Catching up

Walking's all very well, but I seem to have been walking so much recently that I've fallen behind in my paid employment! Admittedly, I now work mainly online from home, but even so, there are things that have to be done to ensure I meet deadlines and obligations. Today, then, is a "catching up" day. But I'm going to have to take a walk soon because staring at a screen all day is definitely not my idea of fun.

Now, you wouldn't have got that reaction from me a year ago when dragging myself from my bed to the computer was the most energetic thing I was able to do. Admittedly, I can see that it would be quite easy to fall back into such a lifestyle, but now, if I don't get dressed immediately I get up in the morning, I feel uncomfortable. A year ago, it wasn't unusual for me to be in my dressing gown at midday and beyond. Now, I only go back to bed if I'm ill; then, a four hour afternoon nap wasn't unusual.

Sometimes, I still feel the pull of the dressing gown and hear the call of the midday siesta - but on those occasions when I've succumbed, I've been so bored and unable to sleep that I've got up and gone for a walk! So, while the thought of simply settling into slothful behaviour is attractive, the reality is much less appealing; I feel so much better if I'm active, much though it pains me to admit it, given that I despise exercise so much!

And now... I must take a walk.