Subconsciously Driven

So, for the last few months I've been choosing to carry around several bags of either groceries or personal items the days I leave from work to spend the night at my boyfriends house and I've been thinking that this is prepping me for the hike I hope to go on next spring. I walk at least a half mile half the time and about a mile the rest of the time. It wasn't part of my plan to start carrying loads of things this year but I remember having done it throughout high school. I would have a rolling back pack, my trumpet, and a lunch box and sometime an extra bag for my track uniform; and, despite the load, I would always take the stairs. In some ways it seems I've been preparing for this trip for a long time and I can't wait to see if I have the perseverance I think I do.