50°F on January 16

No excuses not to walk today.

Okay, maybe last night's adventure was a good one, but as mama used to say "what doesn't kill you makes you strong."

Last night my shoulder hurt, and I had indigestion. I think. I had convinced myself it was a heart attack, especially after my right arm fell asleep. The more I stressed the more things started to hurt. So I doodled and watched NUMB3RS. Then I went to bed, determined I'd never wake up. I took my phone with me so I could call 911 as my last act. (But how could they get in the house?)

Needless to say I woke up and still had indigestion. So I had 2 "Greekers"* for lunch, they back talked for about a half hour and then did their magic. "Greekers" are better for indigestion than pricey drugs. Not exactly on the food plan, but a girl must do, what a girl must do.

Mid morning I decided to walk after lunch. I haven't been going far. I've been going shorter, harder distances. Today I walked down to 4th, went up the 4th St. hill, down to Ostrum and was going to the hospital to do the stairs before going home. Then I saw the parking deck. Never paid attention to it before. There are four towers with four-five flights of stairs. I decided to cut over, and go up and down each. The first was locked, but I did the others. Then I used the stairs thru the parking lots to get to the Main Entrance, and headed for the stairs. The hospital is a maze, and I apparently zigged when I should have zagged and ended up it the shorter half of the building. Only five flights. But it was okay. I did all the ones in the parking deck to.  (The sign was at the exit of the lot.)

Then I resisted the urge the nurse showed me to avoid the hill. (At the time, I was guiding mama downhill in a wheelchair. Gravity almost got the best of me.) I went up the hill and headed home. It was about 1.5-2 miles. It felt good.

If I'm going to do the 52 flights at the end of February, I need to get out there more often. Bad weather or not.

*Greekers--Hot dogs from Pete's Doggie Shop. They have a sloppy, spicy beef topping.