Good habits

We've now been in Melbourne for a month, long enough to notice what is different from Madison. Two things in particular are noticeable. First, we are walking more. We walk Eli to school most days, and then walk to work. While we can take trams or Uber, the weather is often nice and walking is free...so we walk. That translates into a general feeling of well-being, even though our legs are tired some of the time. Quantitatively, you can see the difference in the number of steps we get each day by looking at my monthly step total, courtesy of Apple Health:

Even though I'm pretty active at home, I've averaged more than twice as many steps per day in August and September. This translates into better running, which surprises me. I was able to run 9 miles the other day (I have a tradition of running for at least an hour consecutively near my birthday) and felt great throughout.

The second noticeable thing is that Eli notices how much meat is available in different meals and has started becoming more self-aware about the impacts this has on animals and the environment. He isn't ready to stop eating meat, but he's decided that he will no longer have meat for breakfast. I've dubbed him a "PMatarian".

We have a fun start to the weekend later tonight when we go to the next round of the AFL playoffs at the MCG. Go Demons!

--dave