June 2, 2012
I finally did it--I am writing my first blog entry.  My idea when I began to think of writing a blog was to share my journey for the next year and beyond.....  I have decided that it will be a good idea to knit from my stash for a year and to not buy any more yarn.  Yes I am going on a Fiber Fast.  Eek!  I know that it's hard to believe that a tried and true knitter could ever utter those words.  I must confess that there are going to be a few exceptions as  I am a member of a few clubs and I also may need a few skeins to finish some projects that have been started and other than that no new projects are to be purchased.  I know that sounds like an excuse and my intent is to give more results than excuses.  Let me give just a bit more background information as to why I would even want to consider a Fiber Fast.  My friends Elizabeth and Rachel and I have committed to each other that we are going to go on an adventure to Rhinebeck, NY October, 2013.  Keeping that in mind we also decided that in order to secure the massive funds that we plan to spend in Rhinebeck the best way to do that would be to go on a Fiber Fast and knit from our stashes.  In theory the idea sounds great.  I figure if I knit my stash down then I will have no guilt whatsoever about doing some retail therapy in Rhinebeck.  Sounds good eh?  Think of the money I can save if I don't buy yarn the way I do now.  You don't know me, just trust me that I could save some serious money.  I have been a knitter for 39 years (did I admit that outloud?) and I have quite a stash built up and I am pretty excited about all of the things I have on my to do list.  The official date of the start of the Fiber Fast is June 17, 2012.  Let me explain why--The LYS where I work is having a Unique Sheep Trunk show and since they are one of my favorite yarn suppliers I just know me and know that I can't pass up a chance to get some more of their yarn before the fast starts.  You know how when you decide to go on a diet the day before you start you eat all of your favorite foods?  It's the same with yarn for me.  In fact, since I decided to do this I have actually been building my stash more--it's awful.  Come on, you know that if you were me you would choose your start date the same way.  teehee.

As for the second part of my blog-the healthy aspect let me explain a bit.  I know that I am getting healthy with my yarn consumption and I don't know how many of you realize that when we have an addiction in one part of our life that it spills in to one or more aspects of the rest of our life.  For me I have an addiction to food.  All sorts of yummy food.  I know all of the right foods to eat as do most of us.  And I know the proper consumption of water that I need to be drinking each day.  Combined with the proper amount of exercise that I could be doing each day.  I sound pretty smart--right?  I actually am really smart and yet there is a part of me that has ignored doing all of the right things for my body.

SOOOOOO I thought what a great way to get myself on track with doing the healthiest things for my body and my life than to blog about my journey.  I want you all to know that it is my goal to lose 100 pounds over the next year.   I need to be a little clearer I am choosing to lighten up 100 pounds over the next year.  (I must be mindful of my conscious language patterns)  I can't believe I said it out loud--Whew do I feel better.

I actually have a plan and that is to go back to eating a raw food "live-it" (love conscious language)  Many years ago I lived a raw food lifestyle and felt amazing and looked amazing and then one day some emotion that I can't even name set me on an unhealthy path and I have made excuse after excuse of why I had gained the weight.  Some of them include:  daughter leaving home, being on steroids, gall bladder removal, husband losing job,  and the list goes on and on.  The truth is that I am the only one who can control what does go in my mouth.  It seems to me that in the past I have allowed emotions to rule my hand to mouth actions and all that did was to add the inches to my hip, thighs, buttocks etc....you get the picture I am sure.

I know that to maintain a healthy balance it is important to do it in all aspects of my life and so I am combining two of my favorite aspects that I am working on deeply to share in this blog.  I know that this is going to be quite a journey-- a fun adventure and I can't wait to share each step with you.  I am holding a theme in mind as I begin this journey and that is am I giving a result or an excuse for my actions.

I challenge each of you to choose an area of your life where you might choose to have some more discipline and join me on this beautiful journey of life.  Each day is a new beginning.......