Anyway, because it has been one year, I thought I'd share a milestone I reached recently.
I walked .7 miles!
In reality, it's only .1 miles further than I could walk this time last year, but I am excited for the following reason:
I could walk .6 miles in warm, tropical weather (ideal weather) but I can now walk .7 miles in cold, wintery weather! Weather has a big effect on my ability to walk long distances. The colder it is, the harder it is for me to walk. So the way I see it, that .1 mile difference is actually more significant, and for that reason it is really encouraging. Sure, I was utterly exhausted when we got to the restaurant we were walking to, and I was pretty much relying on Josh to hold me up, but it was still me pick up my feet step after step.
When I think about how well I am doing in 35 degree weather, I get really excited about what I can accomplish when the weather warms up this Spring. Who knows, maybe I'll reach my goal in 2012! But I'm not going to press it because I don't want to be disappointed if I don't make my goal in whatever time period I give myself.
So that's why I am going to celebrate each milestone, even if it is just .1 mile per year. And if it's less, that's ok too.
It's all about baby steps, right?
Happy 2012!
