Saluting the Solstice Sun

My alarm went off at 5:59 a.m. Tuesday morning and I hopped out of bed. I am not a “hop out of bed” kinda person. I’m more a “roll into the fetal position, whining about getting up” kind of person. But I had to get up right away to go to the gym before an appointment.

Our rose bush is blooming, there was early morning dew on the flowers and my car. I had a quick bowl of cereal and headed out into the cool morning air. I could tell it was going to be a gorgeous day. I saw the sun rising; that seemed perfect for the Summer Solstice!

The gym was quiet and relaxing. I WISH I could make morning workouts my norm. The gym is a nice place to be at early in the morning!! I ran intervals on the treadmill and got sucked into a few episodes of Will & Grace. That was such a great show. I miss that show.

I did an okay 3.75 miles on the treadmill. One of the downsides of morning workouts is that I feel rushed. I hurried through an abbreviated weight routine and a little bit of Free Weight work. I figured doing a little bit of everything was better than skipping the weights altogether.

Gym Stats:

Time: 1:25

Calories Burned: 692

I stretched a bit, used the foam roller and did some ab work with the medicine ball then I hurried home. I had a “second breakfast” of two scrambled eggs and then went to my appointment. I had a nice 2 mile walk across the Hawthorne Bridge afterward. It was gorgeous and sunny out! Summer has arrived!

All day I felt hungry and like I couldn’t eat enough food. That’s a downside to working out in the morning. I told Michael that we definitely needed to get a burger for dinner! FEED ME!

SUMMER READING LIST UPDATE

I recently posted about some of the books I planned on reading this summer. I read a lot so that list will be forever evolving. I recently finished the second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy and loved it! I am anxiously awaiting a coworker to finish the last book and lend it to me. 🙂

I also just finished “The Secret Daughter.”  It was a heart-breaking book but with a funny, light-hearted aspect to it too. It wasn’t just a downer to read. It’s about an Indian woman who has to give up her daughter because boys are preferred in that culture. The story spans about 25 years and it was a fast read (read it in two days). At first I was unhappy with the ending. But the more I thought about it, I liked the ending and it fit the story. I definitely recommend this book!

QUESTION: How did you spend the first day of summer?