Adventures

Due to missing my yoga yesterday I decided to get off my butt and go on a long hike by myself, something I haven’t done in ages (certainly not since being pregnant…which is ages).  I was a little worried because I’m so far along and didn’t know how my body would handle the stress – and hiking alone, especially on a week day, always has a slightly creepy vibe to it, since no one’s around.

I had never hiked this trail by myself before and to be honest was completely convinced I was lost towards the end – the sun was setting, the other hikers were disappearing, and I was beginning to wonder if I’d ever find my way back.  However, this hike is always within view of well traveled streets, and I had my phone on me, so I was never in any real danger.  As it turned out I had in fact been on the correct road all along, it just seemed longer because usually I’m yakking away with a friend and don’t notice all the twists and turns.

But despite my low-level panic of being lost I have to say it was really delightful being out in nature like that – especially as the sun was going down and it started to feel cool and damp and the crickets kicked in (actually a rare sound in SoCal – and one I miss).  It was much the same feeling I get after cleaning the house; “this is great!  I should do this all the time!”  I took it really easy on the hills and never felt like I was over-exerting myself.  So I think I can safely incorporate this easy hike into my routine for the next weeks – will for sure help with my general fitness, and keep my weight & GD in check.

One thought I kept having as I was marching along was how much fun it’s going to be to do this with a kid – once he’s old enough to keep up.  Obviously I can carry him until he is – but once he’s a real boy running around hitting things with sticks, we’re going to have a blast.  I also thought about taking a day like yesterday and packing the baby and dog into the car and just having a nice picnic somewhere, or going to the beach, or just going on a long drive and finding some neat place to pull over and hang out.  These are all the things you tell yourself as a single person you’ll do just on your own – and for the record, being very skilled at being single, I do get out a lot more than the average person – but most of the time it’s just easier to stay at home and futz around on the internet while watching TV.  However when there’s a kid involved I’ll feel a lot more incentive to “get out” – he’s a boy, he’ll have a lot of energy, and it’ll be good for him.  So I really look forward to getting out more, seeing more of this great state I adopted nineteen years ago.  I think we’re going to have a lot of fun together, he and I.