Hi Friends!
Thanks for sharing your New Year’s resolutions! I was inspired by your comments, thoughts and desire to be better and to be better to others. I read each and every one of your comments. I am impressed and inspired.
I am also inspired by my trusty partner in Threaded Pear Studio, Stephanie. She has lost over 70 pounds in the last 5 months…eating less and exercising more! I am very proud of you Stephanie! (See photo below.)
My goals for 2008 include REDUCING my clutter and stuff and to get in shape and lose weight.
I recently had my photo friend Beth Lamb take photos of me for a magazine cover (Imagine that!)-- and after viewing the photos, I came to realize that I am chubby!
Why is it that even though we look at ourselves everyday, it is hard to really see how we look. I never knew I was so much of a chub. I guess I am more sensitive about it when you think your photo will be on the cover of a quilting magazine for all to look at. Yikes.
So, I painfully came to the conclusion that even with a bunch of photo-shopping, cropping and airbrushing I would remain lumpy…unless, I did something about it.
So, I resolve in 2008 to REDUCE—both clutter and gut!
And in my first “clutter cleaning” moment (4 bags of stuff gone!) yesterday in the computer room, my 13-year old son, Truman, found a pair of red cat-eye glasses left over from two Halloween’s ago…he proudly wore the glasses, and decided to take on the secretarial duties of randomly picking the winners from the new years resolution contest.
Cheers to you who commented.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
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To those 10 of you that won, Stephanie and I will be sending out at 5 pack of Threaded Pear Patterns!
Please send your mailing address to threadedpear@gmail.com and we will send your prize pattern packet out!
Winners listed include date and time when comment was made.
Ronda 12/28 11:38
Megan 12/29 11:31
Valerie 12/30 8:04
Lisa 12/31 12:24
Kari 1/2 3:25
Cheryl 12/31 8:02
Teri in Indy 12/31 5:11
Lori 12/30 10:58
Sharon 1/2 10:23
Breanne 12/30 8:10
Make 2008 GREAT!
P.S. I made a date with "Jenny Craig" --as did fellow quilt designer and instructor, Cathy Farris, in photo above at Quilt Market in October with the Threaded Pear team. Also, in photo is Stephanie who has now lost over 70 pounds and still going strong and our quilt sample maker and assistant, Kaye, who has lost 100 pounds in the last year.
comments
Wow, way to go Stephanie! You look great! Good luck Gina, I'm onboard for a little reduction myself. There, I said it out loud, so I better get to work!
Posted by: Kris | January 8, 2008 7:07 AM
Congratulations Stephanie!! I started a new diet yesterday but about lunch time gave up!!!
Sharon Spingler
Posted by: Sharon | January 8, 2008 5:53 PM
Congrats to your shrinking staff. I'd love to know how they went about it. Well past the obvious.
Congrats to you and your magazine cover and of course to all the winners!
Posted by: Pam | January 8, 2008 10:48 PM
Happy New Year.
I have enjoyed reading your blog over the last few months. I have made a few NY resolutions myself - some not so successful... good luck with yours.
Best wishes from Tasmania
Posted by: Edwina | January 10, 2008 6:41 PM