Windy day deters walking the dog

If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise.  ~Author Unknown

Our poor dog lives a sheltered life. Dottie doesn't see much of the world besides the back yard. Rarely does she get out of the yard for a walk.  Although she doesn't stroll through the neighborhood with us, I wouldn't say she is fat, but I wouldn't say she is thin either. 

I thought about taking her for a walk in the neighborhood today. It was a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine, blue sky and puffy white clouds.  However, the thought passed as easily as it came to me once I realized how windy it was outside. I feared that we might be picked up by the wind and find ourselves in the merry-o-land of Oz or worse yet...Munchkinland. 

Instead of walking or riding a bike, I stayed inside during my lunch hour. I spent about twenty minutes lifting weights. It wasn't the longest or most intense workout but nonetheless it was a workout. 

Perhaps tomorrow I will get out of bed early enough to exercise. Although as I sit here waiting for my oldest son to return from a school function, I am quickly realizing it is going to be another late night.