I've got the beat.

Last night, Jack (my husband) came home early from work.  Usually, we celebrate the free time by throwing some popcorn in the microwave and watching a few episodes of the Dick Van Dyke show.  But when he walked in the door, my first thought was, "Oh good!  I can go for another walk!"  And that's just what I did.  I did a quick one mile power walk before sunset.  I know, I know... I'm awesome.

I was out the door for my power walk by eight this morning.  I decided to grab the iPod for a little musical inspiration.  Michael Jackson's greatest hits!  I kicked things off with Billy Jean, then Beat It, Thriller, Bad, Smooth Criminal and ended with The Way You Make Me Feel.  My walking route takes me over a freeway bridge that has a pretty steep incline.  When I hit the bridge, Smooth Criminal was playing.  Michael kept singing, "Annie are you okay?  Are you okay?  Annie are you okay?  Are you okay, Annie?"  And I kept thinking, "Yes, I'm fine - stop asking!"  Walking to the beat took 3 minutes off of my walk from yesterday!
Note to self: listen to music while walking!

Later, Jack and I took our boys to a park before lunch and walked up the canyon trail for another 2 miles!  By 11am I had reached 8,600 steps! 

P.S. I tool almost 11,000 steps yesterday.
That's 6000 more than the average American.  Booyah!