Olympic Knitting!

Back from tons of back and forth traveling this past month between Cleveland as a bridesmaid for my gal pal's wedding to the week long in Orlando with college friends for the post-wedding hoopla! The past two weeks after traveling has just been dealing with a sudden uproar in work and stress at the office.  I am convinced that I cannot leave for more than a few days at a time now without something changing or being turned upside down at the office during our current work project but now that I've officially settled back into the work grind, things are going much more smoothly and JUST in time to enjoy some of the London 2012 Summer Olympics!  And knitting.

I'm still working on my Golden Cloud Drift shawl although NOW as if this all happened while I was out of town, everybody and their mamma posted up all at once all their projects so I am glad to be not the only one who has knit this shawl before.  Still knitting through the 4 borders though.  One border down and working on the second border!

I am also jumping back on my diet and exercise plan with the help of the "My Fitness Pal" app after being on hiatus during the wedding and Orlando trip!  So no knitting any cardigans or sweaters or anything particularly fitted for a while until AFTER I hit my weight loss goal.  I'm pleased because all the walking I did every day in Orlando through the major Disney theme parks put my metabolism in high gear despite the copious amounts of food and drinks I consumed on vacation but now that I'm back at the office in my sedentary state but with a significantly reduced calorie intake, the vacation weight has melted off and I'm actually a pound less than when I left. Knock on wood that I can upkeep the metabolism boost with some daily walks and controlled portion meals just long enough to hit my goal weight before I can move into just weight maintenance.