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I did hill intervals on the treadmill for the first time ever today! I thought the speed was too slow until we hit that six incline, and suddenly slow was just fine. You’d think I’d learn by now that just because it feels slow doesn’t mean your body needs to go faster, just yet. *grin*

Then a healthy breakfast for the whole family. Jon made us all eggs and Ezekeial toast. No dairy used in breakfast, and fruit spread that is just fruit, no extra sweetners added. Left to our own devices Jon and I prefer strong tea as our breakfast of choice, but it’s all about keeping the sugar levels up and stable. It helps cut down on the mood swings, metabolism crash, and a host of other things that are actually caused by your body not having enough good fuel to keep it going in mid-morning, or mid-afternoon. It’s made a huge difference in how I feel during the day and evening.

Breakfast was done so quickly I had to shower after, and then the wheels came off the cart of my schedule. First, we had a leisurely family breakfast, including having a lovely talk with my mother-in-law. It’s rare that Jon and I get to have that kind of breakfast with Trinity, let alone Jon’s mom, so we took our time. That’s cool, but when I went upstairs for shower, I was in the middle of things and . . . no water. Apparently, a water main broke and there will be no running water for a few hours. Good – I wasn’t covered in soap and shampoo when it happened. Bad – I didn’t really get to shower. Interesting – my hair is it’s more natural fluffy waves, because the hair care products that tame it need some water to “activate”. It’s been awhile since I saw my hair like a frothy mass spilling around my shoulders. It’s not a bad look, but I am at the mercy of the humidity, so we’ll see what I look like by evening. On one trip to visits out of state friends I forgot my hair care products, and the next morning he got to see me with just the natural poof. He tried, but ended up laughing his ass off. Normally, I use four different hair care products, two of them leave-in. Good – I had already made tea in my office, so I have tea to work to. My productivty actually goes down if I cut back on my tea consumption. 🙂

So, I am finally at my desk, ready to work. I actually dashed upstairs on the way to the treadmill this morning to make a few quick notes that’s part of what delayed the start of the day, but I don’t regret it. I’ve learned that those brilliant inisights and ideas don’t stay in my head forever. If I don’t write, or type them down, they fly away, and then I’m left going, “Damn it, I had an idea for how to make this scene better. What was it?” Write it down! It’s one of the first rules of writing. Write it down so you don’t forget it. Write it down so someone else can read it. First rule; write it down.

I’m off to make more pages. Have a great day everyone. Hopefully we’ll get our water back on before my tea pot runs dry. 🙂