WALKING for today

In my effort of living a simpler life, I've decided to set a task at beginning of each day which will help me toward that simple and healthier lifestyle.  I need each task to be simple - not at all complicated.  I deal with enough "complex" matters all day long!

So for today, I'm going to try to ft in some time for walking.  It's a beautiful morning with a promise of clear blue sky all day long. It's actually a perfect day for taking Weston for a walk. Unfortunately, he is a bit under the weather. As with most pure bred white dogs, Weston is prone to get allergies.  His white skin is puffy pink and he's scratching and biting like crazy. He scratched and bit so hard at the lower end of his tail that it's difficult for him to remain standing! The poor little guy!
But, I digress!

Walking will help me work toward my goal of losing weight and getting healthy.  It'll also clear my head of brain fog.  I'm not sure when I can fit this in, but I'll do this before nightfall.


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I accompanied my daughter to her dentist appointment and had some time to wait.  It dawned on me that I can make use of this time and go for a walk.  Since this was her first visit to this dentist, the area was totally unfamiliar. But I saw a small residential area across the street and decided to walk there.  I turned on my "MayMyWalk" app and off I went.  What a great decision that was. I could have stayed seated and read a magazine or a book all hunched up in my bad bent-over posture, or walk briskly under clear autumn sky.  I could have sat by a shuttered window with filtered sun light or walk happily as the warmth of the sun enveloped my arms.

I came across a field full of flowers that I've never seen before. They were bright pink and looked like orchids. Even the leaves had that long green orchid look.  

 

I'm so glad I chose to walk. I got in 1 mile and exceeded my UP goal by a few hundred steps! Most of all, I took the time to enjoy flowers.