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August 25, 2007
Busy Morning
I've managed to accomplish quite a bit today, despite sleeping in (until 8am, snort). I've cleaned up an overloaded email account, archived a whole buncha image and old document files, started 2 loads of laundry and written in my journal. Not bad for only being up for about 3 1/2 hours. Mind you, much of it was multitasking, since the archiving and laundry processes are something I only need to start, not participate in the whole time.
Next on the agenda: walking downtown to run various errands. It becomes more and more clear to me that wherever David and I go once he finishes up here, we must live within walking distance of a downtown-y area of some sort as well as our jobs. I've lost two pounds in the last week just because I walked to school. (Well, and forgotten to eat lunch. But I don't make a habit of that.) Dave's lost 80 some-odd pounds in the last year because he walks almost everywhere now. We can't give that up when we leave here, it has to be part of the next home we go to.
I should add that within walking distance means 2-2.5 miles. We're not talking about a couple of blocks here. Dave and I have both become hard-core walkers. So much so that I almost left my car at school the other day.
I walk MWF, because I have time and because I don't want to drive if I don't have to. TTh, I drive to school only because my first class is at 9:30 and I am not leaving my house before 8:45am if I can help it. My office (and the classroom, which is actually nearby) are about 45 mintues away, which would leave me no prep and settle-in time. So I drive.
This last Thursday, I was all set to walk home. I had my backpack on and was headed out the door. The only reason I remembered I had a car on campus was a text from Dave. Not even about driving, just some random text message. Thank goodness it sparked a chain of thought that ended with the recollection that the car was parked next to the building that houses my office. Otherwise, I'd probably only have figured it out when I got home.
Given how tired I am at the end of the day, I can guarantee I would not have enjoyed the walk back to my office.
Posted by sally at August 25, 2007 11:40 AM
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