10.17.12

I have been using the Grand Staircase at school each day this past week, and boy does that thing kick my butt! It hasn't gotten any easier, despite using it at least twice a week since school started in August. I get to the top (It's 8 flights, and then one more into the building, of about 12 steps each) and feel like I'm going to DIE. I wheeze, my leg muscles cramp, and I feel awful in general. It takes me less time to recover now than it used to (I'm breathing normally within five to seven minutes, instead of ten), so that's good, but I'm still appalled at my reaction. Nobody else has this much trouble with them, and it makes me embarrassed to use them. For some reason, the inside "fire escape" stairs are much easier. It kind of makes me feel like I HAVE to use the Grand Staircase, just to prove that I can. Ugh.

Stairs aside, I haven't been to the gym since Saturday. I should have gone yesterday, but I picked Sarai up from the airport and didn't think I had enough time. I definitely did, and I should've listened to Josh about what time we needed to leave, lol (shhhh- don't tell him he was right; he'll be insufferable!).

I texted Sarai on my way home tonight, and asked if she wanted to go for a walk. Of course she did, so I bundled up Goldilocks the Idiotic and headed to her house. Ruby really loves her best friend Bubbles. As soon as we turn into Sarai's neighborhood she loses her mind. Sara brought Jace along, bundled up like an adorably striped bear cub. He's such a good baby! We just took the young ladies, much to the geriatric Nikki's disappointment, but we wanted to go a little faster.

Usually our walks are an amble, but I made an effort to walk a little faster this time. It still wasn't like... a power walk... but it was better than normal. I felt so tired toward the end, but I think part of that was the fact that I've been really tired in general the last week or so. Oh well, the terrible way it made me feel just tells me that I really needed that walk! Sarai is always fun to walk with, too, so there is the added bonus of friendship. D'awwww.