Bless your heart.@contentandwell, JK, I cannot imagine all the work. I can't picture having all of that to do for other people in my house. My husband and I have one son that we see once a year for two days. We have no other family, so the idea of strangers in the house, even family and having to cook and look after someone else is foreign to me. My husband is an adopted only child; I am an adopted only child, and we have one grown biological son. He is a grown man, but he is not married and no children. So I cannot even think of what a large family gathering would be like. I'm sure preparing and cooking and cleaning and keeping things going have burned more calories than walking. I definitely think you can count that! You probably more than exceeded your walking time. Yesterday my husband and I got out all the Christmas décor and worked on getting every room set for what goes where. We did not walk either, but we worked so I didn't just sit around and be lazy. Sometimes a break from a routine helps because the body can get used to the same movements, so breaking it up gives the energy, health, and strength a boost.
It sounds as if you deserve a little relaxation, and then when you are ready, you can get back to exercise again.
Christmas is coming---not as tempting as Thanksgiving, but still goodies..
@etiredteacher, Carol
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