Today was Black Friday, what was the most popular shopping day of the year, but now with the stores doing deals on Thanksgiving itself and all weekend long, the audience participation has dimmed a little. Now I love a good deal as much as the next person but this year, I didn't even look at the ads. Some of our gifts are crocheted by me and a couple are bought. There is still a couple I need to sew. Since we are getting down to just a couple of weeks before Christmas, I have a lot of work to do!
I got up at a leisurely 10 am and did my morning pages. I did some reading of my affirmations, out loud to I could hear what I was reading. I find that if I really want to make sure I am listening to something like this, if I read it out loud, it makes a better impression on me. The same way it is easier for me to learn something, a new stitch in crochet, for example, if I can see a video demonstration rather than read it. I spent some time reading the next lesson in The Artist's Way. We are learning about Crazymakers and how they are demanding and distracting and selfish. How we fill our life with people who are probably blocked artists too and how we need to get those people out of our lives because they don't want us to be unblocked. I didn't finish the lesson, I will try to get more of it read tomorrow.
My hubby and I got out of the house in the afternoon, after all the crazy Black Friday sales were going on, and picked up a couple of things to make spaghetti for dinner. I splurged and got a small can of honey roasted peanuts and ate about half of them when we got home. So when my hubby was making dinner, I couldn't eat it. Just the smell of it was making me queasy. I am not sure why I am only eating a little bit of food but still gaining weight. I am up to 200 pounds now. I know in Weight Watchers they had us keep a food diary so we would track everything we ate. I remember I wasn't eating the right foods and not eating enough to start losing weight. So this weekend I am going to find a little notebook and start tracking my food. I know we are supposed to eat 5 fruits and/or veggies a day, and 2 teaspoons of healthy oil a day.
Since this is Colorado, and pot is legal and my husband has a medical mj license, we went to the pot store and bought him some. I stayed in the car crocheting. I am making good progress on this lightweight cowl scarf that I am making for my daughter, Sarah. I should have it done in a day or two. Then I can start on the black one for our daughter, Jessie.
The rest of the day was spent at home, crocheting and on the computer. In the evening, after he had eaten, the two of us cuddled up and watched tv. i got some exercise walking around but spent most of the day crocheting. I will start getting back on the treadmill here tomorrow. Tomorrow I have another shift at the zoo watching Hadiah, our female orangutan and her female baby. They got reunited last weekend and we are observing how she is interacting and nursing the baby. The keepers have been working on training with Hadiah to teach her to bring the baby over to them so they can supplement feed the baby. I work the shift of noon to 315pm. When hubby picks me up we are going over to my parents to see their new chandelier they recently put in. They are slowly upgrading the lighting in the house.
My creative urges are starting to come back. I have to finish clearing off the craft table and will be doing that tomorrow as Sunday we are taking a ride up to Broomfield and visit our daughter, Cassie and her fiance, Drew. And since they are living at his parents' place, we will be lunching with them also. I'm a little nervous, with all the weight I have gained, afraid they will judge me to be sloppy and, and, and just a slovenly person. I want to make a good impression, but mostly I want to see Cassie. It has been over a month since I have seen her and she has been working so hard.
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