Rainy walk this morning.  I did wait for the rain to lighten a bit, so I got started a little later than I have lately.  It was nice one, and the playlist I made was perfect for a more laid back walk.

I was feeling a little sick overnight, so sleep was scant.  I imagine I’ll sleep this afternoon, but it is a rainy day, so it’s not the best day to get things done with moving or mowing.  We are trying to stay on top of it.

Yesterday, Justin & I took some things to the storage unit.  We met Brent there.  I hadn’t seen the space since it was rented last year.  I understand what Brent has been doing with it, but it’s going to be a challenge to merge my things with his.  We might even need an additional unit.  I’m looking forward to moving; it’s going to be so much better for my fitness.  I LOVE my outdoor walks surrounded by trees and birds, but the gravel road can be hard to walk on and absolutely everything becomes a mess with a little rain since the ground is all clay.  It is beautiful when it is dry, but it isn’t reliable.  I’d like to have consistency.  If I’m feeling into it, I can always go walking on a wooded trail or around the lake.  I could even go do walks in rural residential areas.  The point is, I would love to have a reliable trail.  I’ll miss walking up and down the street though.  I’ve been enjoying that.

[Walk #53]

I got in a little more walking at noon, but it was hard to do while Justin was outside mowing.  He needs things, Chip needs things…. it’s just far easier to get interrupted.  

[Walk #54]

I got caught up on sleep finally!  I don’t have trouble waking up in the morning, but I have been having trouble getting to sleep at night.  I fell asleep yesterday afternoon and stayed that way until about 5am today.  I feel rested, but I also think your body pushed you better when you aren’t.  I don’t feel as pumped up and ready to go today.  That said, my walk was much easier.  I went all the way up to Brush Creek Rd and back today, which I hadn’t done before.  The furthest east I had gone before was the marijuana farm a few doors down, which I noticed this morning is seemingly abandoned. That’s not an industry I know anything about, but I did think it seems a shame that those greenhouses couldn’t be used for growing food this year.  I’m of the opinion that setups like that one should be common, filled with vegetables, and probably subsidized by some sort of government program or paid for through subscriptions by those who are able to get the produce.  Programs like that would be actual decentralization of industry, something that a lot of extreme Left & extreme Right folks are always claiming an interest in.  I sometimes wonder if what they really mean is “as long as someone else does the work.”  We really shouldn’t be looking at food as a commodity.  We have the ability to make it both abundant and local.  We just lack the will… and probably because it would result in lower food costs, which would mean there is no profit in that plan.  I see that as a good.  I understand why others don’t.

About halfway between here and Brush Creek Rd is a house set back as far as Mom & Dad’s house; their driveway was lined with medium sized dogs, including what I believe was a doberman or something similar (when I was trying to look, I did have the sun right in my face).  I don’t get too nervous around dogs, but I can tell that if I have any trouble with dogs, those will be the ones I have trouble with.  Just like the little dogs just on Fairgrounds Rd, I should go meet them so they aren’t scared when I walk by.  That situation feels a little less conducive though.  At least the homeowners on Fairgrounds are always outside when the little dogs are.

[Walk #49]

Another brisk morning, but this time I dressed appropriately and put on both a hoodie and sweatpants.  That worked so well for me that I went even longer today; it was also drier than yesterday.  I made it about an hour before I felt like I needed to stop.  That said, if I had been walking around the lake or some other trail, if I had a few minutes to rest I could have kept going.  I think the 3 mile walking path around Boomer Lake is finally a thing I can plan in my day.  It’s less convenient than up and down the street, but I assume easier on my feet.  The gravel does start to get a little annoying eventually.

[Walk #48]