Day 263 – Week 38 – 38 mins (25)

Does shopping count?

This was the plan. That we would brave the crowds and go to our local shopping centre to pick up a few things in the sales. And then after that, we would go to the gorgeous Kew Gardens to recover, and I could go for my run while we were there.

But of course it didn’t work out that way.

EVERYTHING in London takes about three times as long as you think it will. Even buying jeans.

You need to know that I do not like clothes shopping. I don’t like all the trying on, the changing, the heating being too high, the pushing past people, the being disappointed by your selection, the putting it all back on the rails and starting again.

And if there is anything that can stress me out, it’s trying to find jeans. I was down to one pair, my favourites having fallen apart a few weeks ago, so I really couldn’t put it off any longer. And after trying on about 20 pairs, I managed to pick up a couple I was moderately happy with.

But by this time it was about three o’clock , and there was no chance of getting home and getting to Kew Gardens before it got dark at about 4.30.

Instead – I put on my exercise gear and bopped around the kitchen for 25 minutes while my fella cooked the dinner. It was almost a joint exercise effort as he did a bit of foot tapping and swaying about in encouragement. Standing on the kitchen counter was a glass of wine, just waiting for me when I finished.

A great lesson in incorporating exercise into your daily life!

Suzi