First a Meeka update: Meekers ate!! And drank!! And asked to go outside!! Such simple things but such good news. This morning I gave in and hand fed her. I knew she didn’t want to eat but because she is her she would if I asked her. So she ate about a cup, which I was happy with. Then tonight I boiled her a mahi mahi fillet and fed her about a cup of the broth with her normal dinner-all gone!
What does it mean? I don’t know and I don’t care. It’s good news to me. She even ruffed at the dogs barking outside, which is more alert than she has been for days. So for tonight we will take the relief she is showing and maybe I won’t worry, well not as much anyways!
The walking challenge: I’m not too much in the mood for a walking challenge, but Maizey is. Who knows maybe Meeka will feel better enough to take a stroll too. (How’s that for positive thinking?)
Basically I feel that if I don’t commit myself to doing something healthy for us I may just sit around here and go even crazier and we all know, if not believe, that exercise is good for us. Plus I just don’t feel like it’s fair to the Turbo Maizey to be cooped up around here. Add to that how winter is looming and I figure its time to get in gear.
Also I think we can combine our walking challenge with Ricky’s Training Challenge by working in some routes with more dogs and other distractions that are challenging. Plus with the fowl mood I have been in lately just getting out the door should be a challenge to me!
However I am nothing if not a realist so this won’t be a huge challenge as miles go. I have settled on 15 miles in 30 days. Which puts our start date today, September 1, 2010 and the end date September 30, 2010.
I know its sort of wimping out on the miles but between the week of wedding commitments coming up (yes I know another wedding and we all know how I feel about them!), the weekend conference in the middle of the month, and various and sundry other 2legged commitments 15 miles is about all I think we can be successful at. And if I am supposed to always set the girls up for success, shouldn’t that be a 4legged lesson for me too?
So if you want to join us the rules are as always, which means there are none. Want to walk, run, blade or bike through a mile? Go for it! Want to do 40 miles? Rock on! Let us know if you want to join us in any comment and I will add your names to the list, then just keep us updated on your progress and I will update the list. Of course all good-on-ya’s and well wishes will be appreciated. Especially on that, okay those, days when the “just don’t wanna’s” get in the way!
Walking Challenge 15 miles in 30 days is on!
