Date: 2010-12-01
To: Here's the scoop! :)
Miles today: 0.0

Pictures added thru 9/5, I also added 6 pictures on Katahdin I got from Moss!! Hi everyone! I hope you are all well and had a great holiday! I¢m starting to perk up a bit now and am excited to get this TJ updated and finished for all! I have pictures now thru 9/5. I am going to start entering my journals starting with 7/25, when I get caught up I¢ll get back to more pictures! I am doing pretty well! Like my hiking, my transition has been slow and steady! ? I very much enjoy my bed and indoor plumbing but there is no doubt trail life is still always on my mind. All things remind me¢¦getting dressed, brushing my teeth¢¦I¢m still using my little toothbrush¢¦it isn¢t bad and I just can¢t put it away. I think I may continue to use it, maybe¢¦ it will be a morning reminder of what I can achieve! I¢m really still working on general functioning Bills, bank accounts, getting the car up to speed, eating-smartly (and struggling, just like before trail unfortunately.) I also spent a week or so caring for and helping my mom after a hip replacement. Thankfully all went well and she is on the mend. But I know that all I really have to worry about is today, at least for now, and that I can handle! I¢ve made only 1 commitment since being home and that is to volunteer for a Hoosier Hiker sponsored Trail Marathon this Sat! I look forward to finally getting out plus seeing all my HH friends! I also intend to get back to the gym, like tonight-for spinning. I¢ve been excited to get there and see my improvements but the vortex of my wonderful roomies and house is strong! I¢m still achy and I¢m sure the cold isn¢t helping (at least exposure is MINIMAL!) and I STILL haven¢t gotten into any stretching habits! Ha!) So that is my goal for the day!I still have the gift of time on my side¢¦Universe-I can¢t thank you enough!!...so I am not in a rush to find a job. It¢s definitely being thought about though now¢¦I have several things floating around in my crazy head, but for right now I¢m going to take this time and REALLY ponder just what it is I want to do next! I look forward to surfacing on Facebook and reconnecting with all my fellow hikers! I¢ve talked to a few and it sounds like I am right on track with the group. Many are floating around visiting. Some are staying with family or friends as they sold their houses to hike! Can you imagine? I¢m so blessed to have this home to come back to! I¢m happy to report I have already put up one hiker for a couple nights though! Sanman was here for a visit on his way to Boston! It was just what I needed! Having trail family in my home was great!! We shared trail stories with my girls, Turner & Amy, caught each other up on hikers and talked a lot about ¢what now!¢ It also got me thinking about staying in touch with all of my trail family! Since I have some time, I think I will be doing a smidge of traveling myself! I also have many friends and family members to call! I'm so excited to catch up with everyone yet am not thrilled with being on the phone! I think you all understand, I hope! I sure do think of you all, a lot and love you even more! I will be talking to you all soon!Throughout the day I think of things that would be good to share but I must admit, I stopped journaling so it gets lost¢¦I think I¢ll start again and hope to recapture what else has been going on and thought about. Journaling was a big challenge on the trail but there was never a doubt it needed to happen! As expected, I am so, so glad to have it now! I really look forward to the task of entering the last half on the TJ and ¢getting back to the trail!¢I will continue to create new entries with the updated info! Peace out!