Sorry I haven't called...
I've been a little busy. Making pesto. This is what I love about cooking, you take a bunch of raw ingredients,
you process them in a specific way,
and you end up with something totally different than what you started with.
You're wondering how pesto fits into my calorie counting aren't you? You think I just gave up, huh? Just so you know, I was too hungry to photograph my own plate which featured a smaller portion (but not tiny) and about half the tomatoes (which is stupid because they are so good, and healthy, and LOW CALORIE. I can't believe I let Philip have any of the sungolds.
I've also been working on new things for the store, such as these magic wands.
This is my Christmas ornament production line. If I don't get a bunch of stuff made now, I will be kicking myself later.
This is the only finished one. I need to place another order from Blumchen to make the rest of them. This was my pilot.
I also cut out enough insulation circles for 95 pot holders. Then I basted maybe forty of them together. Then I basted the bias binding on about twenty of them (this takes me through a whole season of Friends episodes.) I stayed up late last night and will again tonight.
They look super good. We put all the ones I finished today in the store. So if any of you ever buy one of my pot holders, I hope you will feel that it is money well spent. And you can think of me hunched over my machine in the wee hours making it. There are some brand new fabrics here too...come in and see them all up close and personal! As far as the goals I set for myself...I've kept to my calorie allowance, which is not at all impressive since it's only been two days and I haven't had dinner with Lisa and Mark yet this week. I think I will succeed again today. (Evening is when most of my calories are packed on, so I won't know for sure until I hop in bed if I've done well.) I only managed to do the crunches and lunges on Monday. And my walks with Chick were not as long as aimed for the last two days...but we went on an hour walk just a little while ago, so that counts. I'm not disappointed in myself which is good. I'm working towards a more longterm goal of regular exercise and a reasonable (rather than extravagant) daily caloric consumption. The idea is to become fit, not fat. To become healthier.
Well, the potholder project is far from over. While I've filled the shop, I have to prep a ton more while I'm on a role so that I can whip them out fast when there is demand. I have so many store projects lined up to work on. A little daunting. That's how Philip is feeling about "stocking" the webstore (taking all the pictures, uploading them, assigning them sku numbers). He's gotten all the Ahava loaded up, and today he got all of the Landmade bath products in the webstore. He has a lot more to do, but I think we're still going to have it all up by Septemeber first. (Fingers crossed please.)
I hope you're all having a great week filled with good food. There's something wrong if you're not eating good food in August!
Well, the potholder project is far from over. While I've filled the shop, I have to prep a ton more while I'm on a role so that I can whip them out fast when there is demand. I have so many store projects lined up to work on. A little daunting. That's how Philip is feeling about "stocking" the webstore (taking all the pictures, uploading them, assigning them sku numbers). He's gotten all the Ahava loaded up, and today he got all of the Landmade bath products in the webstore. He has a lot more to do, but I think we're still going to have it all up by Septemeber first. (Fingers crossed please.)
I hope you're all having a great week filled with good food. There's something wrong if you're not eating good food in August!