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That's right, no writing since Thursday. Too much going on, and I won't get back to it until Monday. That's just the way it goes sometimes.

Did you know that walking is the best exercise? Did you know that the sales of pedometers have skyrocketed in the past two years? Did you know your aim should be for 10,000 steps a day? A Day?

The first time I used it (um, last Monday I think), my normal day was about 2000 steps. By steps, it's a slightly longer stride...moving with intention, I suppose. The pedometer (at least, the inexpensive brand that I have) doesn't count shuffling.

The second day I used it, at a soccer practice, I got up to 4231 steps. Geez louise. And the third time, I couldn't seem to get it to work. (I found out it doesn't count steps when you look at the count. Sigh.)

So today, with two soccer games to go to, I wore it. Took a long walk before the first game. (2189 steps) Paced during the game. (Got up to 3800 steps) Went shopping, did some cooking, went to another game and all during this I pretty much forgot I was wearing it. Paced some more. Went shopping. Came home, put groceries away, did lots of yard work. Step. Step. Step.

I am now exhausted, and I've only gone 8,284 firm steps. I've taken the doohickey off and am letting myself shuffle. Ouch. Quick someone, pass me a glass of wine...