I’ve had my walker’s and team captain’s handbooks inside their sealed envelopes for over a month now, and today I finally opened them. We all know that getting mail is exciting, and this certainly was no exception. My walker’s envelope came with the handbook, an ID carrier on a lanyard, and a card to go inside where you add stickers everytime you reach a milestone.

These are the milestones I have reached so far:

• read my handbook
• set up my personal page
• wrote an email for donations
• received my first donation
• set up a team
• visited the 3 Day shop

None of these are all that amazing, but it was incredibly satisfying getting to apply these stickers to my card.

My team members are struggling to raise their $90 registration fees, so right now I am the only member of team Meet Me Halfway. I really believe it is up to them to come up with the $90 and to prioritize their spending if they really want to participate. However, when it comes time to fundraise I do believe we’re all in it together–that’s something that joining a sorority (ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA!!) certainly taught me during my college years. So although nobody is registered yet, saving $90 might take some time and time is not on our sides for much longer when it comes to training.

To get my potential teammates motivated, I have encouraged them to contact me for a training schedule that is provided to walkers when they officially register with the 3 Day. There are two schedules provided: a 24 week schedule and a 16 week schedule. I am doing the 24 week schedule not only because the walk is 23 weeks away, but because I also find that walking is a great way to be active and fit for bathing suit season! Whatever motivates ya, right?