Who knew?

When I woke up this morning, it was raining so hard you could barely hear anything else. It was thundering & lightening.... It was a real spring storm. My first thought after I realized it was a rain storm was "Where am I going to walk tonight?"

That thought surprised even me as I am not a person that likes to exercise... I REALLY don't like it. I know, you've probably heard people say that... but seriously, I don't. I walked during 2008 a LOT... And you know the saying that if you do something continuously for 4 weeks, it becomes a habit? Not with me. Nope. But today... wondering if the rain kept up, where I would walk was the first thing on my mind.

You see, my daughter-in-law, Sarah has decided to become my 'buddy' and help me with this struggle. Sarah gave me another challenge... To double my walking time from last week... and to walk 6 of the next 7 days. Whew. Now THAT is a challenge! I, of course, agreed to the challenge. How can I not? First of all... it's Sarah... and second.. it's a CHALLENGE. (Can you tell Sarah has my number?)

So.. knowing that today was day one in this challenge... I wondered where I would walk? I've enjoyed walking outside... seeing the neighbors, hearing the birds... but today... today it was windy, raining, cold & dreary. NOT conducive to walking.

I pondered this question during the day... and since I had an Alzheimer's Support Group meeting at 6 pm, I decided to visit mom's nursing home. It is HUGE & is built in a SQUARE so surely I can find connecting halls, get some good walking in AND stay dry?

When I arrived it was raining... I stopped by the nurses desk & asked if it was okay that I walk the halls since it was raining? Angel said it was fine - they all know me by now! I walked around the square & up & down the hallways for a grand total of 25 minutes!!

Who knew that momma's new home would double as my new walking place when the weather is horrid? Who knew? AND I got to visit with momma too: TWO birds... ONE stone!