Active April: Activist, and Great News
After my post last night about getting dodgy misinformation about how I could "bump" myself up the priority list for getting vaccines, which nobody should do, I got a text this morning.
I'm being invited to book my first Covid jab!
I'm massively excited about this, and hope the booking process will be simple - I'm going to get some help to do it, as I tend to need all the help I can get.
I'm also trying to become an "activist" for a cause I really believe in, and I quickly decided on getting out and walking - this is why I pledged to Living Streets National Walking Month.
The pledge is to walk a selected number of days each week during May (National Walking Month); I'm sure I could have 7, but I erred on the side of caution and said 6 days - it's mostly a way of encouraging people to walk rather than take public transport/car, which I often do anyway (and some people have looked at me like I was mad for doing so).
It would be great for some of you to pledge too; it's a great cause.
This morning, I tried an experiment, and instead of doing what I would usually do on a Friday for the last 13 months while working from home, I acted like I was going to work as usual.
So, I got out of bed and had my shower/brushed my teeth straight away; I then dressed and read my Bible, like I do in the mornings before I forget. I had breakfast and left the flat, as though I were on my way to work.
It helped a bit that we're on to the seasons where getting out in the morning is easier, and that I wasn't having to remember a packed lunch, but I managed to leave the flat after about 31 minutes.
My typical morning routine was something I was most dreading when going back to work even part time in the office, as often I have to just rush around, trying to be ready in time. It helped that I wasn't putting on a shirt/tie this morning, certainly. It also helped that I wasn't looking around for a hat/scarf/pair of gloves.
I walked towards the station, but didn't go in there; I stopped by at the shop by the station to get a paper, which was easier said than done. I don't know why, but it often seems that if there is just one other person in the shop, they will be in the way of the item I am going to, and I often end up waiting patiently for them to move, but the thing is, I like to hover and fake-browse at things to make it not look too obvious that I'm waiting for the other person.
The shopkeeper was faffing around with a cabinet of drinks, moving stuff around by the looks of things like he was OCD about it, with the papers behind him. Eventually, I had to move towards the newspapers and he took the hint and moved away.
I also managed to get some final pictures for Walks with Flowers!
From yesterday evening, near my flat.
Okay, not a flower, but I keep going past this house and finding a different embroidery; this one is about saving the planet, I believe.
I also managed to get my first haircut of 2021!
I think it's a great improvement in how I look.
People in town were a bit difficult to do the distancing from today - one man chose to cough loudly just at the point when he was passing me, and I just hope that either he didn't have Coronavirus or I didn't manage to catch it.
As for my success today, I've managed to archive and delete a whole bunch of work files that were becoming unnecessary - sometimes our drives on the work system get out of hand with so many duplicate files, I often forget which is the latest one.
I've also managed to complete Strava's 1% Better Challenge, with today's morning walk, and I've recorded almost 9 hours for the Dear Mountains Challenge.
I'm being invited to book my first Covid jab!
I'm massively excited about this, and hope the booking process will be simple - I'm going to get some help to do it, as I tend to need all the help I can get.
I'm also trying to become an "activist" for a cause I really believe in, and I quickly decided on getting out and walking - this is why I pledged to Living Streets National Walking Month.
The pledge is to walk a selected number of days each week during May (National Walking Month); I'm sure I could have 7, but I erred on the side of caution and said 6 days - it's mostly a way of encouraging people to walk rather than take public transport/car, which I often do anyway (and some people have looked at me like I was mad for doing so).
It would be great for some of you to pledge too; it's a great cause.
This morning, I tried an experiment, and instead of doing what I would usually do on a Friday for the last 13 months while working from home, I acted like I was going to work as usual.
So, I got out of bed and had my shower/brushed my teeth straight away; I then dressed and read my Bible, like I do in the mornings before I forget. I had breakfast and left the flat, as though I were on my way to work.
It helped a bit that we're on to the seasons where getting out in the morning is easier, and that I wasn't having to remember a packed lunch, but I managed to leave the flat after about 31 minutes.
My typical morning routine was something I was most dreading when going back to work even part time in the office, as often I have to just rush around, trying to be ready in time. It helped that I wasn't putting on a shirt/tie this morning, certainly. It also helped that I wasn't looking around for a hat/scarf/pair of gloves.
I walked towards the station, but didn't go in there; I stopped by at the shop by the station to get a paper, which was easier said than done. I don't know why, but it often seems that if there is just one other person in the shop, they will be in the way of the item I am going to, and I often end up waiting patiently for them to move, but the thing is, I like to hover and fake-browse at things to make it not look too obvious that I'm waiting for the other person.
The shopkeeper was faffing around with a cabinet of drinks, moving stuff around by the looks of things like he was OCD about it, with the papers behind him. Eventually, I had to move towards the newspapers and he took the hint and moved away.
I also managed to get some final pictures for Walks with Flowers!
From yesterday evening, near my flat.
Okay, not a flower, but I keep going past this house and finding a different embroidery; this one is about saving the planet, I believe.
I also managed to get my first haircut of 2021!
I think it's a great improvement in how I look.
People in town were a bit difficult to do the distancing from today - one man chose to cough loudly just at the point when he was passing me, and I just hope that either he didn't have Coronavirus or I didn't manage to catch it.
As for my success today, I've managed to archive and delete a whole bunch of work files that were becoming unnecessary - sometimes our drives on the work system get out of hand with so many duplicate files, I often forget which is the latest one.
I've also managed to complete Strava's 1% Better Challenge, with today's morning walk, and I've recorded almost 9 hours for the Dear Mountains Challenge.