FOR THE VERY LAST TIME

 

When I went to Weight Watchers last night we all found out, at the end of the meeting, that our lovely coach, Andrea, is LEAVING permanently.

My immediate thought was... well so am I.

The meeting will (after next week) be run by Andrea's 'replacement'.  And I don't enjoy that person's meetings, having gone to one a while ago.  

I see no reason to attend a meeting run by someone I don't 'jel' with, or enjoy listening to.

Andrea has been the only WW coach I have enjoyed since leaving Palmerston North.

So, it is a very easy decision to just up and leave Weight Watchers.  I was only going for the enjoyment I got out of the meetings.  

I am doing very well ON MY OWN.... and will continue to do very well I am sure.

Also, Andrea is a 'friend' of mine on FB Messenger, so I can still keep in touch with her via that.

I will be sad not to see the ladies who I have gotten friendly with at the meeting, but hey... none of them became 'friends' outside of the meeting, so ... yeah.

Moving on... this morning I am being picked up by Bex and Lily, and we are going to the Zoo!

That will be such fun... I like the zoo and have not been for bloody ages.

I need to pack something for my lunch (in case we are there that long).  Probably just crackers/cheese and chutney.  Better than nothing.  

In other news, our garage window is ready to be picked up.  Steve will sort that out, and then work on scheduling the installation between himself (the builder) and a bricklayer.   Just a little bit exciting. 

And on that happy note... I'm out of here... 

ONWARD... 

1.15 pm.

ZOO TRIP:

ABOVE:  We three girls had a wonderful time at the zoo.  Saw enough animals to make it interesting.  Lily was like a little dynamo... go  go  go!  And talk about a little poser!  So cute.

She was certainly very interested in some aspects of the zoo... like the rhino poo!  😂😅

We spent almost two hours there, and by the time we left it was starting to get very hot, so going in the morning was a good idea.

Lacy had just finished cutting out 69 placemat battings when we arrived home.

ABOVE: And there we have another 'family poser'... aka the photo bomber.  She knows just where to stand.  😊

Lacy had already done the Hakarimata Summit Track before doing my batting!  So she was ready to go home and have a rest.

And now... it's time for me to take a break.  I might get into Crabby Quarters a bit later on.  We'll see.

Oh shit, clearly I've forgotten to update since lunchtime!

Well... I did some sewing.  I watched TV.  I did a jig saw on my laptop.  I might have yakked with Stew for a while.  And that's about it.

Time to sign off for the day, I'm watching Coronation Street right now, then heading off to bed.

WALK, THEN PLACEMATS AGAIN...

 

My plan for today:

ABOVE:  Stitch up about 2 dozen placemats.  I cut them all out yesterday.

ABOVE:  I do have about 10 more to cut out completely, so I'll probably get them done today as well.

I know I'm low on backing fabrics for these placemats, so a quick trip to Spotlight will happen at some point too.

At our last Tamahere market, and the Village market, I had several people ask me if I had any horse placemats?  I said nope.

And I didn't think I had any fabric with horses on either... but yesterday during my hunt for placemat fabric, I found a few horses.  Yaaa.

Next thing I fully expect?  Some twat asking me if I have any with Crocodiles/Lizards/Lemurs and so on.  😂😅😆  You can never cover all the bases.

So, that's my day planned out.

But... first up, I'm off for a walk.  Trying to get a new habit established.  Walk every day, even if it's only a 30 minute walk, that is better than nothing.  AND that walk always includes 'THE HILL'.  I can do that hill now without gasping for breath at the top.  That's neat. 

Oh that reminds me, I need some new shorts for walking in over summer.  I prefer cycle shorts, so might pop into K Mart or The Warehouse while I'm going to Spotlight today.  

ONWARD...

9 am:  And the walk is done.  Today I did the river/two bridges walk.

ABOVE:  The river is so still today.

ABOVE: Such a lovely garden.

ABOVE:  The river is so low... does not bode well for summer.  It is probably going to be hot and dry.

ABOVE:  My walk stats... happy with that.

Now... back to work I go.

2 pm:...

ABOVE:  50 placemats cut out yesterday.  50 placemats stitched up today.  I had no idea I had that many on the go.

Tomorrow I will make a start on quilting them all... but there is NO WAY IN HELL I will get them all quilted tomorrow!

Lacy has said she will come over tomorrow and cut out the batting for me... cos that is one job I really don't want to do.  

I am taking a break for a little while, before going to Spotlight, K Mart and The Warehouse. 

 4 pm, and I'm just in from shopping.  

ABOVE: 4 pairs of cycle type shorts for summer, at a great price from The Warehouse.

ABOVE: Also at The Warehouse, the chocolates for Christmas.  Thank Goodness I no longer have to buy so many.  

As it's a family tradition, I will probably be buying them forever.  😊

ABOVE:  I got the backing fabric I needed, and some more puppy/kitten fabrics for placemats.  Now I just need to sell 30+ placemats to cover the cost!  Oh well... it keeps me happy making them and going to markets at the end of the day.

I am going to WW this evening to catch up with my friends there.   Our regular coach, Andrea, is back from her holiday as well, so it will be nice to see her too.  I am still not weighing in at WW, I'm just not ready for the stress that gives me.

7.15 pm, and I'm just home from the WW meeting.  Some news about that... tomorrow.

That is it from me... catch ya tomorrow.

MONDAY, BACK TO SEWING

 

I am sure you all know what I will be doing today, and for the next couple of weeks.

Sewing.  Getting my stock back up to speed for the next markets, which start again in three weeks time.  

And when they do start, with the Tamahere Market in November, we will have a market every weekend for 5 weeks!   It's going to be a bit busy then.  

So, best to make the most of the next three weeks, and get plenty made, just in case we sell heaps over that time.

Top of the list of things to make is Placemats!  I sold about 18 on Saturday, which really surprised me.  When I consider how many people came to our little village market, the turn over was damn great!

I want to show you what a loss of 9.1 kilos in three months looks like:

AT THE START OF WEGOVY

THREE MONTHS AND

9.1 KILOS LOST

I really must stop bitching about how slow it seems to be going.

Slow and steady means it SHOULD stay off!  And you can clearly see the difference.  Though I would love to see some more come off from above the waist.  Hopefully the next ten kilos sees that happen.

TEN MORE, that's all I want... and if that takes another three months, then so be it.

Before I pack up my sewing trolley to go and spend the day in the craft room, I am taking myself off for a walk.  Exercise hasn't been that good of late, and I feel like if I do a bit more, like a walk EVERY SINGLE DAY, I will be helping myself get fitter, and facilitate the weight loss as well.

Right... I best get up and get moving.

Catch ya later.

ONWARD...

I HIT THAT 'MAGIC NUMBER' THIS MORNING.  

It is a number I've not seen in over 18 years.  I don't know how I feel.... I think relieved would sum it up best I reckon.   It isn't my end goal, but it was a big motivator... to break out of the 90's.   I have hesitated to ever mention actual 'numbers' before, as I felt ashamed of myself.

But it is what it is, and I can only improve from here eh?

I have been for my walk, before it got too hot.  Now I am about to head down to the craft room for some sewing.

2.12 pm, still at craft group.  I've spent HOURS cutting out placemats. I will start sewing them up tomorrow.  We will be having afternoon tea soon, then I'll head home. 

6.40 pm.

After I arrived home I made my lunch.  Today I had corned beef (frozen from the freezer), a mashed potato and some veges.

Then I kinda crashed out and lay in my bed to get warm.

That's where Stew found me when he got home from work.  Whoops.  Bit of a lazy afternoon.

Now, Stew has gone for his walk and I have unpacked my sewing trolley and have everything ready for tomorrow's sewing.

I anticipate getting most of what I cut out stitched together tomorrow.  I'll probably have to go to Spotlight for backing fabrics, I sure go through a lot of it.

And although it's still early, I am signing off for the day.  I'm going to have an equally lazy evening now.

Catch ya tomorrow.

PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY

 

First up for the day, a few photos from yesterday that I forgot to post:

ABOVE: It was lovely to see the boys away from their devices.  Poor buggers were bored shitless.

ABOVE: When Bex and the kids arrived, Lily made a bee line for a stall selling dolls and nabbed herself a little baby doll in a knitted bed.

She loved it so much.

ABOVE: And because there is NO WAY she is shy or retiring... she proceeded to go around and show EVERYONE her baby.

She kept saying "My baby, Mummy bought it for me".  

She kept running around non stop... so many people commented on her boundless energy.

AND how adorable are her little pig tails!

ABOVE: Stew got the pleasure of drawing the raffles at the end of the day.  We didn't win anything, which is just as well, because I would have ended up winning my own runners back.  I donated two for the raffles.

And that's a wrap on yesterday's activities.

Today I would like to get some compost and vege plants for the empty pots.  

The hydrangeas that were in the pots are doing very well in the gardens... I am keeping an eye on them and watering them so they don't droop.

Apart from doing that, we have no plans.  Just a quiet day all going well.

ONWARD...

3.15 pm.

It's been a busy day.  We went out and about.  Bought some vege plants and compost for the gardens.

Came home and I made a chicken stir fry for our lunch.

Then into the garden to put compost in pots and plant the new vege plants.

ABOVE:  Lettuces in this pot, which got moved into the sun.

We ended up moving quite a few pots around into better positions.

ABOVE:  we only got two tomato plants, as we don't use too many.   My two passionfruit vines are doing well in the middle of this garden.

ABOVE:  In this big blue pot we put a cucumber, and it can grow all over that corner garden.

There were a few pots that were low on soil, so we topped them all up with the remaining compost.  I'm sure they will do well for getting fresh soil.

Stew is going to wander up to the pub in a little while to catch up with his mates.  I will stay home this time. 

9.10 pm.  Stew only stayed at the pub an hour or so, then he came home.  We have enjoyed a very quiet evening in front of the telly etc.

Time so sign off for the day, catch ya tomorrow.