I've discovered an unexpected benefit of this imaginary trip. When I started this walk I was tired of working and looking forward to retirement. I was worried that I was wishing away these next five years as I anticipated the freedom that comes with wrapping up my career. I started my walks so that I could pretend I was experiencing my post retirement life right now. However, by going into my imaginary world, my real world has become a lot more fun. I'm out of the house, I'm eating better, I'm feeling better, and this beautiful week of Indian summer days has been fully enjoyed. When I make a sudden move, I feel a little twinge of muscle soreness. Just enough to know that I've used those babies and I'm better for it. I've also been walking at lunch time instead of eating at my desk and working a solid 8 to 10 hours without a break. No wonder I was tired of working....I was just tired. Now the job itself even seems more pleasant.
Today is Saturday. I put on my walking shoes and started early. My friend Kathy is coming over to quilt today, so I wanted to get my walk in before we got started. (another benefit of walking... once I'm done, I don't feel guilty about spending the day in my studio instead of enjoying the great outdoors... cause I already did). One of my neighbors mailboxes is entwined with a huge clump of morning glories. I never get to see them open, since by the time I usually walk, they are closed for the day. Glorious purples and blues...it's great to be alive!!
Anyway, I walked 5.10 miles today, which puts me at the corner of Chaplains Chapel Road and Deer Forest Road, outside the town of Brideville DE. (trip total 29.24 miles). Still listening to the same book on tape, which I should have ditched but am going to finish just because I've invested so much time in it already.
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| Morning Glories greet me today. |
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