February 12, 2007
Guess what I did tonight?
You'll never guess. I'll just tell you!
I fixed my grain mill!
It's been busted for a long time, and I was holding out hope that maybe I could somehow jiggle and clean it to fix it. It has a lifetime warranty to a defunct company, so I couldn't send it anywhere free to get it fixed, so I figured I better try, myself, to make it work.
And I did it! I'm so happy! I can grind grains again!
I also tidied the tops of our dressers in the bedroom, which is a pretty rare occasion. I'm trying to do a little more cleaning/decluttering/organizing/niceifying each day. That's my plan. After working really hard to get ready for our Small Group Bible Study on Sunday, I was thinking, really, I could make much better progress if I worked on it during the week, instead of the last minute panic.
Although, really, it's good news that even in the last minute cleaning panic I'm making *progress* -- I think it gets a little cleaner each time. But I still have a LONG way to go.
I decided to gate off both rooms in the basement, leaving the cats only a small cat zone. Then I can finish tearing out the dumb closet thing and paint the one side, and use it for storage, and start decluttering and clearing out the other side to let the kids do crafts and games in. It's not going to end up a nice *finished* basement like nearly all our friends have, but hey, it'll be better. I only wish people wouldn't have to walk PAST the newly defined smaller cat zone to get to the play room. But I'm getting ahead of myself, I haven't actually DONE that work. Maybe the cats will ... um ... pass on ... before I get the work done anyway. They are pretty old, for cats, really.
AnyHOOOOO It's time for us to get exercising. I can't stay and chatter all night.
I have a nice picture of a taco salad with baked potato cubes, and a nice picture of bok choy soup to post, but I keep getting distracted and not getting them up. So you'll have to hold on for those.
Oh! And today I hit the 15 lbs lost mark. I'm pretty excited about that. I still have a ways to go, but it's nice to be breaking new ground rather than losing the same 5 over and over again.
Posted by Kim at February 12, 2007 10:36 PMCongratulations on 15 lbs! Wow! That's excellent. Five pounds can be a fluctuation, but 15 is a definite loss. Yay!!!! And good for you on the mill fix. I hope having it encourages you in your eating healthier habit. :-)
Posted by: Shari at February 12, 2007 11:08 PMWow- 15 pounds? Fantastic!
So, how far HAVE you walked so far this month?
Posted by: Rosanne at February 13, 2007 7:00 AMHooray for the grain mill!
Hooray for decluttering!
Hooray for reaching weight goals!!
You are on the move, girl!
:)
Posted by: Christina at February 13, 2007 7:46 AM
Wow! You're moving pretty fast! Can you blog about what it was that changed your slugness into rollerskates on ice?
Posted by: Peggy at February 13, 2007 8:31 AMwow, you are really moving! yes, it's great that you can laugh at my post. i'm sure i will when laughing doesn't require so much energy.
is this the longest you've gone without being pregnant?
Posted by: melissa at February 13, 2007 4:20 PMHere is a big pat on the back for you!!!
Posted by: BusyHSmom at February 13, 2007 8:17 PMYay, Kim! On the fifteen pounds and on the grain mill. I need to get back to baking bread. I didn't buy any at the store today with the express purpose that I would bake some in the morning.
And I echo fellow commenters: What's the deal? Where did all this energy and inititive come from? :)
Posted by: Barbie at February 13, 2007 9:42 PM
