Like a blister in the Sun[day]

I earned my first blister yesterday. That's surprising to me, actually, given how much walking, hiking, climbing and general exertion my feet have undergone over the past four months, but I finally earned the little air puff Sunday. 

I don't entirely know how, it wasn't like I was doing any seriously hard walking. It was just 11 miles over generally good paths (an unusual thing for Andy and me lately) and paved roads. It really didn't even hurt at the time - or at least I didn't know it was forming. 

Nonetheless, there was the little blister, proudly standing out on the side of my big toe, when I sat down to rub lotion on my feet. 

So, for the first time in weeks, I'm sticking to the Monday schedule and taking today off. Gotta see if this little pocket of air and skin will drop down on its own before five miles tomorrow. 

Any advice, long-distance lovers, on how to deal with this thing? 

Here's wishing you good health and blister-free extremities,

Regan