I must have learned my lesson because last night was a very successful trip to the grocery store. We stocked up on produce and lean meats and only got one bag of chips eat (baked for me) which is honestly hard to do. Letting me loose in the chip aisle is similar to letting a grizzly bear out in front of a grill of delicious meats. Chips are my total weakness. Truth be told- I once went to the grocery store and bought 6 bags of chips in one trip. I am not proud about it. It was not one of my finer moments.
So, after we got $175 worth of deliciousness and healthy goodness we went home and made lunch, which was a simple sandwich, veggies and fruit spread. Sometimes it is nice to just have a no-frills lunch.
After lunch I was off to the thrift store. My new favorite place in the world. In the past 2 months I have found many treasures at my local thrift store. I was searching for some unique glassware to try a DIY project for the wedding. I found a bunch of stuff that was 39 cents and some of it was even half off of that. When I got home Ron had already mowed the lawn and we were ready to begin our first of MANY DIY wedding projects.
So our wedding is next October and our theme- if that is what you call it- is kind of an elegant Tuscan Romance. We want it to overall feel elegant and glamorous with touches of tuscan old world charm. Our colors are plum, gold and moss green. The bridesmaid dress color shown below is our purple color.
Okay, so moving on to our little prject.. I love the look of gold mercury glasses, but they are CRAZY expensive. So I found a DIY mercury glass technique on a bridal blog, so I figured that I would give it a shot. I have heard that it is kind of a long process and it definitely is. The problem that I am having is that it ends up looking more silver than gold. We are hoping for more of a silver look rather than gold, so I am not sure if we should just scrap the whole thing and use plain votives. What do you think?
The first three are our votives that we DIY'd and the fourth one is actual mercury glass.
I think they look pretty good, I am just not sure that they are what we are looking for. I need some guidance... good thing I am seeing my mom this weekend!
So how is the weight loss going? This is a weight loss blog right!? The weight loss is moving along. I haven't had a gain since the beginning of June. This last week the loss was smaller than I would like at around 1 pound, but it wasn't a gain. The only thing that bugs me is that I know that I didn't do my best last week and I still lost 1 pound, so that makes me feel like, "C'MON Shannon! If you can give a mediocre effort and lose 1 pound, what can happen when you give it your all? So, that is my plan. I am really giving it my all this week and seeing what the payout is. Hopefully that gives me the momentum I need to keep it going well into fall and winter!
Today is a perfect example of, "Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail." I was running late this morning and I almost didn't take the time to pack my breakfast and lunch. I threw some healthy stuff in a bag and headed to work. On my way into work I remembered that it was a co-worker's birthday. What does that mean? FOOD. Blah, temptation, don't you hate it!? So, I made the decision before I even set foot in the door to stay on track and avoid the food. I have seen it exactly three times this morning and I have walked away exactly three times. Success is planning!
Brownies and sugar cookies don't taste as good as feeling great on my wedding day will!
