My name is Arcee and among many other special interests (listed below "Keep Reading"), I am something of a magpie myself, interested in all that shines for it is gold to me.
On this new blog I will share some of the finds from my daily physical/mental health walks, as well as older finds from my "archive".
You can submit your finds too via asks or post submissions!
Looking for co-runners for this blog!
If you are interested, DM me.
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Arcee:
-> @thecrazyworldbuilder : : Worldbuilding and writing
-> @thecrazyneographist : : Neographic scripts
-> @cryptolangsguy : : Cryptolang content and community updates
-> @444names and @444namesplus : : Name stashes generated in a procedural way via Markov chains
-> @overstimcore : : Archive of my overstimcore collage creations
-> @conlangcrab : : Constructed languages and linguistics in general
-> @verical : : Calligraphic creations written in a neographic script I invented
I waited until I got this badge to post about how my mission to increase my steps has been going! I'm pretty proud of it as I generally haven't hit that number of steps since I stopped running (the last time I ran was December 2021!). (Also, spot the wonky months on GC on the year view.)
I flipped back through my daily log notebook and it was mid-July when I started going for intentional walks. I started with coffee walks on different trails around my house but eventually stopped taking the coffee because a) spills
and b) I usually landed up carrying an empty mug around for most of the walk.
I think I've become a "regular" on my route now. I exchange greetings with most people, recognise a lot of the dogs, and get annoyed when the school kids walk four abreast and block the path.
I don't worry about pace. Now that I've settled on a route, I find it takes me anywhere from 38-46 minutes and if I stop to look for herons or chat with a neighbour along the way so be it.
I take my phone with me but I try really hard not to use it for anything. The other day I landed up messaging people while walking and I definitely didn't feel the usual level of good vibes.
I prefer nice consistent daily walks over a day of lots of steps and then a lull in action. Initially I tried to hit my step goal everyday. After several weeks I've realised there's a natural ebb and flow and that's okay.
Finally, I read this article during the pandemic, and I think referred to it during my recovery from covid when I also went on walks, but it's worth a read https://www.outsideonline.com/health/wellness/walking-popularity-comeback-coronavirus/
I'm going to go on one of my famous city walks that may or may not end up with me making a poor life choice along the way.
Will report once the walk as concluded.