My favourite physical activities are swimming and walking my dog. I used to think I was cheating my dog when I missed her walks, but I have now realized that I wasn’t only cheating her — I was also cheating myself. Those morning walks with my dog help me get some steps in, which is really important for someone who sits while working or works from home. Now when I see my little dog’s face saying, “Let’s go already,” I also think to myself: yes, let’s go — We both deserve to go outside and get some fresh air.
Swimming is amazing because I love the water, but I always have to schedule it around my wash day. As a Black woman, it’s hard to go swimming every day because black hair is dry. Well, at least mine is. so swimming daily would probably damage my hair. I’ve figured out a routine that works: if I go swimming on Saturday night, I put in some leave-in conditioner and then I don’t wash my hair until Sunday afternoon. this allows me to go swimming twice a week and after my second swim I can just wash my hair and reset for the next week.
I think my favourite people are the ones that have stepped in as there have been some holes in my life. Stepped in making me laugh, eating lunch with me, making me feel at home in new places, long phone calls with me, helping me move without being asked and accepting me for who I am.
I just asked my partner and he said he is his favourite person, and I’ll be honest had I known that was an option I may have picked myself tooo!
My favourite place to go in my city is Jaycee Gardens Park. It is a nice 3k walk to Port Dalhousie where you can walk on the pier and see Toronto as shown in the video below. You also walk past the lake where there are often regattas and I’ve seen so many birds during the summer. It’s also dog and kid friendly.
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