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The middle of August brought extreme heat, school starting, activities starting, last minute vacation and a 2 week hiatus from training for BikeMS. 
If you have been following this blog you know by now that I have “mommy guilt”…the guilt that keeps me from doing things for myself because my kids come first.  I am trying… Read More »

I no longer dread my training rides.  In the beginning I was scared to death.  I knew it was going to be hard…I had NO idea how hard.  I also knew I was going to get better…I had no idea how long it was going to take to get better!
Within the first 5 miles of… Read More »

It is like staring at a dangerous curves ahead sign and getting that anxiety that you know you will get to the end, but you have no idea what you are about to go through!  Only it is not curvy roads, it is school and activities starting! 
Last night, while talking to my husband, I told… Read More »

Instead of riding last night I ended up eating Mexican food and drinking beer with a good friend!  We started out with good intentions, but ended up not riding b/c my tire was low (more on that later).  The good news is I spent quality time with a very dear friend and did it without… Read More »

“Let’s go the really hilly route tonight!  You know the one with the mile long hill and then through the hilly neighborhood?” Those were my words, not the words of one of my highly trained and very accomplished team mates.  Why would I say that…well, I’m not sure!  Let’s start with last week….
Training Ride 4… Read More »

At the end of training ride #3 I was not sweaty or tired.  My legs felt so good that I decided to go for a walk/run in my neighborhood.  It was NICE to end a ride without feeling completely exhausted!  Of course, this is because my ride was only .57 miles long! 
I was .57 miles into my… Read More »

Last Wednesday was my second training ride for Bike:MS.  It was both better and worse than the first ride, but left me encouraged for future rides.  I am remembering how to ride, if that makes sense to you, but it is still hard.  I must tell you that I am sorry this update is coming… Read More »

Holy cow…I rode my bike!!  It is the first time I have been on my bike since September 2003! 
Let’s discuss my experience:

I was nervous.  Really nervous!  Like going to the principal’s office nervous.  I don’t know what I thought was going to happen, but I had to call my husband to hear reassuring words that… Read More »

I LOVE SUMMER!  I love everything about it!  I have never had a reason to be frustrated by summer…until this year.
As a working mom, I had to find childcare for my school age son this year.  He just finished kindergarten and when you are in school, summer really means something.  Summer is a break from… Read More »

No concerns – it is a routine surgery!  Can someone please explain that to me?  There is NOTHING “routine” about my baby being put to sleep so someone can stick her with needles and cut things out of her that God put there for a reason.  I am just sayin’ is all!!
My baby, well…she is… Read More »