So far so good

I'm getting into the swing of things.  Here's what's new:

Vegetarianism:

Sure, it's a health thing, but there's more to it than that.

I watched EARTHLINGS, a movie examining the relationships between living things, directed by Joaquin Phoenix.  It's tough to view, but I'm glad I did.



Also, I've been reading a lot about factory farm pollution.   This veggie life will allow me to be healthier as well as stand up for the planet.  It's really the least I could do.

There's some frozen meat in my fridge, I haven't done anything with it in a long while.  I don't want it to go to waste, so I'm going to give it all to my neighbors before moving.

Tonight I had a pretty fabulous eggplant parmesan sandwich with a side of falafel for dinner.  I don't judge folks who eat meat.  I mean, I've been into meat all my life and I don't want to be a hypocrite.  I'm just learning some new habits.

Walking:

I've been trying out this walking plan that I discovered on about.com. It's for ten weeks.  Admittedly, I haven't been on walks everyday, but that's because I overdid it at the start.  I'm suposed to start out with 15-30 minute walks, but I've been doing like, an hour or more!  I've gone for almost a mile and a half or more each time and while it's satisfying in the moment, I wake up sore the next day and can't go out for another stroll.  My body will adjust, I'm sure.  I'm modifying things.  Instead of 30 min walks daily, I'm doing hour or more walks every other day.  I like creating new routes on google maps.  Here's my latest:

It's to and around the Greensboro Arboretum. Great sites to see.  All I really need is my iPod, a bottle of water and my camera (in case there's anything picture worthy along the way).

Sleeping:

I'm getting more sleep, just during the day while the rest of the world is awake!   I'm up until about 5, 6, 7 AM then sleeping until about 4 or 5 in the evening.  I've always been a bit of a night owl--I've got to get my body clock fixed.  The walking helps tire me out earlier.  I may look into taking walks closer to my desired bedtime.

So, that's it.  More veggies and walking and sleeping (kind of), less meat and loafing around.  I've also got more packing to do.  I move this weekend.  Not looking forward to the heavy lifting.  Grrr...

...But you know what? That means I can start mapping out routes for when I get back to my hometown.  OK, I'm excited again!