Stitch markers

Here's my latest project... stitch markers. I have lots of small amounts of cute beads from all my beading project and since they are not enough for anything (maybe just for earrings, but how many pairs does one really need?), I decided to try my hand at some stitch markers. I told my friend K. I will make her a bunch and she promised to blog them. If you know any knitters out there who would like some, please let me know. I have more than I know what to do with and will be happy to give some away...
Let me know what you think.

Yup, that's my child

Tuesdays are "story time hour" at the Attleboro library. C has been going there since she was 2 weeks old. For months and months at the very beginning she used to sleep thru the whole thing. Now she is crawling around with the other kids, licks the books and smiles at everyone. Yesterday morning was no exception. She "talked" to a bunch of kids, ate some cheerios (some of hers and some of another boy), and settled in to listed to the stories and sing songs. Or so I thought! The room was dead quiet, she was in the middle of the circle (yeah, she is not a drama queen at all), and she let out the loudest burp I have ever heard coming out of her! Everyone thought it was the funniest thing, including her! I tell you, she is the sweetest, happy go lucky kid, and then she turns into this "truck driver" ( sorry for the stereotype) in a second.
I wonder what's next....

Balanced!

One of my goals at the beginning of this years was to get in shape. I think I wrote about getting a personal training (and how she kills me each week)! I also started to be mindful of what and more than anything how much I eat. While I am making progress (12 lbs in 4 months, thank you very much!), I am far from being done. Honestly, I don't think I will ever be done. People always talk about eating right as a way of life and not just a 6 months state of life. And I finally get it (I think!) I still don't love to go to the gym, but it's becoming more part of my routine much the same way drinking coffee so I can stay awake did.

I have been a huge fan of the "Biggest looser" over the past few months. Part of it because I have all the respect for people who want to change and do something about it, and part because it motivated and inspired me to keep going. I would rationalize that if the 340 lbs teenage boy could run each day and struggle thru, so could I!
Last night while I was watching this week's episode, one of the trainers said something to the extent that we need to have a balance in life, and not just stress out about the 200 cal glass of wine you had or the desert you ate for your friends visit. And it finally clicked for me. I finally got it! I often go to one extreme or the other. I either stress about it to an obsessive compulsive level, or I just don't care anymore!
So my goal is to find that balance between being healthy, exercising and living life to the fullest with no regrets! But as always that is easier said than done, so any help would be much appreciated!