Take a Hike

Visiting my son and experiencing his city life, I noticed (among many other things,) that you have to get used to walking everywhere very quickly.
I walked more out there in one week than I have the entire year at home!

I've been thinking a lot lately (and not in a good way) about how sedentary I've gotten lately.

In past years, I made a habit of going for daily walks, but this year, not so.
I can't say if it's been due to the thyroid issues (feeling tired all the time,) depression issues, or just plumb laziness. (Yeah - probably that last one.)
But I've gotten out of the habit.

I've also noticed that since I stopped walking, I've had more health issues too.

After the first day of hiking around the city, I also started to notice that there are very few overweight people in Seattle.

I want me some of that.

I finally got the gumption today, to take a hike. Instead of taking the car to the library (I've always thought of that as a long distance, but compared to what my son walks every day, it's nothing!) I decided to walk it.

If you work it right, it's level ground all the way there and back - but if you want the hill climb, you can have that too... I did a little of both.

I survived, and I limited myself to one book so I would have to go back again - soon.

I've got a high school reunion coming up next year, and I'm in no condition to see long lost friends.

Giving myself a challenge.

Huzzah.
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