seamstresslulu's Journal

My Hat is Nearly Finished
Nov 08 2009 22:58

I was so worried about finishing my toque for winter. Its almost done. Another 3 inches and it will be done. I'm especially glad about the way I was able to take the scarf pattern and incorporate it into the hat. I think that I may have to settle for mittens as opposed to gloves as I have only one hank of yarn left.

Next week will be week 6 of my attempt to lose weight. Altogether since August I've lost 15lbs and kept them off. I think that's a record for me. For years 185lbs is the lowest I can get and right now 200lbs is the mark to beat. As usual I worry that I can't accomplish something until I actually accomplish it.

For right now, I'm going to focus on getting under 200lbs. I'm only five pounds away and if I'm strict with myself I can make it by the end of this month. I've got three weeks. That works out to a little over 1.5lbs a week. I can do it.

It makes me think of the hat, when I had first started it I couldn't imagine it being finished but I'm almost there I can do this. Its hard for me to imagine myself being out of debt, recovering financially or getting my accounting designation or having an MBA  or being 140lbs again because I'm at the beginning of the process of accomplishing those things but I can if I stick with it I can make this happen. I can.

When I was in Rona the other day it hit me it hit me that changing the light fixtures isn't expensive. When I set up my automatic deduction from my account I don't even miss the money and it adds up quick to a safety net, albeit a thin one.

Since I stopped drinking my ability to plan has returned in full force.