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We did it! We may have only done 1 part each but we did it! I read somewhere that less than 5% of the population will ever compete in a triathlon. I can’t believe that. The one we did was only for women and its called Mermaid TRI. I understand that its a much less competitive atmosphere than most. It was a sprint triathlon so each of the legs was shorter but, you gotta start somewhere. Its amazing to be there and see all these women doing something for themselves! Don’t mistake me for a feminist but I have to give credit where credit is due. There were women out there that you would never imagine doing this kind of thing. That just shows that as long as you have heart, you CAN do it. Its nice to know that you don’t have to have an iron body to have the feeling of being a winner. I can say this since I am no where near an iron body!

Our time was 1hour 29 minutes and 58 seconds! I am very proud of myself and my teammates(who just happen to be my mom and my best friend)! I rode my butt off and finished the 11 miles in 44 minutes. Not to toot my own horn but thats amazing! Thats an average of 15 miles per hour. On a bicycle! A mountain bike none the less. The reason thats a feat is mountain bike weigh more that a road bike and the tires are fatter creating more drag.

My friend and I (her name is Nichole) are going to work ourselves silly to be able to do the entire tri on our own. I may drown in the process but what can you do. My mom (who recently lost 100lbs.) does these by herself usually. Two weekends before she did an Olympic triathlon which is amazing. It is something like a 1.25K swim, 40K bike and a 10K run. It was her first of that size and I was so proud out there cheering her on. My mom and I have never shared activities like this. I ran with her for the first time in my life a couple weeks ago. The most strenuous thing we had ever done together was hiking. Thats not really a sport.

For all of you out there who have ever said “I am so out of shape” it doesn’t matter. You can still do it if you “tri”!

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I don’t know about you but I LOVE holidays! Any holiday! Seasons, too! If you are like me and like to put up a little decoration for Memorial Day, or like to add the feel of the season to your home, you know it can be an expensive habit. Besides, it is so much more fun to make your own. When friends stop by and admire your decorations, you get to give yourself a little kudos for it.

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I was at the store the other day looking for some martini glasses. I found these really cool ones that had funky designs on them and I fell in love! Then I looked at the price. They wanted $20 a piece for them! I don’t know about you, but I can be kind of clumsy and I tend to break glasses. As I continued my search I found a set of 4 glasses for $20. Of course these weren’t as nicely decorated. Then it hit me, I could make these plain ones look as nice (if not better) as the more expensive ones. And to top it off, it would cost less! This is always appealing. Having already had experience with glass painting I knew exactly which paints (vitrea by Pebeo) to buy. I am really happy at the way they turned out. It was so easy and it didn’t take up much of my time. Make your own!

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