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Where am I?

Not location wise because I'm still in the Seattle area... It's more of a where the hack have I been in the knitting world! I turn 40 and feel like I've disappeared. We'll, I haven't really disappeared but re-prioritized some things in my life.

Mainly my health.
I'm pretty overweight.
By like 100 pounds
So I made a deal with myself.
I'm going to lose 100 pounds in 365 days.
I'm exercising every day and eating a healthy balanced diet.
No magic diet
No restrictions
Just burn more calories than you consume.
D's been doing it a lot longer than me and is down a lot!
Things I've noticed after a month
1. Clothes hang differently
2. My food cravings have changed.
3. I'm happy. Like really really happy.
So, I'm still knitting
I'm still doing the forum for Americas Knitting but I'm also exercising an hour to an hour and a half per day... That really cuts in to my knitting time but that's okay
Because if I'm not healthy there may come a time when I can't knit and that would be devastating!

Stay tuned!

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