We got some more snow! I so hope I can gather up the willpower to get myself out for a neighborhood walk. I also hope that we can all go sledding at the Rocky Run trail again.
I think a solitary walk is exactly what I need today. I’ve been grumpy and tired because I haven’t been sleeping enough (because I’ve been working and reading and watching TV shows with husband and not getting to bed before 1 am).
I read about “indoor kids” versus “outdoor kids” on stirrup-queens.com. I never thought about it before – I just kind of assumed that daily outside time is necessary and preferred by most people (well, with some exceptions: when my friend lived in Beijing they barely ever went outside because of pollution and their kids only went to indoor playgrounds that had air filters and air conditioning and the like). Now that I think about it – one of my kids may be leaning towards “indoor kid” personality, because it’s a struggle to get her to go outside…
Mel also wrote about walking in place at home while watching “virtual walk” videos on YouTube. I didn’t try walking-in-place (maybe when the weather outside is terrible?), but the videos were… interesting and frustrating at the same time. I found virtual walks through cities where my grandparents used to live (Kharkov and Grodno). Depressingly, I didn’t recognize anything. Also, at least in some videos, the camera kind of “jumped” between city sections (and I was, like, wait! I wanted to keep going that way!!!). I didn’t find any virtual walks in towns and villages where I grew up (sniff!). I can see how these type of videos could be fun to use with a stationary bike or a treadmill.
My (indoor-child) daughter was really enthusiastic about the virtual walk videos. I think the kids may be going on some exotic “walk” while folding the laundry today. Hey, whatever works!
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