Spinning Like Crazy






Show Notes:

News and Notes -
  • Summer KAL or swap? Post your ideas on the Ravelry Group. Then vote using the love button and we will get the details together for our first official KAL or swap. Prize ideas for a KAL are posted on the boards.
Finished Objects -
Works in Progress - 
Languishing Projects -
  • Corrine
Spinning -
  • Gnome Acres - Green lantern colorway, 303 of 2-ply fingering weight
  • Anzula Fiber - Garden colorway, n-ply to keep colors together. First n-ply yarn.
  • Knotty Ewe - White Zinfandel colorway - a sweet grass target combed top, on the wheel now
  • Gnome Acres - Will be beginning froggymonkey colorway next for Joint SAL with Knitabulls and Knitting in Circles
Fitness:
  • Walking for about 30 min in the evenings.
  • Yoga in the morning
  • Still struggling with water. 
    • Sylvia (silvermole) was the group member I mentioned last week that said to set a schedule for drinking water
    • Alexa (Alexaferg18) suggested drinking water before anything else 
    • Michelle (strickland66) recommended using a straw and switching from sweet tea to unsweetened tea then water. 
    • Mary (artistmaybe) has a cup that you rotate the cap and it counts how much water you drink. We need details Mary!!
  • C25K 
    • Alexaferg18, nontoxicmoma, joenjules - are you still with me? Who else is willing to join us?
    • Nontoxicmoma recommended The Chubby Jones Podcast, which has weekly intervals for C25K. I haven't checked it out yet, but plan to.

Comments

  1. UnknownMay 3, 2012 at 10:17 AM

    To help get all my water in I use a straw and some ice...has to be cold water for me.
    Yarn Harlot has been raving about the color affection shawl and you can see a ton of pictures on flickr. I posted that for a KAL
    Have a great week and see you next week.
    Keli

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