Ahh, it's summer! I've taken the bike out of storage and brought it in for a tune-up. It's been a couple years since I've used my beloved green bicycle, I think subconsciously I had compartmentalized it with a different part of my life. However, it was one of my greatest joys in the past and nothing says that fun has to stay in the past. So, yippee! I will soon be whizzing along!
I have to admit, however, the summer was not the motivation for bring out the bike. The first impetus was vanity.
I was slightly horrified (though I shouldn't have been surprised) at how much, um, chunkier I've become in the last year. I guess it's a sign of a happy marriage? Well, I know I am not morbidly obese but I'd still like to be a little less. It's bound to be healthier, anyway, which leads to my second bike-dusting reason.
And my second reason is that I was told I had a vitamin D deficiency! You know, the vitamin you get from the sun? When I told this to my sister she said, "What, you never go outside?" Uh, no. It's been winter, I live in New England and I'm an author/illustrator which means I stay inside staring at a computer or sit in a studio all day. Obviously, I don't go outside...which is why I am vitamin D deficient!
So, I'm counting on my green bike to save me. And even if it doesn't, at least I'll have fun.