Day 15 - I need to push it.

I spent the day yesterday, again in my ratty old mock crocs, sockless. I forgot to put on my pedometer, so I didn't count steps. It was cold and dreary yesterday!

I walked a short distance down the street (Pugnacious pup in tow, sporting his new yellow harness) to pay my water bill. It was cold, and as I said, not a long way - but I got no burn and no blisters. It occurred to me that night (I left the shoes on even when I didn't have to) that my feet are not sweating the same way they once did. In the past, these crocs have gotten all icky/slippery FAST on the inside due to excessive sweating. Even though they are well ventilated, they are plastic, essentially; and that's why, before recently, I always wore them with socks.

I still haven't gotten into doing any real, pointed walking yet. Time constraints have interfered with my plans for that big time. I must get on it - the JDRF walk is coming up fast, and if I can't make the distance I want it to be because of my skin - not my total lack of conditioning!! Heh.

Perhaps the good weather will be more conducive to my getting up and out. It'll be cool this week, but sunny - perfect time to get going. Onward!

Day 13, 14 - Yuck.

I say yuck, not because of anything nasty going on with my skin - but because of the weather. The teasing sunshine is mocking me, winking through the clouds in between the chilly drizzles. Supposedly, there'll be sun tomorrow. Oh purty please!

Dampness usually makes my skin blister more. I'm having a hard time thinking of a way to describe how my feet feel today - I didn't record steps yesterday because I barely walked at all. Today I've done about 430 steps so far, in mock crocs with no socks (heh).

I have a little soreness - like the beginnings of blisters - on the ends of my third and fourth toe on my right foot. It's not going anwhere worth taking a picture of; only slightly red, slightly sore. The rest of the skin on my feet is in good shape today. Onward!

Walk for the Cure - JDRF. Oh yes, I'm going to do it.

A dear friend of mine has a child affected by Juvenile Diabetes. She put out the call for walkers to join her family on a 5k Walk for the Cure. I thought to myself WELL, that will be 30 days from the beginning of the Valtrex dosage - if it becomes really effective by then, then that would be the ultimate test... what if the girl who's never been able to do a walk like this can actually do it?

What could that mean for future efforts for EB fundraising?

I have officially joined the walk. Call me nuts if you will - maybe I am; I have to spend the next few weeks just building some stamina - heh. My page for the walk is here:

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Please donate if you can - or at least comment as a cheerleader. ;)

Easter Weekend - Day 11, 12

Saturday: 1895 steps.
Shoes & Socks: Nike tennis shoes and thin nylon socks.

I took the young'un to an art show on Saturday, and walked around quite a bit. After the art show, I grocery shopped at a small store, then went home and did some cleaning. By the time I left shopping, I was feeling a good bit of 'burn'. That night and the next day, my feet were still sore - but no visible blisters; I really thought I would be able to take some pictures!

Sunday: 607 steps
Shoes & Socks: Mock crocs w/cotton socks

Sore this fine sunny Easter Sunday, but no visible blisters. Is very odd - this is the stage where I really expected to see some flat blisters under calluses or some bubbling up on my toes, but nothing. Stayed sore most of the day, through egg hunting and socializing - but not crippling.

I may have been too ambitious in my fundraising walk pledge, but we'll see how it goes! I will address this in a new post....Onward!

Day 10 - and, I must be nuts.

565 steps today - in mock crocs with no socks. Not much walking - and no new blisters.

Hmm... I feel a poem coming on!

Mock crocks without her socks
Counting steps and watching clocks
...Walking helps with writer's block.
Hoping hard that Valtrex rocks!

Okay, that's over!

Now, for the nuts part. I've signed on to do a 5k walk on May 2. An ubertest. Possibly overly ambitious. Details tomorrow!

Day 8, 9

I'm encouraged - I traipsed WalMart yesterday when I went to pick up my pedometer, and did a lot of extra walking - just because. Had particularly lousy shoes on yesterday; broken down purple Kangaroos. I managed to twist my ankle up pretty good within five minutes of putting them on, but it wasn't sore enough to keep me down. By the time I finished window shopping and NOT coming home with doughnuts (hooray for me!) my ankle was complaining and I had the 'burn' on the bottoms of both feet; but there were no new blisters. It was a cool day here in Tennessee yesterday, so I'm still reserving judgment on the efficacy of the Valtrex.

I have fired up the pedometer and it works great. I have, however, been chained to my desk again, and so at this hour have only recorded 313 steps for day 9. I'm surprised my butt hasn't blistered in my chair, nor my fingertips from typing. The evening's still young, though!

Onward!

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