By: Blonde Two
I think I may have mentioned just a few times, that the Two Blondes are very busy at work at the moment. I am sorry if this message is a bit boring but it is kind of relevant to today’s post.
By a bizarre quirk of fate, I happened to come into possession of a rather large quantity of talking pedometers this week – the Blonde World is indeed a strange one. A large quantity of pedometers would be unusual enough for any normal girl but pedometers with a personality – well, what can I say?
We have decided already that our Duke of Edinburgh kids would probably really enjoy having a play with and a chat to these quirky pedometers on their expeditions. I hope they work properly, can you imagine the arguments if one has recorded a longer walk than the other?
I don’t have to imagine these arguments because, yesterday, to relieve the workiness of the day, I challenged Blonde One to a competition. In her pigeon hole (not a euphemism) this morning she found one of the pedometers and a note challenging her to walk further than me during the day. There is nothing a Blonde likes better than a competition so I had deliberately chosen a day which I knew would see me charging up and down the corridors and stairs in general “sorting stuff out” mode.
Unfortunately for my need to win, Blonde One is as competitive as I am and by lunch time, I had an email which showed that, despite my manic morning and aching feet, she was fast on my heels. I think our job roles must have swapped at around that time because, by the time she came down to my office for a meeting at 3.00, the scores were in and I was a bit on the displeased side. Here they are;
Blonde One (in heels) – 6548 steps
Blonde Two (in a silver jumper) – 4103 steps
I like to think that I accepted my defeat graciously but know that really, the only result will be that I insist that we play the game again until I have either fallen over with exhaustion or tied Blonde One to a chair so that she can’t move around so much.
I have been worried about my lack of exercise since going back to work so decided that we should work out how far we had walked. Being an expert navigator (sometimes), I know how many double paces that both I and Blonde One walk for each 100 metres. By the power of maths, I have worked out that Blonde One walked 4.5 kilometres today whereas I did a measly 2.9 kilometres.
I know this sounds like sour grapes a bit but I do feel that I should win extra kilometre points here for doing the majority of my steps up and down the stairs. Bring on tomorrow! Bring on the Blonde Competition!
Blonde One was sitting in her chair lifting her feet up and down while listening to some catchy music! 😛
Oops, was that not allowed then?!
She was seen jiggling from side to side a lot. I thought that she just needed the loo!
4.5km, that’s a lot! No wonder my feet were killing me. I have a wheelie chair, I think I should practice my chair skills. Not sure how I would tackle the stairs though!
Not sure if I walk more or less now, but I do cycle to work – all half a mile of it!!!!