Thursday, December 1, 2011

What happens if you take a couple of weeks off?

Well, I'll tell you, starting back up again means some muscles that let you know they've missed the work! Today, my legs are asking me what was so important that I didn't get out there to do some walking?

There is a draw back to dark, winter days in upstate NY-and that is-you guessed it, less time to get outside and go for a walk, while there is any light left. And it really makes dodging traffic tricky; or as my UK friends would say "dodgy."

Yesterday, I ordered two LED arm bands and some reflective spots. I am thinking that sticking them all over in random patterns like you might see on a blue screen (or these days I guess it is a 'green screen') would really surprise the drivers as they came up behind me-and tried to decipher what the heck I was. HA! that'll teach them to pay attention. I have no intention of ending up flat and flexible like Gumby. (I contemplated carrying some small somethings that I could use as attention getters for errant side of the road drivers-but decided against it. I couldn't think of something safe, that wouldn't distract them even more and still let them know I didn't appreciate their lack of rule-following-and unsafe driving methods. These are just the little things one thinks about while trying not to get run over.)

I got up earlier than normal today in order to go outside when the sun was up and I, of the neon orange windbreaker-would be more visible. Result? No car dodging.

Tonight, I am taking my legs to bed early-in order to rest up. No sense in missing out on the lesson learned today: Go out early and often.
-later

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