Good morning everyone. Well, here we are, into a new month already... It's promising to be a bright, sunny day in my world; I hope everyone else is having a great Labor Day weekend.
There's not a lot going on here; summer is winding down and area schools have been in progress for almost a month now. I hear so many people say that Florida doesn't have a change in seasons but, apparently, they simply aren't attuned to the environment very well - at least, that's my opinion... lol Although we're still getting daily temperatures in the upper 90's, there's a change in the air and the heat isn't as "intense" as the upper 90's of June/July. There's just that "feeling of fall" in the air - maybe it's because the days are getting shorter; it's getting daylight a bit later and dark a bit earlier. Maybe I'm just more in tune with it because I dread the short days of winter, even when the weather stays warm and worse yet when it gets cold.
I'm thinking that with fall in the air, the summer challenge should be brought to an end and I'll start something else soon... I'll continue the weigh-in though for those that are interested in participating...
Anyway, I've been trying to put in time in my shop when I can, but it's not always easy. When my husband doesn't have projects to work on, he wants to "do something", which leaves me looking for activities we can both enjoy. That's one of the hazards of being retired - those projects we have on hold while we're working and never have time for, end up getting completed way too quickly when that's all we have to do. Eventually, the house gets full of "stuff" and there's nowhere to put more so we have to stop and rethink the options. Personally, everything I make is up for sale; my husband has different views - he likes to make "large" items and he also likes to keep what he makes and at some point, clutter reigns and disagreement about whether or not we have room for "one more thing" aren't uncommon...
Anyway, that's where we seem to be - I've been making my ink pens and they're turning out very well - guess what everyone I know is getting for Christmas... lol I'm also teaching myself to do leather work - bracelets, belts, etc so I have plenty of irons in the fire for right now. My shop is getting full of tools that I have no storage for - that's the next problem to solve.
Well, it's not really the next problem to solve - the next problem to solve is my weight... Somehow, I've managed to go the wrong direction this week and gain a pound instead of losing. I've eaten well and even got more exercise, so I'm not sure what's happened.
Yesterday, we went to a large Farmer's Market and I stocked up on fresh veggies so this week, I plan to keep track of what/how much I'm eating and see if I can figure out what's going on. Although I'm only up a pound from last week, I'm up a total of 3 pounds since we left to go on our vacation at the end of July... I did gain on vacation, but I lost since then, now I'm on an upward trend again for some reason. Thyroid is often the root of an upward trend like this, but I'm not due to be tested until January, so I'll have to make the best of it on my own...
So - that's my story - how are all of you doing?? Let us know how your week has gone. I hope it's been well.
~~Wishing everyone a wonderful, successful week~~