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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 »

“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 »

Seriously…is that me in that picture!  NO WAY!!  But, if pictures don’t lie, what is that picture telling me?  Oh my…is it telling me…but that is my favorite dress – I always feel cute in that dress….oh goodness…it can’t be true.  I’m going back…one more peek – certainly I saw something wrong!  Nope…I was not… Read More »

5:00am I must be crazy. There’s no way.  Zzzzzz.
5:09am I shouldn’t have stayed up so late reading. I dedicate this snooze to P.C. and Kristin Cast who wrote the House of Night Series. (Oh, please, like you don’t indulge in vampire love stories. Well, if you don’t, you should.)
5:18am I’m snuggled next to my honey… Read More »

Three months ago I got serious about exercise!  I made fitting it in a priority and have seen a ton of success.  Exercise is starting to be a daily habit – I actually look forward to my time.  I am able to go longer and harder…it is awesome!
And that is where is STOPS!! 
My clothes are… Read More »

A few months ago I went to a bachelorette party for one of my friends.  She is way more reserved than I am – she does not want any attention brought to her.  Her party was at Cherokee Casino – we started in a great hotel room, went to dinner and then…went back up to… Read More »

Today is day 29 of my month long exercise challenge.  I challenged myself to do 20 minutes of cardio everyday for the entire month of November.  I am pumped to tell you that with my work out tomorrow I will have successfully completed my challenge!!  I will have done a minimum of 20 minutes of cardio EVERY… Read More »

Several years ago I was laying in bed watching TV on a Sunday morning and I stopped on an episode of Joel Osteen (www.joelosteen.com).  He was talking about raising kids and since I had a baby I was intrigued and stopped to listen.  I really paid attention when he said that our kids are like… Read More »

I started off November by setting a new fitness goal.  I wanted a goal that was attainable, not too scary, but was still going to be a challenge for me.  My goal is to fit in at least 20 minutes of exercise EVERY day in November.  Additionally, I said I would do 30 minutes or more… Read More »

When my alarm went off at 4:50a on Friday morning, I DID NOT want to get up.  I was tired.  I hit snooze twice and finally decided I was not getting out of bed, so I set my alarm clock for 6:15a.  The next hour was fitful sleep and when my alarm did go off… Read More »