settling in

This has been a much better week I am happy to report. It feels good to be back into the swing of work (finally!) and making dinners and watching movies and reading and getting to bed earlier. Maybe the last 3 days of steady rain have something to do with this, but a little rain is nice now and then. It makes me nesty. And seeing as how we’ve had next to none all summer long in New Hampshire, I’ll take what rain I can get!

I also think my outlook has a lot to do with running. Been running regularly over the past two weeks and I feel pretty good. While my starts and fits of running over the last few months have definitely impacted my overall fitness, I know that not all is lost. I definitely have something to build on. It is so easy to get out of the running routine, but baby steps back into it are worth it. Running makes me happy. It makes me more mentally alert. It calms me down. The first 20 minutes of a run might be pure awfulness, but the lasting effects are bliss. I haven’t lost any distance, but I may have slowed down just a tad. No biggie. I will get back into the groove and accelerate at my own pace.

So, happy Friday! Hope you find the time to eek out a run or whatever you can do to give yourself a breather.

And let’s enjoy the end of summer and savor every last bit! Can’t believe the end of August is upon us.

Tags: exercise, gratitude, running, summer

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