Day 600 – Day 1 of Walking for Cancer Research

“Please tell me you didn’t do your walking outside today?” Actual words from Wee Daftie’s Official Unofficial Auntie Numbnuts today.

Of course I did! Well, not all of them. It is literally blowing a storm outside and I believe her name is Emma. I did have to start 31 days of walking a minimum of 10,000 steps a day during the worst possible weather, didn’t I? Well done, Cal. Regardless, it’s a good cause, I’ve made a promise and I am beyond stubborn so let’s crack on!

It’s not Wee Daftie’s first time in the snow so I’m not too worried about whether or not she’ll enjoy walking in it as I know she does. She does however hate the wind. Understandably. But also currently unfortunate. We took a small 10 minute spin in the snow after breakfast this morning to see how cold it really was and what her take on the whole situation was. As predicted, she loved it til the winds picked up.

Following a warm and yummy soupy lunch, in which there was a lovely break in the weather, I decided to take a gamble and hoik us out for a wander/trudge/stumble through the snow.

After wrestling with first Daftie, then our Caboo and then both together, I managed to sling her on my back and off into the snow we ventured!

The lesser spotted Daftie in her natural habitat, snuggled up to Mammy, pretending she can’t hear the singing.

Now. I frequently (daily? Hourly?) find things about my little girl that make me laugh, scratch my head and wonder just how odd she is. I mean, I do like her but there is good reason her nickname is what it is. Today was no exception.

Amazingly, she fell asleep while we were out. We went for a 34 minute, 4,000 and a bit step walk in the howling wind, driving snow and bitter cold and she ends up napping.

Check out battle scars! The unforgiving storm ruined my eyeliner. She also stayed in this position, snoring like a warthog, for a good hour after we made it home.

After running about the living room, chasing after bouncy balls, having a dance party and making dinner, we made it to just under 7,000 steps by 6pm! Amazing! I was super chuffed so finished off the final 3,000 thanks to YouTube and Leslie Sansone Walks at Home after tucking my funny girl into bed.

Who knows what tomorrow will bring but fingers crossed we can head out for a bit.

Day 1 done. Bring on the rest!