I am pretty certain that my true step count would be something like 20,000 if only I had remembered to keep my phone in my pocket at all times. I don’t wear a fitness tracker these days, so I’ve got to keep the phone on my person! But I forget.

So, March was completely out for walking, posting, etc. I came down with something awful on March 3rd that resulted in a hospital stay from March 12-19 (coincidentally the exact dates I was actually supposed to be on a fun tropical vacation), and then I spent the rest of the month recovering.

I helped my sister with the tail end of a big household move today. The work involved cleaning out remaining items from the old house that could stand in the way of painting crew that will be painting the home’s interior tomorrow, in preparation for the home to go on the market.

It was dark before I had time to get any physical activity, so I dashed out to my favorite activity center where there’s an indoor walking track that’s free to non-members.There had to be 50 to 75 people in that part of the gym because there were dozens of boys playing basketball on one side of the gym and multiple pickleball courts occupied with players on the other side.

I took a walk at the park at dusk. There are still patches of snow here and there, but it’s amazing how quickly it has disappeared. And all that snow has turned to puddles!I chose a path that usually isn’t too muddy after rain, but it sure was mucky in places from the melting snow.

The ice fishing season is winding down in Minnesota. I always find it a bit unnerving because some people keep their ice houses and trailers out in the lake until the last possible moment. We walked out to the lake under leaden skies to take a look, as the weather suddenly warmed a few days ago after weeks of intense cold, and it has now been at least 10 degrees above freezing for about five days now.