Not Getting Any Younger

As bizarre as this may seem in the modern world, at the advanced age of 25 I have never been on a diet. I just never felt compelled. I have never had any particular issue with my weight (there were always plenty of other things I didn't like about myself to focus on). Not to say I'm thin, or even fit. I'm not. All of my adult life I have been on the plumper side, and even before then i have viewed myself as over weight. Mostly because I have a large chest and to me in high school that somehow translated into "fat".

In the back on my mind I have always told myself "Eventually I will take control of  what I eat, but for now ice cream."  Well eventually is now. To be more precise, three days ago. I have a little app on my phone that i log all my meals, and counts my steps, and all that fun stuff.

The incident that precipitated all this was the arrival of a blender! Paul was sent one by his parents for his birthday and I have been on a smoothie making bonanza ever since. I have even gotten V8 (low sodium of course) to add some much needed vegetables to my diet. The unpleasant taste of v8 is almost completely disguised by some nice tangy greek yogurt and frozen strawberries. Next on the list to try is adding some odwalla superfood. Fun fun!

So far so good. I've had more energy and most amazingly I have had a mush easier time getting up in the morning. While still not peppy it isn't as painful as it has been in the past. Remarkable.
In the end I just want to make sure I am taking care of myself. Luckily, taking care of myself involves coffee strawberry and blackberry smoothies.

Out with the old in with the older (and apparently higher quality)

Hurray! I have purchased a new (refurbished) sewing machine. My old machine started giving me trouble a ways back and never really got working again. Once i finally rustled up the motivation to take it in to someone to be fixed i was told it wasn't a very nice machine and could be fixed. A little rude, but given that it stopped working every time i tried to use it probably true. So I traded my machine in for 1960s Singer sewing machine that can double as a workout aid. Seriously this thing is heavy. But with the adorable light teal coloring i don't know how any body could resist.

I even have my own work space! I took over the front table by the window in a fierce battle with the coffee pot. Now i can sit and sew and watch the grey clouds blow by the roof of the wooden boat school. Very pacific northwest.

And sew i have! I am happy to report that the sewing machine works and i haven't broken it yet. I finally put that cloth liner in my Crochet Laptop Bag!

 Outside

Inside-out

I have the Universe in my bag!

I am completely in love with this fabric and you will be seeing it again and again. I have had it for quite a while. I originally purchased it for the inside curtain of my college bunk bed. Hahaha.
Anyway, having a liner in this bag makes it much more stable and it's nice to have a little added padding for my laptops protection. It also no longer looks all weird and stretched out when i carry anything in it.

Sorry about the pictures, my house is very poorly lit.

Also made a super fun little pleated lined bag to keep my thread in!

Great tutorial over on Charm Stitch. Hers obviously a lot neater than mine and i think if i actually took a bit more time with it it could be a super cute going out clutch.

More sewing to come! And I should be putting the final edging on my shawl this weekend!