Lisbeth is faced with decisions

I’ve started walking to work lately (you can see my route, if you’d like), and I think it might be something I stick with.  You know, unlike posting with any regularity.

The walk is about 2.8 miles from beginning to end, and it takes about 45 minutes. Not too shabby, and it means I’ve got 45 minutes of cardio every day without me having to think about doing anything special.  It also that I burn less gas each day, and that I get to listen to NPR in the mornings again (I’ve missed getting to keep up with the news.  I know I could just listen to it at work, but once I get here, it’s difficult to get anything done and still be able to actually hear/process what I’m hearing on the radio).

Of course, it means that on days like today, I get to walk 45 minutes in 29.7°F weather.  That’s sort of cold, espcially on my legs.  The way we bundle up is sort of funny, if you think about it.  I mean, we have thick socks and heavy shoes, wool coats and polarfleece gloves, earflap hats and long, thick scarves, but not many people add ski pants to that ensemble (unless they are, well, skiing).  I guess that most of the time, we don’t cover our legs more because it just isn’t as necessary.  But this morning it would have been nice.  The only parts of me that were reliable cold during my walk were my legs and my chin.  So I guess I can add legwarmers and some sort of a balaclava to my knitting list.