I walked down to the Safeway near my house one evening, and that hill nearly kicked my butt...so I seriously considered giving up the goal within 24 hours. I'm apparently ridiculously easily beaten.
I've done the hill once more since that attempt, and it wasn't so bad!!
I also went shopping with my sis-in-law D and we talked makeup, appearance, dating, being feminine...all that good stuff. The upshot of it all is that I need to soften some of my rough edges. I believe a friend I met in Ireland described me as "putting out a vibe to men that you could kick their ass"...not exactly the image one wants to convey, non?
So, on the most superficial of levels, I'm making more of an effort with my appearance. That means makeup, hair styles, manner of dress, and even making an attempt to swear less. That last one's going to take the most hard work I think. I'm going to embark on a skirt phase, attempting to wear a skirt to work 3 of 5 days per week. That will mean buying some new fabric and making a few new skirts (I have a favored pattern I can't wait to use again), but we all have sacrifices to make! ; )
Tonight I'm going for a walk with my ex-roomie M. She's a great motivator with her marathons, trail runs, swimming, rock climbing, snow shoeing and everything else she manages to do in her down time. She's recovering from an injury that's kept her from running, so she won't be as hard to keep up with for the time being. ;) Hopefully it's an energizing experience, and will push me to keep going. I know, it's only a walk, but baby steps right?
Now I just have to wake up early enough to do my makeup every morning...*that* might be a bigger challenge than you'd think...
And just to start prepping myself for "mother nature's stair master"...an image I found on Google of it...ugh! That's the halfway mark...and that's one of the nicer sections from the photos I've seen. YUCK! I'll have to start dong multiple sets of stairs every day as the summer goes on - hills just won't cut it! Wish me luck :p
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