Welcome to Walk it out, Girl

Good Morning! It's me and I'm back!

I must admit that this (walking) isn't my thing. It is an interest that my partner sparked in me on her path to health.

I'm a pretty healthy woman - strong, vibrant and normally full of energy. My only issue is sinus ones - and I just can't seem to shake it - even with the aid of an Allergist.

So...my partner decides to walk a 5K marathon and I decided to support her (as I always do) and walk with her.

We headed to Big Peach Running Co. to have our feet fitted for shoes. What a journey. Normally I get the royal treatment everywhere we go but not this time. My partner was treated like a serious walker and I was treated like the "bothersome, tag along, cute partner, who had no clue". I'm still not sure what is "wrong" with my foot but I do know that I wear an 11 (women) and 9 (men) - which was a total surprise. I wear a dress shoe size 9.5/10 so I was a little shocked at her findings but got the shoe just the same. Here is...Shoes and Gear Video Runner's World. Well, my partner is a little "salty" this morning because I have THE running shoe of the season. :p

I already had a really nice winter running shirt from Nike, a red Danskin pullover and warm bottoms. I added my shoes and my red iPod and we were off to walk. Our first walk, I really failed miserably. I started off at a good pace but my feet began hurting - in the exact areas where I was told I bore my weight. Discouraged, I turned away and slowly walked back to the Jeep. I was so very happy at the progress my partner made - trust me...if you had seen her just two short years ago and saw her now, you'd swear it was two different people. So KUDOs to her!

So enough of her...here's some things about me: I love to read, I love to shop (much to my partner's dismay...but I wish she would really get over it...it is who I am), I love THINGS and STUFF, I love good food, good wine, I love cooking, I love the Internet, I love music, I love coffee, I love tea, I love to write, I love myself - in the most aesthetic way, I love cold weather (but only if my HVAC is working - totally different blog) and I love the sacred and the profane (yes, another blog as well).

I am committed to working out - just like my partner. I'm down 20 pounds - I need to lose 30 more so please join me on my journey on healthy living.

Namaste!!