General Update - May 5

[Ky_Mama]

Okay, it's been a few weeks since I wrote a public journal!  First, thank you to my friends who listened to my rants and helped me out a bit - you girls are awesome, I'm so glad to have you here!

Second, this is a 'general update' because I haven't weighed myself in about two weeks, and have changed my strategy with the weight loss.  I think I'm still around 195, but could be a pound or two either way.  I do know that my jeans are very loose, as are my favorite denim shorts!  As soon as *all* my shorts are loose, I'll be happy!  I'll weigh in sometime this week though, for my own peace of mind.

I was sick over the weekend, I think I ate some almonds that had gone bad.  DH told me that when he came home from work on Saturday, I was just a big lump on the couch.  I know I slept like a rock quite a few times this weekend because of being sick - but I'm fine now!

I was eventually able to start on the sewing pile, a.k.a. Mt. Sew-Me.  For DD's 5th birthday (5/19) I decided to make her a Princess Peach (Nintendo, Mario's girlfriend & perpetual damsel-in-distress) costume - I'm a little more than halfway finished now, and I will take pictures when it's done and when I give it to her.  I need to get a couple minor details - like a YELLOW crown and some white elbow gloves - but I have plenty of time to finish it.  Just using the same Cinderella Halloween pattern I've had for a year now.  It's easier to make this time around!  woot!  :-)  After the Peach costume is finished, I have two aprons to make, and then I have some awesome Batiks that Mom gave me - I'm going to turn them into dresses for me and DD.  Then I have a blanket to make for DS by his birthday (8/9) with some random projects sprinkled in between.

And the above is part of the reason why I had so much 'junk' on my sewing table  :-) 

I'm also getting my household binder in order - so far it's just a bunch of to-do-list pages, with this week all filled in.  I have a page for each month this year with birthdays and such filled in, and a few emergency pages.  Plus my sewing to-do list  LOL  I also found my copy of an herbal dictionary I had printed long ago, so I have it in there too.  I need to look through that again and figure out an herb garden.  Oh I also have my current pantry/freezer inventory in the binder - I need to make a menu today for the next couple of weeks.  We just bought groceries last week, and have enough to last us two weeks at the least - all I have to do is figure out how to put it all together until it's gone.

Well, now I'm being distracted by Spongebob and the need for a short nap!  Thanks for stopping by and reading about my boring little life  :D  LOL

 

Have a great week everyone!!

~Julia 

[mamahet]

May. 5, 2008 at 9:01 AM

Princess Peach!!  My boys would be so impressed!!  They love everything Mario!!  I love reading about your life!  Sorry about the bad nuts!  You gotta watch those!  Hope you feel better!

[momneedscoffee]

May. 5, 2008 at 12:50 PM

I love reading about what others are up to in their own lives!

The binder sounds great!  You are filling it up!  GREAT!  I love mine!  My front cover is starting to tear on the inside...about time for a new one I guess. 

Keep the updates coming!

[momneedscoffee]

May. 5, 2008 at 12:52 PM Oh, and I love reading about your sewing projects!  I wish I could sew!  But alas I probably couldn't even sew a button on straight even if my life depended on it!  LOL!