Hi everyone!
For such a tiny room, our workout area sure has taken a long time. I am here again with some small snippets of progress. The beginnings of the art and lighting install took place yesterday and I am over the top happy with how it is shaping up.
Here's a glimpse of part of the wall. As you may have guessed, I am doing a faux brick treatment using a piece of brick-look paneling. A little doctoring with joint compound and five different colors of paint - and voila! The aged brick look I was dreaming of.
I chose clip on work lights for accent lighting. I love the industrial look of these guys annndddd they were less than $7.00 each!
Just for grins, I scribed in the year into one of the bricks while the compound was still wet. It is very subtle and you really have to look for it, but I love it!
Mr. Bluebird is cut loose from his DIY duties today to get in a game of golf, but in the meantime, I am staining and finishing the cedar trimming pieces that will go around the brick. There are two more steps to the finish that I still have to complete. 
And now for the milestone promised in my post title:
A while back I shared with you my weight loss journey that I began almost a year ago. When I first 'fessed up about my weight woes here, I was wearing a size 16 - down from the 24, sometimes 26 I was wearing in October 2014.. (Again, I can't believe I am sharing this with you all!). Since then, I have lost another 25 pounds or so and the other day I dared to try on a size 12 pair of jeans. First, before I get all peacock puffed up about my achievements, let me tell you that they are labeled "super stretchy." But, a twelve is a twelve in my book and I will take it! The label also claims to make the wearer look long and lean! I doubt I am looking particularly lean and at 5' 3" I am certain I don't look long in them either, lol! But, nonetheless, they are a size 12 and I haven't had a pair of jeans that size (that acutally fit!) in my closet since Ronald Reagan was president. Yikes! I have more to share with you regarding my lymphedema issues that I told you about back in May was well. I will save that for another post, but I think some progress is being made in that department, too!
Anyway, that's it for today. I am off to work a little more on the never ending workout room and then I will be settling in by the fire with the Mr. to watch the Packer game and sip on some Pumpkin Spice coffee. Enjoy your Sunday!
Thanks for stopping by,
Jane
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That is turning out GREAT, Jane. I love how you have aged out those panels. They do look quite real!!!! I bet you will be glad to have it all done. Hope you got lots done today. xo Diana
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ReplyDeleteLove the panels they are looking awesome. Congrats on getting into the size 12 jeans. You and I are the same height and I was in a size 22 back in April and now am down to a 14. Feels wonderful. I hope to see a size 12 in the next few months. I have not seen these sizes since Ronald Reagan either lol! This is a journey but a good one.
Kris
Looks great Jane!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your faux brick. What a cute idea to add the date. Congrats to on your milestone. Way to go! Janice
ReplyDeleteHi Jane. First I kind of thought that was what you were doing with the wall and it turned out really well. How nice to have a workout room in your home. I think I would be much more motivated to exercise if I could just close a door and turn on the TV and do something as opposed to what I do now whenever I turn on the TV!! I guess I didn't follow you back then but I went back and looked at some of what you have shared about your weight. I am so proud of you as I can only imagine how hard a journey it must be. I had just the opposite problem my whole life. I was way too skinny. I realize the first thought from anybody is that "you have a problem"?? But, I can tell you it was just as devastating to me as your weight was too you. I saw and heard all the jokes about anorexia that I ever want to hear. I used to gorge on ice cream and cream instead of milk on my cereal and it never helped. When I turned 50 my body started to change and now I have to forego all of that but I really have to be careful. You are doing great and looking so good, but your pretty face always stayed the same..Happy Wednesday..Judy
ReplyDeleteI love the look of industrial lighting, too; I even chose some when my husband I built our home.
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