There's less than a month left until Challenge Walk MS: Cape Cod begins. Time to get it in gear! And no shortage of gear needed!

My "selfie" and "notes to self":

• Break in my new sneaks ASAP
• schedule all my training walk routes
• review the downloadable CW "Travel and Information Guide"
• send pledge reminders
• update progress on my personal CW page
• send thank yous from my Participant Center
• keep walking, rain or shine
• update my Facebook page with progress
• dig out the CW "change of clothes bag" and don't over-pack again — well, sort of
• replenish my survival kit: blister kit, muscle rub, OTCs, bug repellent, shark repellent??, sunscreen, caffeine, and of course chocolate
• send pledge reminders — again
• check in on final team logistics
• check my pledge totals online, at least hourly
• schedule post walk spa session
• begin sleep walking — if necessary
• plead for pledges — if necessary

Daily reminder: breathe deeply but keep moving — no sweat!

Michelle Dickson selfie

Michelle has been a staff member for the Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society since 2000. She currently serves as the Director of Public Policy Advocacy and works with volunteer activists and lawmakers in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. She most recently lead the chapter's delegation at the 22nd annual MS Public Policy Conference in Washington D.C.