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Interruption

Sorry for the interruption of the blog. For reasons that really don't need to be explained on here I disabled all of my blogs for a few days. But now I am back! : )
Here is what I have been working on -

Remember the wall behind the pellet stove? The one I wanted to "brick"? Well I finally got started on it last week. Here are a few photos:

"bricks" cut and ready to paint



Color I choose for the "bricks"

 

I rough figured I would need 480 "bricks". Probably less because that wasn't taking out the space for the mantle & the collar of the stove pipe.

 

 

I was going to use a level & ruler to measure & mark the lines for the bricks, but decided I didn't want it to look "perfect" so I just started above the collar and free handed or winged it! : )

 

 

I did actually end up with a few crooked spots, but I figured what the heck! I did remove and correct a few bricks, but decided to leave the flaws.

 

 

 

More pics later as I move along. I decided to cover the outlet covers with pieces of "brick", too so they didn't stand out quite so much.

 

 

Another update

Past time for another update on my weight loss.................I am down a total of 19 pounds..........not as much as I had hoped for being in the middle of the third month, but I will take it none the less! I know if I had made the time to exercise on a more regular basis I would have lost more. Time to put the laptop back on the treadmill! Even though it isn't a lot, I do notice a difference in how I feel. I have not had any trouble with my knee or my feet lately. And I really like the fact that my clothes feel a lot looser! I haven't taken any measurements lately, but am sure I have lost some inches because nothing is tight or snug anymore! My goal is to loose a total of 65 pounds. I am hoping when I get to my goal weight I will be able to maintain it. My attitude towards food is changing for the better I think. I stop to think about what I am putting in my body more and decide if it is really worth the extra calories! : )

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Playing with Glass

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Holiday

Woo Hoo, made it through the holiday week without gaining a pound! I am really surprised since my husband was home all week and he loves to cook & eat! Plus we had family in, ate out a few times and even went for ice cream one day! Although I did manage to go to our local candy shop Marie's and not buy a single thing!
So today is # 51 and I am down a total of 15 pounds. I admit I would like to see it come off faster, but 15 pounds in 7 weeks averages about 2 pounds a week so that isn't bad. But now I am going to get a little more serious and make sure I am adding exercise more often. I do like the Lose It! app as it lists a lot of things that aren't really considered exercise, but burn calories just the same.......housecleaning, vacuuming, painting, etc.