I found some off road trails

Last Wednesday I finally went for a walk. It had been a couple weeks since the last time I went and it was nice to get moving again. We went about 3.5 miles and found some unpaved trails that were mostly nice, but a little rough in a few places. Good thing we have a BOB stroller! It handled everything with ease, even if I didn't- I'm definitely out of shape.

I need to start exercising in earnest. If I don't, and even if I do, I may not be ready for the marathon in September. I really want to be running, but I also want to be running without pain, so I can't push too much too soon.

I thought about getting up early and going for a run before Mr M gets up, but we have some schedule changes coming up, so that will only work in the short term. Going for a walk after LMS gets up, has breakfast, gets dressed, etc means we usually don't leave the house till 9 at the earliest. Mr M comes home for lunch at 11, so by the time I've done my walk, showered, changed, etc, it's time to get lunch ready and the morning is completely gone. This is a big part of why I haven't gone for walks for a while now- I'm trying to get stuff done, and I can't do it all.

Guess I'm going to have to figure out how to work around that.

I've made good progress on the sorting and purging, but still have some more to do. If I could just get all the stuff sold, I'd be good. Anyone need any random baby stuff?

Two current major goals

The first is to get my mileage back up. I'm struggling a bit with this one. There's great walking trails here, but there are no mile markers, so it's hard to know how far I've gone. I like to quantify things, so I'm not liking that so much. I finally found a battery for my pedometer, but I still need to recalibrate it before I can use it. I'm also struggling with low energy levels. I've been moving boxes and bins around, unpacking, sorting, finding places for things, and it's very tiring. Added to that is the nasty cold I had the last couple weeks which is finally mostly gone and the Easter candy I ate (I've really got to stop eating candy all together, sugar is just causing too many problems) and random food allergy problems (still not sure what exactly is triggering it), and I just haven't been feeling that great lately.

The second goal is to get everything unpacked and put away as soon as possible. I'm making good progress on this one, but I'm at the point where I have to start getting rid of a lot of stuff, so I've also started listing things on craigslist. Hopefully everything will sell quickly, but in the meantime the items are still here, taking up space. I love decluttering! Well, I love the results. The process can be stressful.

Weekly mileage report, week 9

Monday-
Tuesday-
Wednesday- walked about a mile or so with Mr M and LMS
Thursday- walked about 2 miles with LMS in the jogger. discovered just how close we are to the pool, a grocery store, and the preschool I want to send LMS to in the fall.
Friday- walked about 3 miles
Saturday-

Total miles week 9:  6+
Total miles week 8: 4+
Total miles week 7: 6
Total miles week 6: 3+
Total miles week 5: 10
Total miles week 4: 12
Total miles week 3: 9
Total miles week 2: 6
Total miles week 1: 3

sun behind the trees, caught while on our walk

Weekly mileage report, week 8

Monday- have been feeling very crummy still, unpacked two more cubes though
Tuesday- still feeling crummy- really phlegmy
Wednesday- still feeling yucky
Thursday- unpacked the jogger Monday, went to use it today, only to find the tires flat. took LMS on a walk still, but went at her pace. did about a mile, I think. also unpacked the last cube.
Friday- Mr M inflated the tires last night, so we walked about 3 miles
Saturday- didn't walk other than during a long grocery shopping trip (exhausting!)

Total miles week 8: 4+
Total miles week 7: 6
Total miles week 6: 3+
Total miles week 5: 10
Total miles week 4: 12
Total miles week 3: 9
Total miles week 2: 6
Total miles week 1: 3

Weekly mileage report, week 7

Total miles week 7: 6
Total miles week 6: 3+
Total miles week 5: 10
Total miles week 4: 12
Total miles week 3: 9
Total miles week 2: 6
Total miles week 1: 3

yes, we lived on crappy country roads, and yes, LMS dressed herself

Weekly mileage report, week 6

Monday- intended to walk, even though it was cold and snowing, but decided not to- good thing since the guy picking up the storage container didn't call before coming- just showed up- and I may or may not have been home by then if I'd gone for a walk
Tuesday- on the train
Wednesday- on the train
Thursday- walked about 2 miles
Friday- walked a little with LMS (don't have our jogger right now, so things are more difficult right now)
Saturday- walked all over Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's house), but I didn't have my pedometer on, so I don't know how far we went

Total miles week 6: 3+
Total miles week 5: 10
Total miles week 4: 12
Total miles week 3: 9
Total miles week 2: 6
Total miles week 1: 3

cool old truck on one or our routes (before we moved)

Weekly mileage report, week 5

Monday- ran errands, almost went for a walk when I got back, but it was too cold and windy- I wussed out.
Tuesday- walked 3 miles in the cold and wind
Wednesday- walked 4 miles and got snowed on a little bit- it was just a passing flurry
Thursday- didn't walk- just too exhausted- too many late nights combined with lots of heavy lifting
Friday- got a really good workout moving boxes into the truck then moving them into the cubes
Saturday- even though I was tired and sore, I did get out and walk 3 miles

Total miles week 5: 10
Total miles week 4: 12
Total miles week 3: 9
Total miles week 2: 6
Total miles week 1: 3

the view- I'll miss this