Not sure if the need to reconnect or the two glasses of wine are behind this, but I decided I'd post something on the blog tonight after more than a half a year. It's that part of summer that I love in the Northeast -- when the nights are cool enough to sleep without air conditioning and mornings require a blanket on the porch. It's been a good summer so far -- filled with friends, relatives, amazing produce from the farmer's market and some serious beach time.
Motherhood is consuming, you know, especially in the summer if you've got kids home. You're constantly taking care of people and details, and it leaves a small amount of time for yourself. I find the best way for my time is a morning run. Each day since Memorial Day, I've gotten up and gone out. Mostly running, but an occasional walk when I've been too drained to run. Either way it's helped. And here's a really weird phenomenon -- after years of complaining about my husband's heavy metal music, I've downloaded a bunch of AC/DC, Black Sabbath and Ozzy.
This is what I blast when I run through the streets of our suburb each morning. Who knew? I find the music gets my blood pumping. Some days, I opt for silence. Other days, I crank it. I come back ready to take on the day and whatever tantrums, spills or work issues come my way. It's the one constant in my life these days.
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