But I had plans today! And I really don't want this rain to ruin it.
Nonetheless, heavy storm was the forecast. And rain there was.
Stubbornly, I pulled the covers over me. I'm angry with you, rain. Yes, I am. So, just let me go back to sleep.
But, something nagged inside of me. I said I was going for a hike today. Start my staircase walk challenge. Los Angeles rainstorm is never really a rainstorm, right?
So, I waited. Peering out the window every ten minutes for the sky to give me a sign that I could (should) go outside. Hike. As I had planned.
9:00 a.m. The sky still looked gray, but I could see a hint of light trying to make its way through. Los Angeles rainstorm is never really a rainstorm. I decided to hike. My first Secret Stairs walk.
It was a success.
Background: I decided that this year, I was (am) going to do things. Not just talk about the things I want to do, but actually do them. I've been thinking about the last time I felt like I really, really did things. Meaning, did everything that I set myself to do. And what keeps coming to mind was the year I broke up with my ex. (Well, we broke up at the end of the year, so I should say, the year after.) As heartbroken as I was for weeks and months, I managed to get up and do everything I had set my mind and heart to do. That year, I graduated law school, took the bar, traveled to Europe for the first time (and spent a whole month walking and exploring!), passed the bar, started my first attorney job ... and even fell in love. Wow! It was a big year.
I want this year to be a big year. So, I created my 2012 bucket list. Doing all 42 of the Secret Stairs walk is one of them. (If you've never heard of Secret Stairs, check it out here.)
Anyhow, here are some pictures from my Music Box Loop walk:
The sun came out a few hours later.
So glad I went on my hike.
So glad I know this city
(and its usually predictable,
but sometimes temperamental, climate)
so very well.
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