Summertime and the Living is Easy

Ahhh, the glorious school year calendar--Summers are more than long days, fresh veggies, strawberry juice running down your chin, and the blender on high--it also means a fundamental change in routine.  Problem is, I like routine.  But I know myself well enough that I need the occasional change in them otherwise I will work that routine dry and then I become stale.

So, what's the new routine?  I wake up turbo early (ok, no real change there), get in my main run of the day (if 2 are scheduled...before this was reserved for the evening), and then travel just past the school where I teach.  But, I get to wear old soft cotton t-shirts, my best patched pants, mucky shoes, and usually get some good dirt on my hands.  I'm working at a farm--splitting time between the fields and farm stand.  I'm working pretty long days, but having a blast doing so.  The people who own and operate the farm are just the type of people that the phrase "good people" was made for.  And, the majority of people that visit have been pleasant, gracious, and kind hearted.  I guess like breeds like.

This summer I'll also be taking a few classes and hosting an overnight XC camp.  My brother and I are co-directors and we were really busy a few weeks ago with making, printing, and distributing brochures, setting up the website, and ironing out details.  Now we are banking on the "if you build it, they will come" theory.  I have a few other projects brewing, but I'm going to let them percolate a bit longer.

Ahhh, summertime running.  Cool, muggy mornings.  Warm evenings.  Shorts and sports bra.  I'm in heaven.  I'm doing 5K training and it's been fun--a great change of pace and mental shift more me.  I was going to race this past Thursday, but it was cancelled due to storms.  My next race should be July 4, but I took/am taking a few days off to nurse a sore Achilles and while I think it's better, I'm going to play it super cautious on this one.

It's summertime and the living is easy--busy, but good.