So, despite everything, it's somehow still March. Instalment four of the 10,000 steps-a-day challenge and there's still one instalment to go.
Day 18, Wednesday - getting into the end-of-the-world wartime spirit by foraging wild garlic from neighbouring woodland to put in assorted soups and pies. Stockpiling toilet rolls is out. A kilogram of wild garlic in the freezer is IN. Added a nice hunter-gatherer dimension to the daily walk. 11,100 steps. Day 19, Thursday - the great thing about working from home is not having to walk for forty minutes from the train station to my classes. The rubbish thing about working from home is not having to walk for forty minutes from the train station to my classes. Had done about eight steps by 4pm and had to do a frantic walk before dinner. 10,031. Day 20, Friday - nailed it. Played my online lecture through the speaker and did laps of the kitchen while listening. 10,006 steps. Day 21, Saturday - considering strapping my phone to my dog’s leg to see if I can trick it into counting four times the number of steps, and getting away with a short 2500-step walk. Nonetheless: 10,097 steps. Day 22, Sunday - selflessly decided that the best Mother’s Day present to my mum was me staying home all day rather than disappearing off round the fields for two hours. I’ll catch up on 1st April. Number of steps today, hmm. Can I record number of violet creams eaten instead? ‘Cause I think that’s a bigger number. Day 23, Monday - okay, okay, today I wussed out. I felt oddly tired all day (NO DRY COUGH I PROMISE!) and managed 6000 steps. I’ll catch up in April!! There’s not exactly a great deal of other activities on offer, after all... #stayhome Day 24, Tuesday - still tired but was determined to make good use of my one state-sanctioned daily walk. Crawled my way to 10,000 steps (BANG ON). Day 25, Wednesday - thought that ridiculously warm and sunny weather would make me more inclined to head off into the hills for a long walk but all I want to do is bask in the garden with a Sidecar. 10,007 steps Day 26, Thursday - social distancing is in full force; anyone I came across while walking round the village crossed the road when they saw me coming. 10,016 steps - spent most of them feeling slightly like a leper.
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