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Azimuth_Compass

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Take campfire warmth with you wherever you go with this easy to make cowl.
Cowl can be worn wrapped twice or simply folded and tucked in. The look of embers as well as the texture is achieved through a simple drop stitch pattern which makes it possible to get dramatic results with little effort, as you are using only one color per round!

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Als die Messung von Position und Längengraden in der Schifffahrt
noch vom Nachthimmel beherrscht wurde, brauchte man
Geräte wie einen Azimut Kompass um auf Kurs zu bleiben.
Wenn du dich in die strahlenförmigen Linien dieses Tuches
einschmiegst und zum Nachthimmel hochschaust, stell dir vor,
wie wagemutig und abenteuerlich eine Seereise war, mit den
Sternen als einzigen Wegweiser!

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Lorsque la navigation sur les océans alors inexplorés dépendait du ciel de la nuit, les navigateurs se fiaient aux étoiles et à leur compas pour mener à bien leur voyage.
Lorsque vous vous envelopperez dans les rayons de ce châle généreux pour contempler le ciel nocturne, pensez à l’audace qu’il leur fallait, pour traverser ces immensités avec le compas pour seul guide.

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Malabrigo Arroyo, 100% Kettle-dyed Superwash Merino, 335 yards
(305 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) skein. One skein each in colors A, B &
C. Shown in (A) Regatta Blue, 290 yds (266 m); (B) Reflecting Pool,
290 yds (266 m); (C) Glitter, 270 yds (247 m).

Needles
US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, min. 32” /80 cm to hold a large number
of stitches, or size to obtain gauge; cable needle.

Finished Size
Wingspan: 60” (152 cm); Depth at center: 17” (43 cm)

Gauge
22 st and 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette Stitch

Notions
Stitch markers in 2 colors: 5 color A and 6 color B[/x_text][x_text]Garn
Malabrigo Arroyo, 100% Kettle-dyed Superwash Merino, 335 yards
(305 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) skein.
Ein Strang je in Farben A, B & C.
Verbrauch: Model in (A) Regatta Blue, 290 yds (266 m); (B) Reflecting
Pool, 290 yds (266 m); (C) Glitter, 270 yds (247 m).

Nadeln
US 6 (4 mm) Rundstricknadel, min. 32”/80 cm (um eine große Anzahl
Maschen zu halten) oder der Maschenprobe entsprechend.
Zopfnadel

Maße
Spannweite: 60” 152 cm Lang; und etwa 17” 43 cm Breit
Maschenprobe
22 M und 32 Reihen = 4” 10 cm glatt rechts gestrickt

Hilfsmittel
Maschenmarkierer in 2 Farben: 5 in Farbe A und 6 in Farbe B

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Laine
Malabrigo Arroyo, 100% Kettle-dyed Superwash Merino, 335 yards 305 mpour 1 écheveau de 3.5 oz 100 g.
1 écheveau de chaque couleur A, B, C.
Sur l’exemple : (A) Regatta Blue, 290 yds 266 m; (B) Reflecting Pool, 290 yds 266 m; (C) Glitter, 270 yds 247 m.

Aiguilles
Aiguilles circulaires de 4 mm, sur un cable de 80 cm pour porter un grand nombre de mailles. Ajuster la taille des aiguilles pour obtenir l’échantillon.
Aiguille à torsades

Mesures
Largeur : 60” 152 cm; Hauteur au centre : 17” 43 cm

Echantillon
22 m and 32 rangs = 4” 10 cm en point jersey

Accessoires
Marqueurs de mailles de 2 couleurs différentes : 5 de couleur A et 6 de couleur B.

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All patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available on Ravelry for $7.

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Rolling Hitch

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The stitches roll through this rich cable pattern like the sun
peeking from behind clouds on a rough and choppy day on
the water. Worked in a nice chunky yarn that lets the cables
pop to the surface, this hat is a fun way to play with texture
and stitches.

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Die Maschen dieses Musters tauchen auf und unter wie die
Sonne, die an einem rauhen Tag durch die Wolken bricht und
sich in den Wellen reflektiert.
Die Mütze, gestrickt aus einer dicken, flauschigen Wolle, ist
eine Spielerei von Maschen und Struktur, in der das Zopfmuster
wie in Wellen an die Oberfläche gehoben wird.

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Sur ce bonnet, les mailles roulent et rebondissent, comme les éclats
de soleil qui se reflètent sur la mer en perçant les nuages. Ces torsades
simples, travaillées en laine épaisse, sont une amusante façon
de créer de la texture.
Il est proposé en deux tailles, moyen et (large).

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One (two) skein(s) Malabrigo Chunky, 100% Merino, 100 yds 95 m
per 3.5 oz 100 g skein. Shown in Marine, 90 (110) yds 82 (101)
m.

Needles
US 9 5.5 mm DPNs (or your preference for small circumference
knitting) or size to obtain gauge.
Cable needle

Finished Size
Circumference: 20 (22½)” 51 (57) cm
To to fit head circumference up to 22 (24½)” 56 (62) cm
Length: 8” 20 cm

Gauge
14 sts and 20 rounds = 4” 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch

Notions
1 Stitch marker, tapestry needle[/x_text][x_line][x_text]

All patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available on Ravelry for $6.50

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1 (2) Strang(Stränge) Malabrigo Chunky, 100% Merino, 100 yds 95 m
per 3.5 oz 100 g skein. Verbrauch: Model in Marine, 90 (110) yds 82
(101) m.

Nadeln
US 9 5.5 mm Nadelspiel oder der Maschenprobe entsprechend.
Zopfnadel

Maße
Umfang: 20 (22½)” 51 (57) cm
Um einer Kopfgrösse von bis zu 22 (24½)” 56 (62) cm zu passen
Höhe (beide Grössen): 8” 20 cm

Maschenprobe
14 M und 20 Runden = 4” 10 cm glatt rechts gestrickt

Hilfsmittel
1 Maschenmarkierer[/x_text][x_line][x_text]Laine
1(2) écheveau(x) de Malabrigo Chunky, 100% Merinos, 100 yds 95 m
pour 1 écheveau de 3.5 oz 100 g
Sur l’exemple : couleur Marine,
Quantité utilisée : 90 (110) yds 82 (101) m.

Matériel
1 jeu d’aiguilles double-pointe de US 9 5.5 mmien aiguilles
circulaires avc un câble de 40 cm, selon votre préférence.
Aujster la taille d’aiguilles pour obtenir l’échantillon.
Aiguille à tapisserie
Marqueur de maille

Taille
Circonférence 20 (22½)” 51 (57) cm pour un tour de tête jusqu’à 22
(24½)” 56 (62) cm
Hauteur : 8” 20 cm

Echantillon
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Wild Waves Whist

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This asymmetrical shawl begins at the shore and slowly
rows out to deep sea, starting with a cool blue at the tip and
gradually increasing until the knitting has left the sunny shallows
far behind and is adrift in open ocean. As pleasant and
rhythmic a knit as waves on a beach, this shawl is named for
a line in The Tempest. that at once tells about the untamed
yet gentle waves.

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Asymmetrisches Dreieckstuch wird in Reihen von der rechten Spitze
zur linken Kante gestrickt, und führt vom seichten Strand langsam ins
tiefe Meer hinaus. Angefangen mit kühlem Blau an der Spitze, mit
gemächlichen Zunahmen bis das Stricken die sonnigen Ufer weit hintersich
lässt und im offenene Ocean auf tiefen Wellen dahin treibt.
Ein angenehmes und rhytmisches Tuch, dessen Namen von einer Zeile
aus Shakespeares ‘The Tempest’ stammt, ein Stück das zugleich von
den sanften, jedoch unzähmbaren Wellen erzählt.

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Ce châle asymétrique au point mousse commence sur la plage et
se fond lentement dans les profondeurs de l’océan.
La pointe d’un bleu tendre s’élargit et rejoint peu à peu l’horizon
sombre où le soleil a plongé dans la mer.
Tricoter ce châle fait penser au rythme du ressac des vagues sur la
plage.
Son nom vient d’un vers de La tempête de William Shakespeare.

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Malabrigo Rastita, 100% Merino, 310 yards 283 m per 3.5 oz 100
g skein.
Two skeins of colors A and one skein of color B.
Sample in (A) No Me Olvides, 580 yds 530 m, and (B) Solis, 190 yds 174
m.

Needles
US 6 4 mm circular needle, min. 32” 80 cm to hold a large number of stitches, or size to obtain gauge

Gauge
22 st and 44 rows = 4” 10 cm in Garter Stitch

Finished Sizes
Wingspan: 75” 190 cm; Depth at center: 18” 46 cm[/x_text][x_line][x_text]

All patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available on Ravelry for $6.50

[/x_text][x_text]Garn
3 Stränge Malabrigo Rastita (100% Merino, 310 yards 283 m per 3.5 oz100 g Strang).
2 in Farbe A und 1 in Farbe B.
Gebrauch: Model in (A) No Me Olvides, 580 yds 530 m , und (B) Solis,
190 yds 174 m.

Nadeln
US 6 4 mm Rundstricknadel, min. 32” 80 cmrosse Anzahl Maschen
zu halten) oder der Maschenprobe entsprechend.

Maße
Spannweite: 75” 190 cm Lang; 18” 46 cm Breit

Maschenprobe
22 Maschen und 44 Reihen = 4” 10 cm kraus rechts gestrickt[/x_text][x_line][x_text]Laine
Un écheveau de Malabrigo Rastita, 100% Merino, 310 yards 283
m per 3.5 oz 100g
Vous aurez besoin de 2 écheveaux de la couleur A et 1 de la couleur B.
Le modèle est tricoté en couleur No Me Olvides, 580 yds 530 m
(couleur A) , et Solis, 190 yds 174 m)

Aiguilles
Aiguilles circulaires de US 6 4 mm avec un cable de 32” 80 cm
minimum afin de supporter un grand nombre de mailles.
Modifier la taille d’aiguilles pour obtenir l’échantillon.

Dimensions
Largeur : 75” 190 cm; Hauteur au centre : 18” 46 cm

Echantillon
22 m x 44 rg = 4” 10 cm au point mousse[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section]

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Sima Cloche

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Cloches are particularly sweet hats, framing short do’s and pushing longer tresses forward. The Sima Cloche pairs cleverly structured slipped stitches with short row construction to create an upturned decorative rim. The mosaic pattern is worked with only one color at a time, a deceptively simple technique with classical appeal.

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Outlaw Yarn ‘Bohemia’ (45% Polwarth / 45% Alpaca / 10% Possum fibre, 182 yd/166 m, 50 grams/1.76 ounces)
1 skein each colors A and B.
Sample shown in A: Keepsake 138 (150) yd / 126 (137) m; and B: Fog 65 (65) yd / 60 (60) m.

Needles
US size 4 / 3.25 mm DPNs (or needle for preferred method of working in small circumference)

Gauge:
22 sts and 34 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch

Notions
5 stitch markers

Finished Sizes
22 (23¾)” / 56 (60) cm circumference
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All our patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available on Ravelry for $7.

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Karyai

[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 20px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″ accent=”true” class=”center-text “]Karyai[/x_custom_headline][x_gap size=”10px”][/x_column][/x_row][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Named for the feminine forms adorning Greek architecture, Karyai brings to mind the grace and beauty imbued by finishing touches. All the romance of stepping under hand-hewn marble arches and hearing footsteps echo off of master craftsmen’s work is captured in the sweeping drape and tidy lines of this cozy shawl.
Worked from the top down to a semicircle, Karyai is warm, wearable, and distinctive.

Using a mosaic (slip stitch) pattern, this shawl’s intricate edge is in fact easy to master, using only 1 color per row. No stranding necessary![/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Yarn
Outlaw Yarn ‘Bohemia’ (45% Polwarth / 45% Alpaca / 10% Possum fibre, 182 yd/166 m, 50 grams/1.76 ounces)
3 skeins color A (Keepsake), 1 skein color B (Prose).

Needles
US Size 6 (4 mm) DPNs or 16” circular needle, or size to obtain gauge

Gauge
22 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch

Finished Size
16” / 41 cm center back
50” / 127 cm wingspan[/x_text][x_line][x_text]

All our patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available on Ravelry for $7.00

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Hedgerow Jam Hat

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This hat is named for the hedgerow bounty we would bring home from our weekend excursions. My Mom would cook the berries into a delicious jam that could sparkle just as red as the raspberries beckoning between the green leaves, or be dark and jewel toned when there were more blackberries in the mix.

Designed to match the Hedgerow Jam cowl, it uses the same design elements but uses different techniques.

Worked in stranded color, the hat becomes nice and dense and is sure to keep your head toasty.

[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Yarn: Malabrigo Rios (100% Merino, 210 yards/192 meters, 3.5 oz/100gr)
1 skein each color A (Lettuce ) and color B (Jupiter)
(If you made the matching Hedgerow Jam Cowl, you should be able to make this with the leftover yarn.)
Or worsted weight yarn, about 80-90 yds each of 2 colors.

Other samples were knit in KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted Yarn (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, Worsted Weight, (110 yards/50 gram) 1 skein color A (Avocado) and 1 skein color B (Garnet Heather)

Needles: US size 7 (4 ½ mm) 24” (cm) circulars, or size to obtain gauge; US size 9 (5 ½ mm) for Berry Pattern and cast on

Gauge: 20 sts = 4” on US #7 (4 ½ mm) needles over stockinette; 20 sts = 4” on US #9 (5 ½ mm) needles over 2-color ribbing

Notions: 1 buttons (7/8” to 1” dia/ 2cm to 2.5cm dia)

Finished Sizes:
Women’s Medium (to fit a 21”/53 cm head)
Fitted (Slouchy): 20”/51 cm (22”/56 cm) unstretched circumference
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All our patterns have been professionally edited and tested

Available on Ravelry for $6.00

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Hedgerow Jam

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This cowl is named for the hedgerow bounty we would bring home from our weekend excursions. My Mom would cook the berries into a delicious jam that could sparkle just as red as the raspberries beckoning between the green leaves, or be dark and jewel toned when there were more blackberries in the mix.

Worked entirely in Mosaic, and slipped stitch colorwork technique, you will ever only have to use one color at a time, making this the perfect and easy intro to working with two colors!

Wear this cowl open like a long scarf or wrap it twice for more warmth. With all the different ways to button it and wear it, it won’t get boring and will adapt to almost any temperature!

Well funny you asked, 😉 here is the matching hat to use any leftover yarn: available here: Hedgerow Jam hat

[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Yarn: Malabrigo Rios (100% Merino, 210 yards/192 meters, 3.5 oz/100gr)
2 skeins each color A (Lettuce ) and color B (Jupiter)
(If you make the border just one color, you can get away with using 2 skeins one color and only one of the ‘not border’ color.)
Or worsted weight yarn, about 250-280 yds each of 2 colors second sample shows KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted Yarn (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, Worsted Weight, (110 yards/50 gram) 3 skeins color A (Avocado) and 3 skeins color B (Garnet Heather)

Needles: US size 7 (4 ½ mm) 24” (cm) circulars, or size to obtain gauge; US size 10 (6 mm) for Berry Pattern and cast on

Gauge: 20 st = 4” on US #7 (4.5mm) needles in slip stitch color pattern

Notions: 3 buttons (7/8” to 1” dia/ 2cm to 2.5cm dia)

Finished Size: 50” long and 12” wide (127 cm long and 30 cm wide)[/x_text][x_line][x_text]

All patterns have been professionally edited and tested

Available on Ravelry for $6.50

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Lavender Breeze

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Hold on to the soft light of early fall afternoons, warm your hands on a cup of tea and wrap your self in comfort. Hazy colors, you walk the winding paths between the last flowers in your garden as a gentle breeze carries the sound of buzzing bees and the scent of lavender over to where you enjoy the warming rays of the afternoon sun.

Lavender Breeze a top down shawl knit in fingering weight yarn was originally released as a Mystery KAL in the summer of 2013.

Written and Charted instructions.

[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Yarn: KnitPicks Palette (Fingering weight yarn) in Iris Heather (lilac) 2 skeins (Color A), Celadon Heather (green)1 skein (Color B), and Clematis Heather (purple) 1 skein(color C)

Yardage: Color A: 400yds / 366m; Color B: 120yds / 110m; Color C: 210yds / 192m

Needles: US 6 / 4mm circular, 32” min
Needle one size larger for some of the patterns used
spare circular needle for Provisional cast on

Gauge: Approx 20 sts = 4”/10cm over stockinette st after blocking
Gauge for this project is approximate

Finished size: 60”/155 cm wingspan and 25”/65 cm center back.
(This is the main size, there are 2 spots where it can be made smaller)

Beads (optional):
light beading – beads only in the Set Up Chart and along the bottom lace border: approx. 260 beads.(this is what I did and love it)
Full beading – beads in all the main sections of the shawl: approx. 930 beads
This shawl will look lovely with or without beads.

Skills required: Provisional cast on (tutorial), k, p, k2tog, ssk, yo, s2kpsso, working stitches tbl, Bind off.

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All patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available on Ravelry for $7

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Rosy & Grey Hat

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Great first stranded color project!

Rosy & Grey was inspired by a cold November morning, where before the sun comes up fully, the world is rendered in shades of gray and rose. Melancholy and Beauty all wrapped up into one! And just like the fog sometimes can float up and swirl down, the pattern swirls on the finished hat!

Simple and easy to make, warm but not overly bulky, it’s the perfect hat for those days when you just need a little more warmth but aren’t ready to give up on your style. Worked in the round with an easy 2 color pattern, you can make one of these in an afternoon!

You can choose which way to wear your hat, flipping the rim up for a shorter cap or leaving it as is for more coverage.

[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Yarn: KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted Yarn (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, Worsted Weight, 110 yards/50 gram ball) 1 skein color A (Cobblestone or dark grey) and 1 skein color B (Pink Posy Heather or rose heather),
or 50-70 yds each of two contrasting colors, worsted weight yarn

Needles: US Size 8 (5mm) Set of double point needles, or size to obtain gauge

Gauge: 18 st = 4” on US #8 (5mm) needles (using k2 color A, k2 color B pattern for gauge swatch)

Finished Sizes: Sizes xs fits head up to 18”, (sm fits head up to 20”, md fits head up to 22”, lg fits head up to 24”), crown of hat is 7.5 inches in all sizes

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All patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available for immediate download on Ravelry for $6

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Happy New Year – Happy New You!

Fora of: Happy 2013 everybody! And thanks to all of you for reading my little blog. I  honored and blessed that i can provide information that is interesting and relevant to you. Happy New Year!

I just quickly wanted to share some easy tips to start the year off right.
Many of you made great resolutions for the new year. You’re going to exerciseore. Or eat better. Loose weight. Run a 5k. Those are all great goals to have and i commend you for them all.
Hear i want to specifically address eating better and loosing weight( Although i prefer to refer to it as loosing body fat since that really should be the goal) While it ia great ro have longer goal, every bug journey starts with a small step and mound Everest did not get climbed in one day. What i am trying to say is prepare and above all take small steps. If you’re coming from a diet of cheeseburgers and fries (extreme example) and you decide to be super healthy and just eat really great whole food starting January 1, you are setting yourself up for failure. Sorry. But inadvertently you will slip, its a huge change! Then you end up feeling bad and get frustrated and give up as it seems all very hopeless. Do yourself a favor, don’t set yourself up for failure, no one likes to fail. Seriously. What you need to so is approach this differently. Set yourself up for success! And i am going to tell you how. First you need to approach change much more gradual. So its doable and you sent feel deprived. The way we are going to start is by replacing just one meal a day with something homemade. Something real. You know real food, whole food. Something good for you. One meal is doable and if you goof for breakfast, guess what, you still have to more chances for success! I am hoping you are going to plan a bit more than that, as truly your success depends on the planning part as much as your continued intention to change for the better. And here’s the second part of the ‘wisdom’ I’m  going to impart onto you: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Period. Most people don’t eat unhealthy because they wanna be unhealthy, but because they get caught up in the run of life and suddenly it’s 8 pm and you’re still out and about and haven’t given dinner much thought. And now you’re starving and here’s hat convenient fast food place, or a diner, family restaurant or whatever place you pass will start looking real good right about now. But if you plan ahead, you know hat there are a few meals in your freezer and or fridge that can be heated up quickly and won’t  make you felt crappy after.
So here the re-cap: Start with one meal a day. Plan it. And once that feels more natural and you’re inbthe groove work on fixing a second meal… You will also notice that you start feeling better after the good meals and that will help make you want to keep going down that path. Just don’t beat yourself up over temporary set backs. Thats all they are. Temporary. You can do this. One step at a time. So savour goals and give yourself a break. Rome wasn’t built in a day 🙂 And give yourself credit for wanting to make a change.  Give yourself some love for that!
Please look through the blog, there are many recipes that can be either prepared ahead, made while you’re away (slow cooker) or can be frozen ahead of time. I will also work on a weeks worth of meals in the next couple of days that you can use as a guideline or follow. 🙂
May your new year be blessed with love, happiness and light!