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Here are my latest test knit sock that I finished. I loved these they came out so pretty and I <3 this yarn unfortunately! I'm thinking I'm done with my test knitting for a bit. I love doing it but I have so many UFO's that I need to get done. Plus I am really wanting to check out the new knitting guild that started here, and they ask for donated items, right now a helmet liner or premie hats. So I am working on a helmet liner, whilst watching all 5 seasons of Weeds, right now. Once that is done I ordered the Fiji Desk getaway kit from KnitPicks and I cannot wait to get started on that as well.

Non Knitting news, I have taken a break from my walking/running program. I have been walking 3 miles a day about 4 days a week. I guess I started off too hard as I ended up with major shin issues. I'm letting those heal right now and then I will start back up slower this time. Hopefully I will not have the pain and I will be able to build up gradually to longer and longer. I have an elliptical at home and a treadmill, there is really no reason why I'm not using one of those whilst waiting to recover except, I am a procrastinator and I will use any excuse in the book to keep from exercising and trying to do it at home something else always seems to come up and keep me from getting on there! I really need something to kick me in butt and get me moving and keep me moving. I have a really hard time with motivation when it comes to exercise. I thought losing 18 lbs would be enough to make me see how good it is and keep me going. Nope, didn't work, I was happy to lose 18 lbs and I felt great and proud of me but it still was not enough to motivate to keep going consistently! I really don't like that about myself, but I'm not sure what to do about it. I was walking with my sister in law and as long as she was around we would both keep each other moving and make each other go, now that she is no longer available (school) I have not gone out by myself once. Not once. I don't need her to go and we both have our iPods on and aren't really talking but just not being alone is enough to motivate me. I have to get out more and try to get some more people who want to do this too and are available at different times so I'm not so dependent on just one person 5 days a week! It is just so hard, but some how I will make it work!