Spa time
Gave myself a bit of a home spa in the hotel suite. Changed my nail polish, shave my legs and even put some mousse in my hair. Also gave myself an all over moisterizing. Cutie should be here soon. Probaly ran into a DFS near Dayton again.
Carol Doak: Your First Quilt Book (or it should be!)
The basics of how to make a quilt.
Mary Sue Suit: A New Twist on Triangles
Good ideas. Nice color choices.
Louisa L. Smith: Strips 'N Curves: A New Spin on Strip Piecing
Joen Wolfrom: The Visual Dance: Creating Spectacular Quilts
Just beautiful to look at.
Georgia Bonesteel: Georgia Bonesteel's Bright Ideas for Lap Quilting
The interlock design is the best.
Jan Mullen: Cut-Loose Quilts: Stack, Slice, Switch and Sew
No rules. One of my favorites.
Gwen Marston: Liberated Quiltmaking
Quilts meant to be used. Again, no rules.
Judy Martin: The Creative Pattern Book: Complete Patterns, Intriguing Ideas & Musings on the Creative Process
Lots of good color ideas.
Donna Ingram Slusser: Shadow Quilts: Easy-to-Design Multiple Image Quilts
This will get your creative juices flowing.
Jinny Beyer: Designing Tessellations : The Secrets of Interlocking Patterns
Another to get the thought process going on new designs.
Quiltmakers of Georgia: The Olympic Games Quilts: America's Welcome to the World
Just plain fun to look at.
Better Homes and Gardens: Better Homes and Gardens 501 Quilt Blocks: A Treasury of Patterns for Patchwork and Applique
Can never get enough of basic block designs
Gave myself a bit of a home spa in the hotel suite. Changed my nail polish, shave my legs and even put some mousse in my hair. Also gave myself an all over moisterizing. Cutie should be here soon. Probaly ran into a DFS near Dayton again.
No exercise today. Had to work late and had dinner with a collegue. Had the neat loaf and veggies.
minutes on the elliptical. 150 calories burned. Having a Ultra to re-hydrate.
Ate better today. Had a banana and a plum with lunch. Bought plums and black berries at farmers market. Half a chile dog for dinner. Did indulge in madeleines with my latte this afternoon - skinny latte. Still need to exercise.
I hate red eyes. Got more exercise at the airports due to entering the wrong gate area at sky habor and having to changing planes in Las Vegas. Got some sleep this morning. Planning on an early night tonight. Didn't eat well. Tomorrow is another day.
Exercised for 30 minutes and spent time in sauna. Ate fairly well so far. Taking the red eye and dreading the lack of sleep. Nice to have extra time at home though.
Went dhopping and bought clothes. Shopped for two hours so that was my exercise. Yes, that's a bit lame. Ate ate a bit better though.
Spa day. Got a damn good massage at The Boulders. Steam and sauna always good for the sinueses. Didn't eat as well as I should have.
So, I have been attempting to honor the Goddess of Health, Beauty and Fitness for a couple of weeks now. So, inranking myself on each commandment on a scale of 1 to 10 I came up with a final score for 76. A passing grade. Granted, I prefer grades in the 90's. Exercise and eating better are what is holding me back.
So, here are my goals for the next couple of weeks:
* Exercise more
* Eat more fruits and veggies
* Eat slowly and resist last couple of bites. It's okay to leave food on the plate.
Overall, I am relatively happy with my progress. It's so easy to focus on the negatives.
So I made the comment about how I am the same age as the next President of the United States to my friend Rick and here was his response:
I have never seen anyone in their 70's look so good. I thought you were a lot younger, but since you are the same age a John McCain, you look even better than he does. I wish I had your genes.
Funny guy, eh?