Saturday, March 28, 2020

Time Enough

Normally my calendar is jam packed with activities. Work, meetings, and volunteer commitments. Now in this strange new world we're living in all have been cancelled and I have a lot of time on my hands.

Hubby Tony is working from home, but without commuting time his business day is shorter. We've been taking a nice long walk every day the weather allows. That's really helped us investigate the neighborhood streets in our new neighborhood. But sometimes we walk with a purpose.

When I woke up this morning the ground was wet, but my phone app said the rain had stopped for a few hours. We needed some things from Aldi, so Tony and I decided to walk (a distance of eight-tenths of a mile-the majority of it straight north, with a short jog to the east). Before we left we each grabbed a bag from the stash in my car, and as we shopped in the store each of us got to decide just how much weight they wanted to carry home.

Rather than going back by the same route we walked a little farther east, then turned and went south until we got to a back entrance to our subdivision, where we turned east, making a large three-mile circle.

What would have been a fifteen minute in the car took about 90 minutes on foot. Because we could.

11 comments:

  1. Good for you! That’s awesome! I’ve not been getting my exercise and I’m losing track of my days because I don’t have Zumba and tai-chi to make me know what day it is.

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    1. I listen to a radio station that has volunteer disk jockeys, and the music selection changes every couple of hours. I can tell what day it is by who is on the radio.

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  2. These boots are made for walking ... ... ...

    God bless.

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    1. I'm just choosing to practice social distancing recommendations.

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  4. Nice to get out and get some exercise and combine with something else needed.

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  5. The stores here are no longer allowing us to bring in our own bags, instead putting everything in their bags. I've been jealous of your temperatures. Our highs are in the 50s, but the forecast calls for 70s by the end of the week. I sure hope so.

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    1. Since cashiers at Aldi do not do any bagging, they've not had to change their policies. Even if I get a store bag, it's nice to slide it inside one of mine that has a longer handle and is easier to carry.

      I hope warmer weather comes your wa, too.

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  6. Great way to get in the day's steps. You two are clever that way.

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