Good morning... it's another bright, sunny day in my world and it looks like it's going to be a hot one, which is par for my area this time of year, though it has cooled off slightly the past few days... Right - it's gone from the upper 90's to the mid-90's... lol People say Florida doesn't have "seasons" but even with the warm temperatures, I can feel a shift toward fall - there's just something in that morning air that signals the end of summer coming.
Anyway, there hasn't been a whole lot going on here this past week... part of it was good/okay, part of it, not so good, but isn't that the way it goes?
We belong to a woodworking club since my husband and I both do quite a bit of woodworking, as well as working with other mediums. My husband does a lot of metalworking, also and I'm teaching myself to do some leatherwork; I've started making bracelets and that sort of thing. My latest project has been trying to get my shop sorted out so I have room for all the different things I do, ranging from building projects to woodcarving, woodburning, and refinishing to the leatherwork, etc. My shop isn't very big and definitely lacks storage space, so it's been a challenge finding room for the various tools and equipment required for each task...
Anyway, we had a meeting of the woodworking club this past week and, previously, I'd expressed a desire to learn how to make ink pens from wood, so one of the members brought me some tools and equipment to make some... I've watched a ton of videos and I think I can do it... today, I'm going to give it a shot
So - weight-wise, I was doing well, until last night when I decided to have some chocolate - big mistake as that seems to stick right with me, along with every grain of salt I eat. I was down a couple of pounds earlier in the week; today I'm only down by 1 pound. Can a piece of chocolate really make that much difference?? lol I guess for me it can... Anyway, a 1 pound loss is better than nothing so I'll take it, but I'm still struggling to get back to where I was before I went on vacation... I had no idea it would be this difficult, but it's a new week and a chance to start again.
I'm off to try my hand at making an ink pen. Tomorrow I go for my eye exam to see what, if any, permanent damage might have been done when I had the accident with the branch in my eye a couple of months ago... Hopefully, whatever is going on can be corrected with a new prescription for glasses...
Let's hear about your week. I hope you've had better luck than I have...
~~Wishing everyone a wonderful, successful week~~