Ring Bound book

I went to my local Kinkos and had them ring bind my Sensational Knit Socks book. It is great as it lays completely flat now for ease in following patterns! It cost $5.74 total, well worth it, and besides I bought the book on sale. I am hoping to get into the SKS-Kal .

Nice and flat

Down 19# and exercising!

Wow! I could hardly believe the scale. I am down 19# now and it is becoming easier! I am even exercising!!! This is a biggie for me. Tonight hubby and I went for a bike ride. It was a beautiful evening.

I did score some fantastic yarn yesterday! My LYS is having a clearance sale to make room for new yarns. I got some beautiful pumpkin orange Rowan DK for about 70% off! The reason I got such a good price was I bought all of the rest of the one color. I have enough to make myself a very nice sweater! I may have to hold off on that as I continue to lose weight. :-)

You can lose weight easy too... Cinch

Lost 16# now!

Wow! I am down 16# in just 2 months! I am not hungry and do not have cravings. For the first time in my overweight life, the weight loss is easy. The beauty is that I am not losing muscle, but fat. I have taken my measurements and have lost 3.5" off my waist, 4" off my hips, 3" off my bust, and 1.25" off my upper arm. My thighs have stayed the same as I never had a problem there. My dimples in my cheeks are showing as I lose weight in my face also!

Notice the roll showing in the before shot! The green top is the before... the orange shirt was taken today. I am confident enough to wear orange!!!

Click on the banner for more information on my weight loss program.

I got Cinched!!!!

I started on the Cinch Inch Loss plan 6 weeks ago and I have lost 14# and several inches! I have no cravings and my blood sugars stay level. I can't believe how easy it is for me to finally lost weight, without losing muscle mass. I love the taste and the easyness of the plan. I found that no only the wight loss is great but the cleaning supplies are superior to any I hav ever used. And they are "green". Even Ophra loves them! Check out a clip from her show...

I started knitting a felted purse and I am loving it.... I am using a rust colored cascade 220 as it looks like brown leather color. I am using a 2 old bags pattern.

Let me know if you have any questions about Cinch Inch Loss Plan...or Shaklee.

More socks

I finished another pair of socks using KnitPicks Simply stripes. They turned out great and match all the way down to the kitchener stitch where just on row is different. I am too lazy to take pictures... haha.

I borrowed my dad's carpet steam cleaner yesterday and did the heavy traffic areas. Nice and clean now. We rent and he told us it was cleaned before we moved in but it stank of ciggie smell and I got a lot of black water. I went over twice. It is been nice and cool and windy so it dried fairly quick...

I am itching to start another knitting project but can't decide what to do. Am I the only one who experiences this? Of course I have a pile of knitting books ready to be picked up at through the inter-library loan. They all came at once... maybe I will find just the right project. I am putting off knitting more Master Knitter swatches for the time being. I have 6 done, having ripped #7 out. I used a skein of Galway and it had way too many knots in it. I contacted Plymouth yarns and they said I need to return it to my yarn store....not very freindly customer service there. UGh.

The Power of 4 Meme

Yellow House Treasures tagged me…

4 Jobs I have had in my life (other than being a mother)
- I worked at Zwicker Knitting Mills back in the mid-to-late 1970's. I operated 12 circular knitting machines!
- I have been a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant)and a purchasing clerk for Riverside Medical center in Waupaca.
- I worked in a small Christian gift-line company. I applied decorative decals on faux stone gift items. I also trained others how to do it.
-I drove as a medi-van driver, a same day delivery service and now deliver flowers.
I love driving!

4 films I can watch again and again (this really is a tough one!)
- One Night with the King
- The Princess Bride
- anything Mr. Bean
- Chronicles of Narnia

4 places I have lived
- Lily, WI
- Menasha, WI
- Waupaca, WI
- Appleton, WI

4 TV series I watch( I don't watch much TV)
- House Hunters
- Little House on the Prairie
- It's Supernatural with Sid Roth
- almost anything on God TV

4 places I have been on holiday
- Maui, Hawaii
- Cozumel, Mexico
- Fort Meyers, Florida
- almost every state park in Wisconsin

4 things I do every time I go on the Net
- check my email
- check the blogs
- chat online with my daughter
- surfing for yarn and free knitting patterns

4 things I would NOT eat for anything in the world
- liver
- octopus or any spineless sea creature
- tongue
- any inards


4 places I would love to be right now
- a yarn store with no money limits
- at my daughter's house playing with my grandbabes
- traveling the US in an RV
- a private swimming pool

4 people to tag
- Knitorious
- Cheesehead with Sticks
- The work of her hands
- Shelley

more socks

I finished another pair of socks and starting another. I can't help it, I love knitting socks!
Cable Twist socks free pattern from Hello Yarn knit in KnitPicks Dancing.
It is hard to see the twisted pattern in my picture but it shows nice at hello yarn. It is nice a stretchy!





Something fun other than knitting...
like Scattergories..

Your Name: Debbie
1. Famous Singer/Band: Devo
1.a. Famous Song: Daisy, (daisy give me your answer do)

2. 4 letter word: dove

3. Street: Demerest

4. Color: dusk

5. Gifts/Presents: Doll

6. Vehicle: Denali

7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: travel Dvd's

8. Boy Name: Daniel

9. Girl Name: Denise

10. Movie Title: Daktari ( I am old, so are you if you remember this movie! )

11. Drink: Draft rootbeer

12. Occupation: Doctor

13. Celebrity: Denzel Washington

14. Magazine: Domino

15. U.S. City: Denver

16. Pro Sports Teams: Dallas cowboys

18. Reason for Being Late for Work: drowsy

19. Something You Throw Away: dirty diapers

20. Things You Shout: Duh!

21. Cartoon Character: Daffy duck


Knit Picks Podcast

3 swatches knit

I have the first 3 swatches knit up and blocking for Level 1 of the Master Knitter program. They look good to me. I will take them to my knitting group and let them critique them. I am trying for perfection, which is not my nature!

On a non-knitting note....

I found a website online that sells all kinds of labels for your printing needs. Planet Label. If you make a lot of address labels, biz cards, greeting cards, or other crafts, take a look. I found some sheets of magnetic for business cards. What a neat idea to give your customers or business aquaintances.

They have inkjet, laser, thermal, magnetic, brown kraft, cardstock and so much more. Pre-printed, weatherproof, non-adhesive, foil, etc. Even a closeout page!

writing for money?

I am going to write about some other companies and they will pay me to tell you.

The first on is Bloggerwave.
An opportunity awaiting all bloggers! Give your valuable feedback to advertisers with respect to their web sites, products, services, and companies and get paid for it. Disclosure required.
For Advertisers: Bloggerwave, a product of IQ Division is an automated system, wherein users may promote and strengthen their corporate identity, image, sales, brands, product, services, and PR. This may be accomplished through the wide network of bloggers in Bloggerwave.


The second one is Masterseek
Masterseek’s global search engine provides quick and free access to company profiles, contact information, and descriptions of products and services from more than 45 million companies in 75 countries. You can also search in your own country or worldwide and find business partners, sales opportunities and new avenues to expand your business and increase your company’s profitability Enter your company profile and showcase your products and services to the global community.

Got my Master Knitter stuff

I got my Master Knitter paperwork today and went to Iris Fine Yarns store to get my swatch yarn. I got 3 skeins latte' colored (#138)Galway. That should be enough for all the swatches.

I got my notebook all organized, too. I had a great find at a rummage sale one day.. a box full of office supplies for $1.00 and there must have been 300 sheet protectors in the bottom so can have all my paperwork in sheets.. :-)
I have a headache so I am not going to start knitting today. Want those swatches perfect.

Master Knitter course

Well, I took the plunge. I sent in my application and fees for the TKGA Master Knitter program! My dear sweet husband gave me this as a present for our 29th wedding anniversary. Isn't he a sweetie? There are quite a few in my Tuesday night knitting group that are also going to be doing the program so we have a built in support group. I have been knitting for 40 years and knowledge is always good.

Shaklee

I just joined Shaklee .
I loved their products in the 80's and kinda forgot about them until recently. I knew I needed to do something about my weight after injuring an ankle and a knee and found that Shaklee has a great program called Cinch. I am on day 4 and all is going very well. They have a great business opportunity if you are looking for something to do from home.
Oprah even featured Shaklee's Get Clean on Earth Day! I am happy to be with a proven company!