Thursday, September 23, 2021

Progress: #10. Do something active for 3 months straight

 After two days of mostly being inside, both my daughter and I were itching to get out for a long walk again. I walked to and from Birdwatch Nature Shoppe - about 2 hours 45 minutes total (currently at 17022 steps). 85% of this walk was the same walk as Sunday, which is a walk I like a lot. The rest of it was down a street with a lot of mansions.

I bought (and was educated on) a squirrel-proof feeder and the owner, David, who is awesome, threw in a pack of seed that does not attract squirrels.

I also bought a couple Audubon stuffed birds with calls for my daughter. She has the cardinal already, so we picked up a downy woodpecker and a chickadee -- all birds she can see in our yard.








Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Progress: #10. Do something active for 3 months straight

 I did maybe 15 minutes of yoga, and a short walk with my daughter (only 4000 steps), partially in the pouring rain. One of those days.


Original goal list posted here

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Monday, September 20, 2021

Progress: #12. Do more foraging

 I made some more wild grape jam with the grapes I foraged yesterday (it may be enough for four slices of toast this time!). I used mesh bags this time to filter out 99% of the seeds.




Progress: #10. Do something active for 3 months straight

 This morning I woke up and said "I'm not going to go on any long walks. I'm too tired." I did one 20-minute and another 10-minute yoga video (both from Yoga with Adriene) and felt better. I proceeded to go on a walk with my husband and daughter an hour later that was over 12000 steps (oops), including a pitstop to vote at Edithvale Community Centre (not that my vote makes any difference in this neighbourhood -- or in Canada at all, really).





Sunday, September 19, 2021

Progress: #10. Do something active for 3 months straight

 Hogg's Hollow and York Mills Valley Park. Currently at 12955 steps. (I thought it'd be harder to do after yesterday's almost 20000 by the day's end.) It was a nice walk -- a good mix of urban and green. Lots of pleasant passersby so early on a Sunday morning. 2.5 hours total and my daughter napped for over an hour. I found and picked some more wild grapes for jam.















Saturday, September 18, 2021

Progress: #10. Do something active for 3 months straight

 Four hours of walking. 17800 steps so far today. This is about the limit of what I can do right now. Bestview Park and a really nice nature trail.