This week I’m covering the same area and have decided to do it in the same order as before so I can see whether or not I’m getting better. So far I appear to be. I’m also wearing a cheapo Pedometre which, as the name implies, measures each step I take.
So, today then.
Steps walked: 39,369
Hours actually walking: Eight – five in the morning, three in the afternoon.
Blisters: One (on one of the few fleshy parts of my feet just under my big toe – I think a sock got scrunched there. Last time, with my boots rather than these new walking trainers, I had no blisters at all, just very sore ankles)
Ankles: Started quite sore but actually got better during the day before plumeting into pain in the last hour.
Leg muscles: A small amount of stiffness at lunch but nothing this evening.
Progress: I’ve covered the same distance in one day that I covered in 1.5 days before, but I am doing longer days. If I can keep up the longer days I should have finished the bulk by Thursday and have Friday to mop up, which would be nice.
While doing this job I’m staying at Nat and Jez’s for the week which is good as I can put in longer days without the bus journey and can babysit while Jez is at some conference or something. It all balances out nice and nicely.
Bedtime stories read: Two chapters.
Concepts explained: 0.5. How do you explain “disolve” to a five year old? We kinda got there using a paint brush and a jar of water (not literally – it was bedtime after all) but I’m not comfortable with it. Will have a think tomorrow.
I’d try sugar and a glass of water. Something solid and visible, mixed and disappearing into the liquid, but still *there* – you can tell by taste.
Remind me never to let you explain anything to the Bean ever again. You are a complete science boob.
A friend of mine moved to Moseley a few days ago. I was telling him about this site and said he should look out for you delivering pamplets.
I described what you looked like and he said “Yeah, I think I saw him delivering over the road yesterday”. So, was it you? Woodstock Road, yesterday (Friday 23rd) around 2ish?
I’ll be quite freaked out if it was.
Consider yourself freaked out. I’d just had lunch and was doing the final push down Woodstock then onto the Wake Green Road. Actually, it would have been handy if your mate had said hello. I was bursting for a piss by the time I got to the end of the road and had to run back to base camp…
I love the internet. These things happen all the time. :)
Spotted one of your leaflets on a kitchen table last week, which wasn ‘t at all difficult since I was actually in Moseley.