Jonna, Senior Editor

My son was being especially charming this morning, and I admit, I lingered over saying goodbye; for some reason, it was harder today than usual. The extra couple minutes of hugs and kisses cost me my 8am bus, which I saw whiz by as I was walking down the street. It's 20 minutes until the next one, so normally when this happens, I go back home and use the snippet of time to throw in laundry or wash dishes or pay the bills online, some tedious 10-minute task. As a full-time working mom, you kind of have to be that much of a time utilizer. But today, I decided to use the time to walk as far as I could and catch the bus further down the line. Knowing my pedometer was faithfully tracking my steps, it wasn't a tough decision. I got in a 20-minute walk before 8:30 am, and I felt good about it. My next plan is to reorganize my morning slightly, so that I can walk to a farther-away bus stop on purpose at least a couple mornings a week. I'm really getting into this "found" exercise thing.