Exploring the Neighborhood

Semester almost over, tenth blog post...and in case you're wondering, I'm still not thin.  I don't think it's going to happen this semester.  At least I'm learning some things about myself by writing about my journey.  When you write about doing something, you need to do it, otherwise you end up with a guilty conscience! 

For instance, I've learned that I really need to keep better track of what I eat and how much I exercise.  Just yesterday I read an article on how important it is to take notes of what we're eating, if we're trying to lose weight.  I believe that, and I think it must apply to exercise as well.  It's too easy to make generalizations and push the realities to the back of our minds otherwise. 

I've begun exploring my neighborhood.  Even though I wrote about walking the hills here, it was hard at first, once sweet husband's new job and the time change kept him from walking with me, to make myself get out alone in a strange new city.  I'm not a big city person anyway and don't relish the amounts of houses and traffic here in Seattle.  So, looking back, I have not done as much walking as I had planned.  But I do need the exercise, and with sunshine being at a premium it's important to soak up some rays whenever it does shine.  Now I'm taking my dog with me and exploring on a regular basis.  Don't we all have places nearby that we've never seen, even though we may have lived in the same town for years?  Believe me, I have places enough now to last a lifetime.