Okay so I signed up to do the Mind October challenge which involves doing 10,000 steps a day to help raise funds for the charity through sponsorship. Day 1 was fine as I seemed to get a head start by getting up early and tidying round.
Yesterday though I was working from home and was sat at my computer quite a bit so I literally had to jog round the kitchen for about half an hour before bed lol. I don't think it helped that Bella didn't want to go out for a walk because a) it was raining and b) she must have twisted her leg funny or something because she was limping on Sunday and then didn't want to put weight on it properly yesterday.
Today she seemed to be walking on it okay and I could tell she felt better when I mentioned going out for a walk cos she started running up and down the stairs eager to go. It was raining and dark and miserable and on a normal night, I would just come in, lock the door and close the blinds and not venture out once it went dark. That was one of the reasons I signed up to the challenge to force me to be more active and get outside and be more active. Once I was outside and got over the fact that I was getting wet, I actually enjoyed being outside.
Taking her out got my steps up quite a bit and I hardly had to jog around the house tonight lol. I know that there is not a chance that I will not hit my 10k target even for one day as I have already had some people sponsor me so I can't let them down and also can't let the charity down. I need to get at least £150 worth of sponsors and as I type this I only have £55 and only 6 people have sponsored me. Very disappointing so far considering how many people I have on my friends list and how many people there are in the tavern. If all my in-person friends sponsored me just £1 I would easily hit my target.
So if you consider yourself a friend and are readying this and have a spare £1 please click the link HERE. Oh and please don't think you have to donate a set amount, I really am grateful for any amount. If you want to make it anonymous feel free.
Thank you to those who already have sponsored me, it means a lot.