The impetus for starting to write on here again was to motivate myself by having a public space to declare goals. In that spirit, here's me trying to talk myself into something.

I've been trying, rather unsuccessfully, to get in better shape for a couple of years now. Softball helps and I've been walking a bit but really those are barely making a dent. I tried running a couple of times but I have pretty bad knees from my teenage years and it hurt pretty bad. Or maybe that's a nice excuse.

I did receive some nice hiking shoes for Christmas but they've yet to see any trail time. As soon as Zelda (the dog) is over her vet imposed "bed rest," I intend to start taking her on hikes. Seems much more fun than walks.