The first of the year – miles that is – okay, I know that it is only a portion of ONE mile, but a gal’s gotta start SOMEWHERE, right? Right.

The distance from my work place to the highway (or what passes for a highway in Kenai, Alaska) is .3 mile. That means the return trip is another .3 (add a teensy bit for crossing the road twice so as to face oncoming traffic). And, that is the distance I walked today. Ouch! my hips – well, the outside tops of my thighs – HURT! My lower back complained, too.

This pain is why I quit walking after the car accident two summers ago. But quitting walking has just allowed me to pile back on all the weight I had lost. Ugh!

I figure if I take it easy – don’t push for time or distance – sooner rather than later I will be able to not only walk this road, but be able to make a turn at the highway and head either north or south. That’s the way I figure. We’ll see what happens in reality. I’ve done it before so . . . hang in there with me, okay?

In other news:

I put in my resume for the job opening at work today. The position will be open for two weeks, so I won’t know until after the 16th if I will even be interviewed. My boss is great – she usually grants at least courtesy interviews. So, we’ll see.

On a GOOD note, however . . . today she called me in to tell me that one of our trainers for the big semi-annual workshop we hold will be unable to present. She asked if I would be able to do both of her portions. Are we seeing an opportunity here? Of course I said yes. That person will meet with me next week to go over the presentation. It’ll be fine. 😯