Park #4

Gloomy day, gloomy park.

Park #3

This day was cloudy, but the park made up for the bad weather with bright colors and sleeping ducks:

Park #2

Today was bright and sunny!

Groundhog Day

Today was a beautiful day and it was also Groundhog Day. I saw my shadow, please let that mean there will be no more winter! I am completely tired of the cold weather, winter, and wearing my heavy coat. I am so tired of this, that today I wore a skirt and my windbreaker in defiance. It wasn't quite warm enough for a skirt, but don't care!

Walking incentive, fabulous views on mostly clear days:

Walking 3.5 Miles Again

Today I walked to a different park than the one before, and this time I remembered to take a picture! Hooray for the waterfront!

Walk Today

It' Saturday and I should walk today, or play Dance Central, or go on a bike ride...

Walking: I can go to Starbucks as a destination! Earl Grey Tea lattes only have 140 calories. And I can stop at the Great Harvest Bread Co. (to die for!) and get some yummy breads.

Dance Central: I can do this in addition to walking. And it's fun! And I work towards achievements!

Go on a bike ride: I would need to go farther than I would walk because I can ride my bike faster than I can walk... and I'd rather walk up a hill than ride my bike up one, and there are so many hills!

I think I will go on a walk and play Dance Central. It is so late in the day though... I may as well see if the boyfriend wants to go with me--I hope so!




Update 2:35pm: I ended up going on the walk by myself, but it was worth it! The total mile count was 4 miles! Wow! Now to relax for a couple hours before playing Dance Central.

Walking 3.5 Miles

I am so excited! I just walked 3.5 miles today! I walked farther than I ever have on my walks and I was even rewarded with an awesome view of the waterfront on my walk. Can't get any better than that! I get bored when I walk, so anything to spice it up, like changing my route, adding a promising destination, or remembering my headphones for some good music, really helps me get through it.

I must admit something to you... I kinda hate walking. It' just so slow... I am too weak to run and the ankle and knee injuries of runners scares me. I prefer anything over walking. I love riding my bike, but the weather hasn't warmed up enough in the mornings or evening for me to want to ride. So, walking it is...

Walking 2.5 Miles a Day

So far these past two weeks, I have walked at least two miles a day during my lunch and usually have added an extra 1/2 mile to make it 2.5 miles a day. However, all the snow that fell this weekend has me wondering how I'm going to get my exercise in this week!

Tomorrow I don't plan to drive to work, so I may walk the 1.7 miles to the bus stop and go from there... considering that I will probably be walking back home from the bus stop, it looks like I will get in 3.4 miles tomorrow! Although considering that the buses will be on a reduced schedule due to MLK day and a reduced snow route due to the weather, I'm guaranteed to get more exercise in. Too bad I can't walk all the way to work.

Ah... I miss snow days... where I could just stay home and not worry about how I was going to get anywhere...