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Weigh-in Dec 11

Wow. I weigh-in at 71.7 kilos (157.7 lbs), that is a 1.3 kilo loss (2.8 lbs). Unbelievable. I know I worked hard this week with exercise, but this has to be part of last week's loss because I know I had to have a lot of water-weight last Saturday.

I've had a busy day today. I finished making the 2 necklaces for my friends. I think I will take some photos of them later and load them for everyone to see. I'm quite proud of the work I did since I just learned the technique required for this type of necklace yesterday.

I also made a roll of homemade wrapping paper with sponges and paint. This was not as easy as I thought it would be and my cat made a mess. I had to throw him in the bath and wash blue paint off of his beautiful white fur. He was pretty good and only tried to escape once. He mostly just stood in the water for me.

Tonight I am endeavoring to make these pretzel treats I found from taylor, but I have to alter it a bit since we don't have hershey's kisses in Australia unless you go to specialty shops and I don't have the time to hunt them down. I will probably use nestle melts in white and dark chocolate and miniature pretzels. I will be giving them to mr. ralph's co-workers tomorrow at their Christmas BBQ, and if they come out ok I'll make them again in about a weeks time to give out at my work.

Being crafty is a lot of work, and I still need to make the coffee mixes, and bath salts. Going back to work this week is going to totally kick me in the bum. I should have started all these projects last week. Oh well, it is work but it is also rewarding in the end to see someone happy to get something you made them.

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