New leaf

The school where I work opened a new health and fitness facility this year; long overdue, and magnificent. All of us in the adult community were offered the opportunity to request keys, and to use the building at our convenience at no cost. No barriers, at all, to getting some exercise back in my life. So in mid-September I started going, 3 mornings a week (with just a few exceptions). I leave the house at 5:15 -- basically just rolling out of bed, putting on my workout stuff, and grabbing the bag packed the night before with everything I need. The key is that night before preparation, and kind of just getting going before I have a chance to think about it. I'm not sure yet if it's *habit,* and I don't know what will happen once winter comes and the early morning roads are treacherous, but it's definitely a part of my story of this last half of the year.

A photo a day over at Chicken Blog, too.