Just Do It

Lord knows I did not want to do anything today, not go anywhere, not even get off the couch, but my mind kept going back to having a Virtual 5K to get off the bucket list. When something said “Just Do It”, I suited up and headed out.

The swag bag included a hair buff, which was the reason I signed up for this particular virtual event. Actually the ONLY reason I signed up because I’m nowhere near over Covid — especially when Covid is the reason I can’t attend my granddaughter’s wedding.

You’ve probably notice varying hair buffs in photos of myself I’ve posted. I wear them all the time, and not just because I like them — which I do, it’s also because they hide my thinning hairline — the result of a previous Locktician locking my braids too tight, and blood pressure medication with a hair loss side effect — a side effect I didn’t notice — to request of the doctor a different medication, until it was too late/damage was done.

At any rate, the Over It buff is my new favorite and I wore it on the walk.

One hour sixteen minutes is well over the time it generally takes me to complete a 5K, but I got distracted multiple times.

First was when I saw a squirrel, stopped to observe for a bit and video it.

Then I watched a few grads celebrating as best they could under the current conditions, by wearing their cap and gown, posing for photos with family/friends on campus.

Now that they’ve put all that time, energy, work into getting degrees, graduating, are now ready to begin careers, I hope they can find employment in this now disasterous job market.

Not quite hitting 3.12 miles, and walking off campus to get to that goal, I spotted this.

I also noticed the drug store in that area was taking no chances. They’d boarded up the front entrance altogether, boarded up the side, but left a small opening as the new entrance.

Overkill? I dunno. None of the other stores are boarded up, but none of the other stores had drugs to entice looters.

So though I had no intentions to get out walking today, it was interesting.

All that’s left on the bucket list is the latest Wonder Woman 5K. I’ve not yet received the race packet for that one and, when I do and complete, I’m going to try to lay off somewhat exhausting 5Ks for a while and do like the old folks around here do — a short mile walk around the complex.

I say “try” to lay off because signing up for 5Ks is addictive.

The hard part is — once I've registered and committed, the actual getting out and doing it, when staying inside on the couch is so appealing.