Summer!

Happy Summer! 

I'm the definition of "creature of habit," so while I thoroughly enjoy being given the gift of time for myself over the summer, it's something I have to think a lot about and plan for (which for some, I know seems a little backwards). For me, it's a balance between enjoying more time than you're used to, and feeling like you're wasting it all. So with that in mind, weeks before school let out, I started really thinking about how I could make the most of this summer, without doing the most. I came up with a list of a few actually productive things I wanted to accomplish this summer that were more like tasks, and then thought a lot about what I wanted to do for enjoyment. It's easy to spend days on the couch, but I know many of those aren't enjoyable to me. They're easy, but not enjoyable. So I came up with a list of how I want to spend this summer....and blogging more is on there. Sometimes it can feel like a task, but I know it's something I enjoy doing once I make it a priority. And it is a priority for me. I appreciate having a running record of the past few years, because while the focus of most of these posts is something running-related, it has been a bit of a map of where I've been, where I am, and where I'm going.  

I certainly have plenty to write about - the end of the school year, the Silver Gallup Relay, committing to my fifth half marathon to raise money for Girls on the Run - and I'm looking forward to adding all of that and more here, so this can continue to be a road map of sorts of my life.