to go to the Knitting Tree in Madison.
It seems like I'm approaching the end of my Simple Yet Effective Shawl, but the yarn balls don't appear to get any smaller. Watch, when I'm binding off, the available yarn will shrink at an alarming speed.
Our washer has had a non-functioning computer chip-thingy for about two weeks now. The repair man is here as I type and I'm hopeful I'll be able to tackle the laundry mountain today without moving the mountain to the laundromat. Traveling gets really old when there is house-related stuff requiring attention and you aren't in the house. The sounds coming from the laundry room are not too encouraging at this point.
I started the online Weight Watchers last weekend. I'm not attending meetings.....no way! Just me, my computer or iPhone/Blackberry, and the scale. Results are promising as of this morning. Tomorrow is my official record-keeping day. I'm giving it four months, which just happened to be the length of the deal I signed up for. I like the structure it provides while allowing me a glass of wine or beer without shooting the whole day's worth of "dieting." I even was able to go out to a nice restaurant (Tosca in DC) for our instructors' dinner and have tiramisu for dessert. (Yes, I did blow a few points on that dinner but I had a salad for lunch which provided some balance.) Probably TMI for you all, but this paragraph is "blog as journal."
Early this afternoon, Wilson and I have the pleasure of taking our feline family to the vet for their annual exams. Joy.
Happy Friday!
Good luck with the WW! They have a solid and sensible and healthy program.
I have to tell you, every time you mention Wilson I get a mental image of you going out to dinner/hanging out/going to a movie/whatever with the volleyball from Cast Away. TMI, I know...
Posted by: kmkat | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 10:44 AM
WW worked great for me, until I had the Bug. Now I'm focusing on depression-as-weight-loss-tool. ;-)
Good luck with the washer. I'm kinda hoping mine dies shortly after I get a job so I will be justified in buying a new one. With a matching dryer that, you know, actually DRIES things.
Posted by: Carrie | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 10:47 AM
If you need any WW helps or tips let me know :D
Posted by: Beverly | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Sounds like a lovely evening. Tell my white dot that it'll be ok and if anyone hurt her... I'm gonna rip their face off. Just sayin.
Is it the Noro Flowers one.
And hey? Trust your journey. ;D
Posted by: Stacey | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Computer chips in a washing machine? And I thought it was bad when they started adding them to cars.
Good luck with WW!
And remember to wear your chain malle and welding mask for the trip to the vet. ;^)
xo
Posted by: Cookie | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 02:43 PM
If you go to the Knitting Tree, save a few WW points so you can stop into Pasqual's. Mmmmm.
Have a great weekend, Angie!
xoxo
Posted by: Nora | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 04:36 PM
Good luck with the vet trip - been there, done that, and dogs are much easier How about welding gloves?
Posted by: Joy | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 05:01 PM
That's a great message on the mug! Have a wonderful weekend!
Posted by: Kim | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 08:06 PM