Cross Stitch Progress (6)
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Progress is coming along! It’s nice and relaxing, and I just ordered a few frames so it’s more motivation to get these projects completed, yay!
May 2021
Roller Beetle Acquired!
It wasn’t too bad at all to get, me and my husband finally managed to unlock our roller beetles! YAY! I have a beautiful cosmos skin and even though I find the mount VERY difficult to control, it’s a LOT of fun. Next up? The next mount and a bit of work on my legendary precurser. 9 more days of crafting until I can move to part 3 of that one.
Happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!
TAAT Sock Progress (2)
A few more rows, and then we’re onto the heels. These socks have been taking me forever to knit, but I haven’t been working on them that often, so I’m OK with the slow progress.
Keto Progress Update
I started being more health conscience around April 15th, just after my 40th birthday. I was at my heaviest weight ever and SOMETHING had to change. I gave Noom a short try and instantly decided it wasn’t for me, and then I decided to do a bit of keto, as much as I could while living in the far North at least. Pictured above is one of my keto friendly snack plates. Yum. I actually enjoy eating most of those things, and variety has been important because I am not really a big meat person, and avocado isn’t a thing here.
I eat a lot of eggs, chicken, beef, fish, shrimp, and the snacks pictured above – I’m 18lbs down. I have a LOT more to go. I plan on doing keto until my cravings subside and I get a handle on my portion sizes, then I’m going to slowly transition to more manageable meals, hopefully still keeping the portions down. Once I lose a bit of weight I’m going to add exercise into the equation, but I’m in no rush on that since I have to take things easy in that regard. In any case, I’m happy with the progress, and I am feeling pretty good about things.
Wash Cloth (1)
I have a few skeins of 100% cotton that I bought specifically to make wash cloths out of, so I decided on a pattern (it’s a 2 row repeat, very easy to memorize) and have gotten started. Hopefully they don’t take me that long to complete. I’m aiming for 2 wash cloths per skein, but we’ll see how that goes. I absolutely love hand knit wash cloths, they are good for a number of things and are pretty great for in the shower due to the texture of the cotton. Every few years I like to add to the collection as they do get worn with time, the family uses them that much.