Walking with sass after a pinball trophy high!
Today’s walk was powered entirely by sass and good vibes.
I popped out of the house around 9:00 a.m. (partly to stay out of the cleaning lady’s way, partly because the energy demanded movement). One earbud in, Spotify queued up, I headed out for my mile-and-a-quarter walk to the neighborhood Starbucks.
After grabbing my coffee, I claimed a park bench in the shopping center for a quick stretch session, then hit play on Straight Up by Paula Abdul—because obviously. The weather was absolutely perfect: cool, sunny, and energizing.
On the walk back, it turned into a full-body experience. Dancing. Punching the air. Power walking to the streetlight, dancing at the intersection, then strutting across the street with rhythm in my step. No shame. Full joy.
The playlist kept delivering:
🎶 I Can See Clearly Now by Anne Murray (yes, courtesy of my mother-in-law’s long-term musical influence—singing loud and proud, thank you very much).
🎶 All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, with the ice in my coffee cup doubling as a maraca while I bebopped down the sidewalk.
Aerobic movement, singing, dancing, fresh air—this walk had it all.
One of my favorite moments? Running into a fellow walker who’d been missing for a bit. He injured his ankle playing basketball and had been limping the last time I saw him. Today he was still moving slow, but no limp. Seeing him back out there, still going👣🪶, made my heart happy.
Still going. Still moving. Still walking with purpose—and a whole lot of sass. 👣🪶🎶
Here are my stats… (click the images to see all the details)
Now, it is on to my incidental exercise. Time to run to the grocery store. Fun!
Enjoy your Tuesday and get out there and move. Check out the gorgeous world around you and breathe some fresh air.
Keep going!👣🪶
Still counts.
The Starbucks Carrot Method
North Phoenix Walking Series