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Thank you so much Maggie, ah yes, I expect being around the same weight but 4" taller you're probably two dress sizes smaller than me - I was only saying to Tom the other day that going by the size of my feet I was meant to be taller and if I was 5' 6" at this weight I'd be a size 12 - as it is, at least I don't blow over easily in a strong wind !!! :) I have a feeling that learning how to maintain once I hit my target will be a whole new ballgame - how long have you been at target? I might be needing some tips later xo

Thank you so much Christine!! xo

Thanks Paula, ah you must exhausted, bless you, I do know exactly how it feels, from my previous job and from more personal experience, it does wear you out and you have to look after yourself as well - I'm so glad you can have a bit of a break now and get some fresh air and a good sleep. Are you still loving the teaching? I bet you're amazing at it xo

Thank you Jan xo

Thank you so much Judy, that's really kind of you xo

Thank you Martha - I'm quite proud of myself too hehehe :) xo

Thank you Linda - you're seeing all my ups and downs and this was definitely an up day!! :) xo

Thank you Pippa! ah yes I know the less you have to lose the harder it gets, so losing a pound when you only have a few left to go is brilliant, well done. Hope you see you on Saturday - I'll be announcing our Star Guest later today :) xo

Thank you so much Susan xo

Thank you!! 😊 Yes if I could get out of the obese range, into the 11stone range and and into the 20s on my BMI by the end of week 8 I'd be so chuffed xo

hehehe I went back through them all again off camera, drooling all the way! Need to decide what to make with them first and not fall into the trap of "keeping them for special" :)

Thank you so much Lindsey, I think a switch has been flicked in my mind, it really feels like the start of a new lease of life - I'm so looking forward to the point, perhaps three or four months down the line, where I have hit my target and I can put together a little clip reel showing my progress from that first video where I was feeling so down - I'm so lucky to have all of this support, it's made such a lot of difference xo

@@artyfartyannie I am so very, very pleased to hear you so positive! I've a wee theory about why you were down...You were clearing out all of your old things, right? Looking at all of the clothes, etc that you remembered wearing or having the hope of wearing is exhausting. Because you're recalling the person you were then and it's bittersweet, isn't it? All of the memories and hopes are tied in with the clothes we've chosen in the past. If that makes sense? I had to do a chucking out recently. It was horrible. I had to stop! I was being nostalgic and recalling "what we were doing when I wore that", sort of thing. Too many memories of my life tied up in my closet. It's tough, isn't it? Also because we buy or keep clothes that we've hopes to wear one day "when we're slimmer," right? It can be really tough. I get it. And you're so very brave to be sharing all of this with us, dear Annie. I adore your bones and I'm so enormously proud of you!! xoxo

Thank you very much Carol and yes I actually am proud of myself and feeling like I'm in control, instead of hurtling down a slippery slope as I felt I was before. That top almost ended up being turned into a rug! I couldn't give it away as it was a gift from my aunt, but I hadn't felt happy wearing it for quite a while. See you on Saturday - I'll be announcing the Special Guest later today :) xo

Thank you very much! :) xo

Thank you Rhonda! :) xo

Thank you very much! :) xo

Thank you! :) If you mean the savoury snacks in the bags, the ones I love that I showed a couple of times back - Puft Hula Hoops, Snack a Jacks, and Pop Chips are my favourites. They're all baked or air popped instead of fried and around 73 calories per bag. The Puft are my absolute fave :) xo

Thank you Jan!! 😊

Thanks Liz, I'm so chuffed with myself! :)

Oooh yes, peg bags, that's a good idea! I would be just the same if I made a cake, I just don't know when to stop and will keep going until it's gone. For me, it's more savoury stuff I tend to go for, but if there was a home-made chocolate cake in front of me I would not be able to resist. John's had a tub of chocolate icecream in the ice box for a couple of days and I can hear its tiny siren voice calling me even now .... eat me eat me eat me ..... :) Hope your weigh-in went well today Johnny, when are you going to do another video catch-up?

My weigh in has been thurs last and this week. Will do a catch up next week coz Im going to a slimming world conference on Sat and wanna tell you all about that.

I'm so sorry, that must be really frustrating for you - I have lots more scrap-busting projects coming up, most of them much less fiddly than this one, so hopefully there will be something you will be able to enjoy, meanwhile, thank you so much for watching anyway and taking the time to leave a nice comment, I really appreciate it xo

hehehe sorry Isobel, like we really needed another hobby didn't we?! I'm thinking we can combine it with other projects .... :)

Thank you, yes I know I really should persevere with a thimble, you're absolutely right, especially when doing this kind of thing - I even know which finger to put it on, the one with all the holes in it! I'm currently trying out some of that tape stuff, to see if I get on better with that. Thanks for your thoughtful comment :)

Hey Debra I'm sorry you missed it, but no worries, the next one is due this Saturday coming, 8pm - 10pm UK time - we usually go live on the first Saturday of each month. Hope to see you there! :)

Hi Bonnie, sorry I feel like it would be a bit cheeky for me to share their file, but if you do a google search for "free printable miniature plates", quite a lot of options come up which would be just as nice. Here's a blog post with a free tutorial and free printable to go with it, they look really pretty, I think I'll do them myself! :) anisamlondon.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/printable-china-plates/ Hope that helps.

Thank you so much Melinda, I'm so happy we now have a reason to hoard the empty nightlights! I'm thinking if I made a few of those little buttons, they could be stitched together llike beads, into bracelets and necklaces. Also have another mini scrap project coming up very soon using one of the empty shells to make a handy slow-stitching accessory, so watch out for that :)

@@artyfartyannie love that. Will be looking out for the new projects. ❤️

It's a wonderful book Judy. One of my friends on Discord reminded me that she also has a book called Twenty Buttons to Make or something like that, it's really good and a lot cheaper than this one if you want to just put a toe in the water without spending too much :)

Brilliant idea Dianne! I'd love to see some pics when you make your mini roll, thanks for watching :)

Thank you very much Carol - it's going to take a lot of practice, but I know I'm going to enjoy it and as you say it was a lot easier off camera, everything is awkward at arms length isn't it? Thank you for the tip, I'll try that next time and I'll definitely check out the tassels video, I think someone else has commented about that too and I love tassels! :)

Ah Christine I did think about you while I was making this, I can imagine you enjoying making these too and might be fun to try making them with different textures of thread for your textile art pieces. I love the caddy you're making, must catch up with the latest, I'm thinking of tryign something similar to transform an ugly wooden box I have stashed away, so I'll see you there! :)

hehehe thank you, I do love a challenge - sometimes Gunga, sometimes Ninja! :)

Ah no worries Bonnie, I know you wouldn't be rude, I wasn't offended, thank you so much for watching and getting excited alongside me! :)

It's clever isn't it? I hope to learn lots of clever techniques like this as I work through the book and Gina's UA-cam is full of tips and inspiration too - a shiney new rabbit hole! :)

@@artyfartyannie love a good rabbit hole 🤩👏🏼