Our car needed some work today, so after I walked the kids to school, I drove the car a mile from home and dropped it off. They offered me a ride from the shuttle, but I told them I would walk. HOLD UP THERE. WHAT? Yes, I did. I walked/jogged home and logged 4,000 steps before 9:00am.
Not having the use of a car presents some interesting challenges. I needed to meet someone at a local restaurant and decided I could walk there. First, I had to walk to the YMCA, about a mile away. I dropped off the forms and proceeded to my lunch destination; only to find that it was not open on Mondays. I waited for the other party to show realizing that I did not have a car and that we would need to dine somewhere locally. We found a place nearby and enjoyed our lunch meeting.
Later, I needed to walk to the Y again to present more forms (I’m trying to apply for after-school care for my kiddos). Another mile. And then I walked back home and started dinner. The car was still up in the air getting her breaks replaced. I walked to the kid’s school to retrieve them and received notification that the car was ready for pick up. They sent that shuttle to pick us up! I came home and took a hot epsom salt bath. After 14,732 steps in 90 degree heat, I’m done. I will be asleep by 7:00!
I’m so friggen proud of myself for taking each of those steps. One year ago, I would not have been able to do that. This year, I did it and then some! Yay me!
by the way... I was in bed at 6:30, slept until 6:00am, and spent the following three days recovering from those 14,000+ steps. You know you're almost 50 when you have to recover from a kick-ass day of working out well!
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