House Spouse

Would you believe it if I told you that I am on Weight Watchers? I am! Can you believe it? Neither can I, but I also didn’t believe the number on the scale about a month ago. I gasped.

What does this all mean then? Not much. Just that I can’t sing along to Beyonce’s “Independent Woman” ever again or eat delicious food for about three months. No, I’m sorry Weight Watchers people, but you CAN’T enjoy the foods you love while on the “Flex Plan.” If that were so, how come a small serving of anything that I LIKE is a gazillion points?

It’s a good thing I love vegetables though. I can’t imagine going through this without already having a wholesome approach to eating.

I made Stir-Fried Brown Rice this weekend and added some shrimp for a little extra something. Andrew liked it, but I think it’s because he’s the least picky person in the world. It’s adapted from WW. And, really, I’m just grouchy because it’s day 10 or so of the diet. This rice really was tasty.

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Recently, Andrew and I decided to really hunker down and start penny pinching. We have some financial goals that we weren’t really getting any closer to.

One of the biggest money drainers for us has been take out. Sometimes we get home from work and school and we’re just so tired and unwilling to make dinner. One way I’m fighting off this culprit: peanut noodles. I’m obsessed. They’re so tasty and easy and cheap! Just cook and drain noodles (soba, whole wheat, regular spaghetti), steam some broccoli (or any other veggies you’ve got on hand) and toss with a peanut sauce.
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A woman at school gave me some advice last week that has literally changed my life! We were chatting about knitting and she said that the best advice she’s ever been given was to not be afraid of frogging work that you’re not satisfied with. Normally, if I’ve done a lot of work, I don’t want to entirely undo because I’m unhappy with one row of stitches or it’s not fitting right. So when she said this, I cringed. But she reminded me that knitting is about the process, so re-committing yourself to the process shouldn’t be such a big deal.

So I went home and frogged a nearly-finished sock I was more than unhappy with. One week later, I’m already back to the gusset:

Now those stripes are not because of any special skills; they’re because of the self-striping yarn I bought from Knit Picks more than a year ago. The yarn is cool, but once knit up there are more imperfections than I’d like. It looks slightly dirty in spots where the blue dye seems to have splashed up onto the lighter colors.

Regardless, I’m really happy to have picked up knitting again, especially with this new approach. Really enjoying the process, rather than hurrying through projects to get a finished hat, sock, sweater, etc., has been so therapeutic and calming. It’s also a great way to sit and process the readings I’m doing for class.