A new hobby to keep my fingers busy...

I think eating when you are bored and emotional eating are tightly intertwined. So, to break this bad cycle...lord give me the strength and not the chocolate...I have picked up a new hobby. I have always wanted to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. My husband, being the sweet man he is, tucked that away in his memory bank and pulled it out this past Christmas. As one of my gifts he gifted me guitar lessons. I finally signed up for them and started class last Monday. This gift is proving to be two-fold. Whenever I feel like snacking perhaps...I go over and grab the six string and practice my two cords until I have some deep grooves in my finger tips. After I have spent some time practicing if I feel like I am hungry then and only then do allow myself to indulge. By indulge I mean...eat a Kashi bar, have some almonds or a 1 point chocolate WW snack cake.

For those of you who know my husband you know he is the musically gifted one in our family. I have a hard time keeping the tune bucket upright. However, I am proud to tell you that my practicing is paying off :) This evening my husband told me he could hear marked improvement in my playing.

I also plan to start painting more, perhaps picking up those knitting needles and who knows what else. I do love crafty things - if anyone has a great craft idea to keep my hands busy let me know. Also, we have started spending a lot of time playing board games again :) I love board games. There aren't a ton out there that I know of for two players - but we are logging many hours playing Scrabble, Yahtzee, Trivial Pursuit and Sequence.