In July I installed window treatments in my master bedroom... it only took five years! A couple of months ago, after a very long search, I finally found true blackout blinds at JC Penney. It's a honeycomb style blind, but the insides of the cells are lined with a foil material. No light is getting through these puppies! At about the same time, I also found some curtains at Target that I really liked. I have been looking off and on for years, so the timing was interesting that I found both the blind and the curtains at almost the same time. Ted was here for a short visit last month, so he helped me hang both of them, and I am pretty pleased with how it turned out...
Some light still comes in just around the edges, but at least it's filtered by the curtains. Most of the light comes in through the air conditioner, but at least that's only in for part of the year. Overall, I'm happy!
I also was able to cross off my challenge to wear a different pair of earrings every day for a week. I didn't always choose the most flamboyant options, but it did get me to break out of my "normal" group of four or five pairs that I typically wear and to dig into my jewelry box and at least bring back to mind what I own.
Week one...
Week two...
I have gotten a little off track with my walking lately after having an ugly stomach virus that lasted about a week, but I am making an effort to get back to my goals. In part, I am encouraged by my seven pound weight loss! I know that's not huge over the course of four months, but I do feel like it's a permanent loss due to true lifestyle changes. One step at a time.
