Friday Quote Day

You are only young once,

but you can be immature
for a lifetime.

- John P. Grier

What does that quote have to do with fitness, weight loss, running, knitting or getting healthy? Absolutely nothin'! I picked it because … drumroll … it's my birthday!

It's not nearly as momentous an occasion this year as last year's "double nickels." Fifty-six just doesn't have the same cachet as any number ending in zero or five, does it?

I've lost a total of eight whole pounds since my last birthday. Maybe I shouldn't have looked for that particular statistic; that's kinda depressing. And who needs additional depressing the day the calendar ticks over to another year.

Last year I listed five things I need to do to continue on the health-and-fitness path for the rest of my life. They were:

• Carefully watch what I eat
• Exercise daily
• Avoid sugar
• Keep a food/exercise journal
• Take vitamins

I can see that I'm falling down on the job in more than one category. I'm not as careful with my food, I don't exercise daily, I haven't been avoiding sugar and my food/exercise journal hasn't been much of a priority lately. But I'm not a total loser. I still take vitamins!

I would say a recommitment is in order, wouldn't you?

Almost everything on my to-do list has been crossed off. The last big job left is mowing the yard, which I'll do today, and the remainder of the list is stuff I need to remember to take with me when I leave for my daughter's tomorrow. Every time I think of something else I can't forget I toss it into the guest room. Good thing we're not having company tonight.

One of the reasons I'm traveling is for a big family baby shower for my son and his wife. Remember that big project I wouldn't identify earlier this year? Here it is! Clicking on the link will take you to the free pattern. I think it's a perfect combination of understated classic plus little-girl lace.

Since I got all the projects done a couple days before my self-imposed deadline, I also made her a lovey. If she chooses it for the never-let-it-go comfort toy, I can easily make a spare so there will be one for clinging and one for the laundry.

Then I started this for me.

This week will be lots of fun. The baby shower, of course, but also: My grandchildren are out of school, the neighborhood pool is open, my daughter has been walking several miles every morning, my son-in-law is going to encourage my weight-training and I hope we can run together, my granddaughter's dance recital is next weekend … I'm really looking forward to the trip.

Before I go, good luck to ws, who races on Sunday!

I may or may not be blogging all week … right now I'm thinking probably not daily, and maybe not at all. I'll just have to see how it goes. Y'all have a good week while I'm gone, and behave yourselves. And now …

Let's get this party started!