The Flow of Consciousness

I have so far kept up the mission. The first week, I walked to work every day.

The following week, I was in DC on a business trip, but I still walked from my hotel to the job site every day. It was closer—approximately 3/4 mile instead of the 1.6 miles from my apartment to the office, but I think I made up for it in the amount of walking I did every night after work. I didn’t use my car at all that week!

This past week, though, I hit an exception condition: “At some point during the day, I must leave work to go to something to which I cannot reasonably walk.” I had a package to send, and it was too heavy for me to reasonably carry it. I drove to work, returned, and went for a nice walk near dark.

What have I noticed? I’m certainly not as tired when I arrive at work as I was when I first started this. I’d get to work and be completely and utterly exhausted, and drenched in sweat. Three weeks in, I’m able to make it to work without being debilitated. I have a little more energy than I did before I started walking. I still need a jolt in the morning, usually getting a cup of coffee or tea around 10:30.

There are essentially two weeks remaining in the month. This next week is a normal week, while the following will be once again spent in DC. My hotel for this upcoming trip is considerably closer—one block away, so I’ll have to offset that with some walking around the monuments and Smithsonian. I didn’t make it to the Jefferson Memorial last time, so I’ll have to make sure I get there this time!

Oh, and if you’ve not seen them, check out my DC pictures.