Walking when it's miserable...Find a way! Added a couple more miles this afternoon

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Today was day 3 of Taji 100, and I struggled just a little bit. It was raining heavily all day, cold, and I just didn't look forward to getting out there and doing anything. I know that many who participate are super gung-ho, even some having already completed all 100%. I admire them. I wish I could find someone local who wants to go walking me, just to keep us moving and motivated during these most miserable of days in the Pacific Northwest. I'm also struggling, because I'm coming up on my scans very soon to see how far this cancer has progressed in the last year and a half since my last scans. It's hard not to get anxious about that. On the plus side, I received my Taji packet yesterday, and it was a good reminder to me this morning, when I put the new shirt and wristband on that I can get through this. We don't always have control over what's going on in our lives, but we can control how we face it. I did complete 2.5 miles today. Part of it was me walking like a crazy woman around Costco, where it was dry, and the rest was done in the cold, blustery rain and wind. It's not as far as I would have liked to have gone today, but I can always make it up on a day that's not quite so miserable out. I need to remember that this is not a race. This is not a competition. This is about putting one foot in front of the other. (I remember the words of my daughter, Dawna, who told me that there is no shame in being "DFL," as there are plenty who sign up for events who never get up off the couch. WISE words.) So, ...Three days in. 10.3 miles. 89.7 miles to go! Photo is my own.