New Vlog post!

Have I mentioned that I can now use my 5th belt loop?!

Yeah! I had a nice relaxing weekend. I spent Saturday at home resting and doing some chores. Then Steve and I went to see "The Dark Knight" on Sunday afternoon. It wasn't a bad film but it didn't move me. I'll probably like it better the next time I see it. (I think I was bracing myself for a lot of gore that wasn't there.)

Check out the earrings I made!

I took a page from Caissa's blog and made these earrings as a present for my friend's 50th birthday. I think they turned out pretty well. What do you think?

Just checking in.

I got a chance to go through my emails tonight. Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to respond to all of them. If you are waiting for a response from me, I apologize and I will get to you soon. To my friends on Facebook, I'll get back on there at some point. I've been watching the Olympics so I haven't been getting much sleep. I just watched Shawn Johnson win the gold on balance beam and I will go to bed soon. In other news, I got a really good deal on a gift certificate to the bead store where my friend works. I purchased a $20 gift certificate for $12! Today I purchased the pieces for a special pair of earrings I am making and a pair of jewelers pliers. My generic leatherman (multi-tool) is great for wire cutting but it's pincers are too big to pinch the wire closed. Oh, I also joined a local Freecycle group (www.freecycle.org) in the hopes of getting a treadmill. Anyway, I need to get ready for bed but I've got lots more to tell you guys. Hopefully I'll remember it the next time I get to post. :)

So much for this being a great way to keep up to date with me! :)

Sorry about that. I just haven't been able to get online as much recently. I did finally get my computer out of storage, and I bought a 1 GB USB drive for $10 at Target, so I should be able to type up blog posts in the comfort of my bedroom and quickly drop them online later at a computer with internet access. That should mean that this blog gets updated every few days again. Now, onto the good news.

I'm now using the fourth hole in my belt loop and I have hit the 20 pound weight loss mark! I'm continuing to be good about eating healthy foods and getting more exercise. and it's really paying off. I've even started some exercises to tone my arms. Anyway, I need to get back to work now but I will post soon with all the stuff I've been saving up to tell you all.