Yesterday was school start. A new start for my daily walk routine. I kind of lost it during vacation. Before the summer I aimed at 8000-10'000 steps/day and it might sound easy but the fact is I don't move around that much if I don't make an effort to do so. Have you ever checked how many steps you take on an average day? I should add, I don't have a dog. I think life looks different for most dog walkers. I might be wrong, but when you have a dog you have to walk the dog at least a couple of times a day. I would love to have a dog one day.
When I worked in customer service and had old ladies and gentlemen on the line chatting along
(I enjoyed those conversations so much) each and everyone said the key to a long life is walking at least an hour a day. There was Bertil who was 92 and Alma 86, Ingmar 81, Gertrud 87... all of them said that they walk daily to stay healthy and fit. Those conversations has stayed in the back of my head and I'm trying really hard to set a walking routine for myself. A routine I hope will stay with me for as long as I live and a routine that helps me live a long and healthy life.
While my children set themselves ready for school yesterday morning, I set myself ready for a morning walk. Nelly Bo was the first child out the door at 7am to meet her new adventure: Gymnasium
(equivalent to high school). Next child to leave the house half an hour later was Luca Bo
(who has grown not less than 3 centimeters and 2 shoe sizes over the summer!!!) and then there were me and Emmy Bo hand in hand marching off to the local school in the village. It is her last year here. 8th grade. Maybe it will also be the last year of holding hands... Time will tell. Next year all my children will commute to schools further away.
Life goes on. Children grow up. Seasons change. Hand holding stops... Maybe... My morning walks helps me deal with all random challenges life is full of. They help me appreciate nature and all the things I have been given. To see the beauty right here and now. Not take things for granted. Reflect. Make decisions. Calm myself. Find balance in it all.
My first long morning walk of this "new start of the year" was absolutely lovely, and the funny thing was that when I walked there through the woods and along the fields I wondered to myself:
"Why did it take me so long to get out here again?".
I love my walks. They allow me to take deep breaths of crisp air, they help me clear my head from clutter, they make me move my stiff joints and muscles. Oil the machinery. And when I return back home I'm full of ideas, energy and motivation to take on the day, new projects and everything else.
I'm gonna try really, really hard to stick to this routine this time. It is all about getting out the door... Trainers on.
"Just get out the door every day Annette, and you will live happily ever after!" I tell myself. And with that I sign off for today. It is time to leave the house hand in hand with Emmy Bo. It is time for my morning walk. Day 2 of many morning walks to come. Do you want to Come Walk With Me?
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Once I had a walking club here on the blog. It
helped me in a time when I was burnt out and stuck in a constant
blues. It picked me up, kept me fit and made me come back to see the
light and find balance in the chaos I found myself in. Click on the Come
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the life you live. It is never to late.
Walking is something you can do
anytime, anywhere and however long or short you want.
Every step
counts. Even small ones. Regularity is the key.
Kärlek
Annette
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