Wet weather

It is starting to get cooler, praise be.

There was a heap of rain one day this week, and by the time I got to work I was damp, to put it mildly. Soaked is overstating it but uncomfortably wet. Have you ever tried to dry off your trousers with a hair dryer? 

I would have been there forever!

If only, I thought, I had a spare anything at work, like a skirt even, but no. Nothing to change into. There was only a pair of pantyhose in case I ripped them, although I had stuffed spare socks and boots in my bag so I could have dry feet at work. It is worth noting that the very next day I went to work, I had completely forgotten that thought about spare clothes altogether and did not take spare anything for future weather events. In fact, I only remembered as I was thinking about writing this blog post. Hopeless.

Given I’m trying to keep up my walking part-way to work to get in a good 40 minutes/steps, I should take along spare clothes to keep in my locker just in case. It really was uncomfortable being partially damp, although the trou were dry-ish by mid-day and I do not appear to have suffered any of the consequences of being in non-dry attire.

Now, why walk in the dodgy weather when I could have taken the bus all the way in? Is it just stupidity? Probably, because even though the bad weather was predicted, I was determined to keep up the walking, in rain or shine and to be honest, rain is better than heat and beaming rays of sun.  It is a matter of principle to get out there in all seasons. What if we have a spell of rain and wind for a few weeks? Do I just stop walking and undo all that good work I’ve done the past fourteen months of regular walking? Nope. I just have to get out there, unless branches and powerlines are down and then, no. I was quite pleased with myself on that score – even if I am sure everyone else thought I was stark raving mad to voluntarily walk in that crazy, crazy weather.

And I will definitely take along to work a spare outfit just in case … or maybe invest in waterproof rain pants like the cyclists wear, though I’d feel a bit naff sitting on the bus in them, before I get off for the walking part of the commute. Regardless, I think I proved to myself that I am pretty serious about walking in all types of weather... for now!