Today’s 10,000 steps took us around the Columbus Day parade route! And I didn’t eat a lick of candy the whole way!

Caught up with my friend Carolyn today for a walk around Civic Center and the Center City Farmer’s Market! Meeting spot was SF’s beautiful City Hall!

Reaching my October goal of 10,000 steps a day requires mutiple walks throughout the day. Here are some photos of two of the spots I hit on yesterday’s 3 walks (I didn’t think a mid-day walk to Trader Joe’s merited photos). First thing in the morning, I saw the sunrise over the “crooked street” and I had a lovely rainy afternoon walk at Stowe Lake in GG Park. 

Walked for an hour in this urban forest today. It was glorious, perhaps mostly because I’d been meaning to do it for 9 years! 

Today’s blog is an homage to my husband, and today’s walk commemorates the 8th anniversary of our first date at 1896 Hyde Street. Luella may be gone, but the corner where he turned and suggested it, and the driveway that he turned into to help me with my broken foot are still decidedly in place! Fun to stroll past these familiar spots today on my WW walk. Happy anniversary, lb!

Great walk at the Seton Provincialate today, as part of the SHC faculty/staff retreat. Moves tells me it was 39 minutes…tip to tip on the far end of the property, plus the lake and the Stations. Saw a huge jack rabbit hopping on one end and a huge buck crossed my path on the other end. A hot, but gorgeous day. Love that place! Loads of fond memories, particularly of Emmitsburg connections, and statues of friends abound all over the property. 

Timed walk to the Aquatic Park pier today. Down Taylor to Columbus to the Cannery, then Jefferson out to the pier and back the same way. 52 minutes door to door. Goal: get to 45 minutes by Thanksgiving. 

I was excited to wake up today and hit the scale. When I saw the unexpectedly low number, I ran to tell my husband and said, “I don’t feel deprived.” I mean that. As I was walking to WW, I passed Bob’s Donuts. I saw these monsters in the window and I was not quite disgusted, but perhaps moderately amused as I thought how each of these could probably feed a family of 13. I had no interest. I have a bigger goal in mind than the momentary pleasure a donut provides. Don’t get me wrong. I love donuts…I could wax nostalgic about donuts for pages and have often described them as my absolute favorite food. But right now, I’m in “the zone” and no donut is worth it. 

Today’s high-water mark was actually a low-water mark: a walk down Columbus to loop around the Transamerica Building. I wanted to pass E Tutto Qua, praying for Paul Avvento’s recovery. Finished with a loop around Washington Square Park. 40 minutes and home by 7!

Timed walk today: 35 minutes door to door. Taylor to Wharf sign, circle Pier 38, back via Mason. Goal: get this walk to 30 minutes by Thanksgiving. Next up: timed walk to Aquatic Park pier.