Seen on East 57th Street, from the windows at Christian Dior
For the last nine years I've begun the year hoping/planning to walk 1,000 miles. For seven of those years, I've succeeded, including this year. On Friday past I passed the 1,000 mile mark, actually a few days before my estimation. I've walked approximately eight miles since Friday which brings my mileage since 2017 to 9,073 miles.
The gingerbread decorations at Dior
I'm kind of amazed when I look at these numbers. There are days when I'm dragging for most of the steps and two miles is a stretch. There are other days -- like today -- when three miles zip by. There's no rhyme or reason to it, though company and interesting scenery make the steps pass more quickly. This year I walked in six states and six countries, including the United States. I added Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia, which included some of the most interesting walking of my life.
A close up of the Dior windows
One day this month when my steps were really dragging, I thought about calling 2025 my last year of 1,000 miles and not tracking mileage at all. But I've gotten reinvigorated and I'll continue tracking in 2026. I'm not going for 1,000 miles, only 900+. My goal for 2026 is to complete My Journey of 10,000 Miles.
On a different note, I've calmed down a lot since my last post. I'm aware that I won't see every holiday decoration in New York City this year. I may not/probably won't make it to Macy's, the Metropolitan Museum or the windows and light show at Saks and that's fine. It's like everything else in life. There are a lot of places that I may not/probably won't get to, and that's okay but as I slow down I'm enjoying stopping and smelling the gingerbread. Thanks, all, for your good advice.
As ever, thanks for visiting. Enjoy the days ahead and stop and smell the gingerbread.
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Congrats once again on all the walking you do. You are right, enjoying what you do is important. Merry Christmas. The stores in NYC look really exciting!
Another great milestone. We are going on a Roads Scholar trip to Greece in April and level of activity is 3 miles per day. I think I can do that fine but when the weather warms here I'll be out walking. In the meantime it's walking with a YouTube video for me. Today was 2 miles in 30 minutes.
Happy Holidays
Congrats, Carol! That is an awesome milestone (pun intended) to make, my friend. Keep it going!
Congrats on all the walking you do.
Good for you for all your walking. It is one of my favorite things to do. :)
Many congratulations on your walking milestone ... can you hear me applauding you :)
All the best Jan
Now that you have made your goal, Carol, are you planning to increase it for 2026? I know from my short NYC visit how so many interesting places can be reached on foot.
Congratulations and thanks for being such a positive inspiration!
Can’t believe it’s almost 2026! Stay warm, stay well, stay cozy, Virginia
As sad as I am not to "see it all," I'm glad you are stopping to smell the gingerbread! And three cheers on your miles. That's so impressive. Onward to the new year! May it be filled with happiness and joy.
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