Cool Bloggers Walking Club October 2025- week 3

Thanks again to Elisabeth for organizing Cool Blogger’s Walking Club.

We’re over half way through October! I started back working full time this week, so I did not have as much time for running or biking, but I did get walks in when I could. A lot of walks this week were trying to just incorporate walking into every day life.

I’ve decided that each week for the remainder of CBWC, I’m going to pick one element to look for on my walks. (H/t to Rob Walker’s book The Art of Noticing – this is one of the exercises he recommends to flex noticing muscles.)

This week, I decided to look for Hallowe’en decorations on my walks. We don’t decorate for Hallowe’en – our street is very quiet on Hallowe’en; we’re in a weird location that doesn’t get much traffic and we trick or treat with our friends in another neighborhood. Also – I’ve just never really been into seasonal decorating – the thought of putting something up just to have to take it down seems like a lot of work. We do put up lights at Christmas, and I do like the cozy look of that, but the rest of the holidays don’t really make me want to decorate. The children might change my mind some day, but for now, I prefer enjoying other people’s Hallowe’en displays.

Here are some of my favorites that I saw this week:

Now onto what I actually did:

Monday 10/13
15 minutes yoga.
Walked to lunch and back (10 minutes each way.)

Tuesday 10/14:
15 minute yoga
30 minute walk on lunch break

Wednesday 10/15:
10 minute yoga
Walk kids to school along trail from parking lot. I had to park in a farther than usual because there was construction along the parkway that parallels the path. (20 minutes)

Thursday 10/16:
15 minute yoga
20 minute walk at lunch break

Friday 10/17:
20 minutes yoga
2 mile run/bike/ scooter with the 8 year old and 6 year old. (This took an hour because twice we serendipitously met friends along the way and stopped to chat.)
Walk to Metro/ to Work. And then walk to metro/ to home. (24 mins)

Saturday 10/18:
20 minute walk while waiting for the the 13 year old who was at her voice lesson.
45 minute tap dance lesson – parent child class with the 6 year old.
15 minute evening yoga.

Sunday 10/19:
15 minute yoga.
60 minutes ice skating
20 minute walk on trail next to the ice arena – I hadn’t dressed warmly enough to skate for the whole time the kids were in lessons, so I went on a beautiful fall walk.
20 minute walk with Husband mid afternoon.

And I’ll leave you with more Hallowe’en decorations:

What are your feelings about decorating for Hallowe’en? Do you prefer Hallowe’en decorations to be festive or macabre? Or maybe it’s both when Hallowe’en is concerned???