The WIndow of Opportunity

HA don't I look like I had fun!  Since I skipped yesterdays walk due to shear exhaustion from a long day rearranging my computer lab and heffing multiple computers to the storage closet, I knew I had to walk today.  It was on my mind all day.  I knew that I had a full day of work, dinner to make, take Grace to gymnastics and the only opportunity I would have to walk would be after 7pm. As we left gymnastics I had a little encouraging chat with my Jens (Kuessner and Bethke) who told me that they were fans of my blog.  Yeah more cheerleaders!  On the drive home the sky looked ominous and that little voice in my head was doing backflips of joy at the thought of my walk being rained out.  I had a good ole mental fight with myself all the way home and lo and behold not 5 minutes after coming in the door I was back out, not giving my devil mind a chance to catch up to my plans.
I was excited to try a new interval app that Shannon recommended and thought that maybe I would try running for 30 second intervals, as long as my shins held up.
After 4 minutes of walking the ringer went off (set to sound like a boxing round bell) and I ran for 30 second, then walked for 30.  I think I did this 3 times before my shins screamed at me to stop.  I was a little disappointed but then had to mentally whip myself into shape and finally convinced myself that it was amazing!!  Just a few short days ago I could barely walk and here I was running for a few minutes.  The second half of my walk my shins were punishing me and my foot started flopping again but I ignored them and instead looked at the clouds and the neighborhood and listened to my songs. 
All in all it was a nice walk, rather brisk too as I was breathing hard for most of it and could feel my heart rate rising.  I liked the interval app and hope that I can eventually run a bit more but for now I am extremely happy with my progress.
My biggest worry is what will happen when I get back to work full time next week and then what I will do once it starts to get dark at 5.  Because I tell you one thing for certain, this chicky ain't getting out of bed any earlier than I absolutely have to and if I ever DO get out of bed early to go walk I asure you that pigs will be flying right along with me!
Until then,
Eating my earned calories snack!