Tidbits

• I decided to not really care about diet so much for the last couple of weeks.  This has resulted in a 5 pound weight gain.  My goal is to drop that, plus a little more as a cushion, before the holiday foodfests begin.  Fingers crossed. I'm planning on cardio 3 days a week, yoga twice, and weight training once or twice.  I also found out my old yoga teacher (from hot yoga last year) is teaching pole dancing at my gym.  I may have to try it.
• Kellifish’s baby shower is this weekend. I’m very excited that I got the blanket done.  I’m making cupcakes for the shower, so I just have to get those done and I’ll be good.  Here’s a little preview.  It’s knit, purl, and seed stitches. It’s supposed to have a hood on the corner, but I don’t think I’m a fan.

• I need to start thinking about what I’m getting/making people for Christmas.  I know for sure what I’m getting most people.
• I wanted to start building at Habitat asap.  The soonest available date is October 27.  Which is a Thursday, when I work 2 jobs.  So I’ll probably end up going to the Women Build site (which is not as close to me) the first Saturday in November.  I would have thought they’d have more Saturdays available.  Shows what I know.
• I really need to either find a different job #2 or start doing something on the side.  It’s making me stabby and I don’t like it.
• I dislike people who come into job #2 wearing Phillies jerseys/tshirts/hats/etc while there's a NLDS GAME GOING ON RIGHT NOW. Are there assigned seats on the bandwagon? Meanwhile, I'm trying to check scores on my phone, which we're not allowed to use while we're clocked in because we can fired for it. Awesome.  Game 4 tonight! Also, who picks the times for these games? 6:07? What is that?

I Feel Accomplished

In case you haven't heard, it snowed here.  A LOT.  So I had two days of being stuck in the house.  I worked on some unfinished projects, so I feel a little productive. I've actually been working on one of the blankets i started forever ago, so maybe I'll actually have that finished by the end of the year. 

Last week was good work-wise.  The office was only open Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, although I did have to work job #2 all three days.  Thankfully I didn't have to drive through the blizzard to get there.  I don't think my little 4-cylinder Chevy Prizm would have made it, no offense to her.  The sun was out yesterday and the glare made people drive like A-Holes.  I went to dinner and got myself a drink....or three.

Today I finally got to the gym.   The snow has really been messing up my schedule.  The gym's been closed on my days, and I can't go on other days because of job number two. I always feel better after going. I think I might have overdone it a little today though.  I was trying to make up for missed days, and now I'm exhausted.

I also booked my flight to Florida.  My brother and I are going down after Easter to see our mom and step-dad.  I'm hoping to get to the Harry Potter theme park while down there, even though it's a 3 hour drive from Mom's house.  That would be a bonus.  I'm most excited to go lay on the beach.  I'll be counting down the days until April 6th (and working hard at the gym).

I also went to Target today.  How do I always spend more than $50 there?  I'll go in for one or two things and BAM....see ya later money left after paying bills.  I did pick up both Kathy Griffin's and Chelsea Handler's books, though.  I've heard that Chelsea's is really funny, and I lovelovelove Kathy Griffin. So we'll see how that goes.

Snow dayyyyys

Over the weekend it snowed.  A LOT.  And we're supposed to get more tomorrow night into Wednesday.  I'm hoping (against hope, maybe) that the office is closed on Wednesday.  I have to work at job #2 tomorrow night as well.  Crossing my fingers that I'll get home okay.  My car doesn't always like bad weather.  But I did just get a brand-spankin'-new battery tonight.

I like snow days. But only if I can stay snuggled up inside watching movies and doing my crafty-old lady hobbies.  Saturday, I made healthier chocolate chip cookies.  (Which are gone, btw.  My uncle's a bit of a sweet tooth).  They were pretty good.  It was the first time that I made them, they were pretty much oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips instead of raisins.  I'll make my own adjustments next time I make them.

I also worked on one of the knitted blankets that I started a while ago.  It's a really pretty purple color, hopefully I'll finish it at some point within the next decade. I have 2 blankets and 2 scarves in progress right now.  I'm also working on a bead necklace.

I spent the rest of the day watching some movies on demand.  Thank you Verizon Fios.  I watched "The Ugly Truth" and "The Proposal".  I don't care what you say, I still love Katherine Heigl.  It was a pretty good movie.  I always like a good romantic comedy.  I also liked "The Proposal" because 1) Ryan Reynolds.  He's pretty AND funny (as is Ms Bullock).  2)  The scene where Sandra Bullock is chanting and dancing with Betty White.  I just about peed myself when she started in on "to the windows, to the wall".  I hope everyone had a good weekend!

Books and Knitting and Impatience (Just a Little)

I just finished reading "The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs. It was one of the best books I've read in a while, even though it made me bawl like a baby.  Seriously, don't read it unless you wanna cry.  I want to belong to a knitting club.  I know how to do basic stuff...like scarves and dish clothes, but I want to do something more challenging. 

The problem is that I want it to be done right now.  I have two blankets started, but I've only been working on those for 2 years (...ish).  I should probably move on to a hat or some mittens or something first.  We'll see.  Once I get my stuff together and get some more finished items, I may create an Etsy page.