It was a very slow start for the girls in the Daft Family Household. I woke up this morning with a slight headache which I wanted to shift before we tackled the day. Lots of cuddles, painkillers, water and not getting up til way past decent, meant that we both were ready to face the day and next step (ha!) in our challenge.
Daftie had already decided that we needed an adventure walk so that she could use her new backpack, routinely referred to as the Adventure Backpack. It’s basically a dinosaur with a zipper. It’s a lovely bag and she was really excited to carry some of her own things in it so we packed spare gloves, a hat and some raisins for snacking and we set off.
Beside Dean Village is a weir that she loves to visit. We call it the Rushy Water due to the sheer noise it makes. It’s this gorgeous and calm pool that suddenly bursts forth into a thunderous drop into the river. It’s really cool and it’s one of those places that feels like you’re a million miles away from where you actually are when you visit.
After we hung out and marvelled for a while, we headed along the Water of Leith towards Stockbridge. Along the way we stopped to snack on the all important raisins and for Wee Daftie to stand on all the frozen puddles she could find. Which was a lot. There was less snow today for sure but it was literally freezing in every other aspect. Plenty of opportunities to break some ice and to practice walking like a penguin.
We had a tiny bit of shopping to do on the way home and then it was pea soup and toasties for lunch, followed by colouring and a movie in the afternoon.
Considering how lousy I felt when I woke up, we managed 6,500 steps by the time we put our feet up which was such an achievement and felt amazing. I finished off the rest of our steps – and then some – after putting her to bed. Another day done, another 10,000 – and then some – walked for Refuge. My Wee Daftie definitely helps to keep me going but knowing that we’re making such a difference makes it easy to dig deep when it’s needed.
I have my story to tell about why I want to do this for Refuge and I promise to tell at least part of that story this month. I just need to find the right way to tell it. Today, however, it’s all about having healing walks in beautiful winter sun, and calm winter night.
https://stepup.refuge.org.uk/fundraising/step-up-by-stepping-out-a-lot
#TeamRefuge
Travels With My Daftie 