Falling off, and getting back on again

Both Will and I have fallen off the wagon, both diet and exercise wise. Not enough to gain a lot of weight, we're both still staying put or yo-yoing up and down a pound or two.

But, we start back this week. All over again. No more binges, no more doing nothing. Our Halloween festivities are over, so there won 't be any more late night Waffle House runs. I refuse to undo all the good work I've done by being irresponsible and weak.

I'll be bottle feeding newborn puppies for a couple of days, so won't be going to the gym until the next person takes over on Tuesday, but I can at least do some stuff here. Pain is not an excuse. Neither is fatigue. I will be at least doing some yoga, since I also asked to become part of the Burning Desire Fire Theater and need to get stronger and more limber so I can perform.

Maybe all I needed was a goal; besides just losing weight. I'm fitting into smaller clothes and want to get more toned, stronger and shapely by DragonCon 2012. Since I'm planning to make a Steampunk Borg costume, I have to able to fit into something rather form-fitting. 

Oh yes, it is going to happen.

Getting there

My first big sewing project, and it's very slow going. Granted, I've put it aside a few times due to life or other things getting in the way. But now, since Halloween is around the corner, I need to get moving on it and get it done.

I have a few buttons still to put on the jacket and make the bustle but I finished the skirt today after having to redo the entire ruffle. Thankfully, I didn't have to replace the fabric, just pick out a ton of stitches.

Here it is so far:

Not knitting or baking related

But I DID craft our Halloween costumes...so that counts.
Navarre and I attended the Pet-a-Palooza Halloween event. Since he's usually muzzled when out in public, I decided to costume him as "Hannibal Licktor". I was the census taker whose liver was eaten with fava beans and a nice chianti ;)


Unfortunately, we didn't win the costume contest -- even though a lot of people complimented us on our creativity and sense of humor. Oh well, here we are:



And a shot of the winner, wearing a skeleton shirt *rolls eyes*. Yes, I'm a little bitter; I put a lot of work into our costume, and being beaten by a store-bought shirt doesn't taste very good.