STUFF For My 60 Mile 3 Day Journey
Packing for The Breast Cancer 3 Day. Who knew that 7 events in, that I’m STILL having a difficult time trying to pack everything I need and have it weigh 35 lbs! It’s almost like when you’re dieting around the holidays. You know you’ve fallen off the diet wagon and your afraid to look at the scale because you’ve stuffed too much in! However, I’m “editing”. It’s difficult. Well, let me explain why it’s difficult this year.
Each year, the week of the event, we receive our email from the coaches reminding us to go over our list, check the weather etc. etc. Well……I’ve checked the weather. Inclement doesn’t seem to do the job in describing what is in store. And if anyone who participated in the 2006 event will remember, it was inclement also. So, with my memory of that event in my head, I’ve tried to remember the things that were important. Dry clothes, dry feet and somehow a source of warmth! Where to go…where to go…AH HA! The hunting/sporting department in Walmart! They’ll have STUFF! So off I went, last night, to Walmart to see about some STUFF!
Rain ponchos, check. Next, source of heat. As I scanned the shelves, I saw nothing that would keep me warm. The Hub was with me, so naturally, whilest I was browsing the aisles for STUFF, he asked an associate about little heat packs that sportsman use to keep their hands warm. SCORE! Extra socks, check. Gloves, check. Now, I have to find little shoe covers for my sneakers, to keep them from getting soaking wet. I’m still on the hunt. I have 3 days to find them. 3 days, kind of ironic no? I’m also going to pack some newspaper (if I haven’t already sent it all out to the recycle pile!) When you ball up the newspapers and put it inside your sneakers, it will wick out the moisture from your sneakers should they get wet. A GREAT trick I learned during the 2006 “inclement” weather situation.
SO my packing list has grown to accommodate the “inclement” weather gear. This is why I’m having difficulty editing. Because I know what I’ll want and what I’ll need, however, I’m not sure it will fit! It’s probably at 30 lbs now and I haven’t finished packing my fanny pack, my spare pair of sneakers or the rest of my knickers! I know, it seems crazy to go ahead with walking in an expected “inclement” weather situation, but we’re women on a mission. We’re like little pink mailmen & women. Neither rain nor hail nor sleet nor snow nor heat of day nor dark of night shall keep this walker from walking toward a cure! So with that said, I’m going to pack all my STUFF, I’m going to head to Philadelphia, I’m going to REMIND Mother Nature that we’re walking for HER boobs TOO and I’m gonna have yet another SPECTACULAR weekend with the most amazing people I’ve ever met and meet some new amazing people as well!
Off to pack my stuff, wish me luck!