I'm slowly becoming the sort of person who exercises. Having decided that my capacious schedule can certainly accommodate 45 minutes to an hour of exercise, I've been going through these beginner-friendly no-equipment exercise progressions.

I like jogging with W-. Well, I jog and he speed-walks beside me, I'm that slow. =) It's a good time to catch up, though. Sometimes, if he wants to take it up a notch, he'll run quickly, and then he'll double back until we meet up again. I just keep jogging along, occasionally slowing down to a walk as prescribed by the program. When we get home, I do the bends, crunches, leg raises, modified pushups, and jumping jacks from the Exercise Ladder I'm trying. We have a snack–often a parfait–and then I shower to freshen up and get ready for bed.

2014-08-12 Exercise notes – #exercise

I might have to interrupt this routine, but that's okay. I can pick it up again afterwards, even if I have to go back a few levels. It's good to feel this adaptation process–eroding these little mental barriers, learning these tiny habits of breathing and pace… It makes future restarts easier, too, like the way you're less intimidated by game levels you've already played through before.

Getting there!