My competitive side kicks in again and I decide I, too, can walk this circle. Today was the day.

I feel good about a quarter mile past my normal half-way point when it dawns on me … the rest of the circle is REALLY far (no wonder that darn couple is walking so slow!). I look for a street that cuts through … my competitive side rationalizes that the meandering couple must have some sort of shortcut; they can’t walk all night, right?

I find a street and feel good about where I’m headed, but my sense of direction is definitely un-MacGyver-like. A bit later, after seeing the same street name a few times, I realize I’m completely lost in a twisty, curvy subdivision.

With my stomach growling and an old blister from my first few walks in my new shoes twinging, I’m thinking of my options. It seems pathetic to call my parents who are about 20 minutes away. I feel bad bothering my neighbors – especially when I’m not sure how to tell them to find me.

Then it occurs to me … my nifty iPhone has GPS-like capability. I pull it up, punch the “locate me” button and voila … a map to get me out of this maze.

How cool is that? (Although I have to say it’d be much cooler if it cooked breakfast and prevented my old blister and a fresh new one from howling by the time I limped home.)

Of course, even with my circles in the neighborhood, I doubt I walked as far as the slow couple … definitely not MacGyver like at all!