Mountain Biking

I went for my first "real" mountain bike ride yesterday with the local woman's riding group. It was suppose to be a "novice" ride. Wow! I was mistaken!! I cannot believe how hard I worked! I was not the only one who experienced their first ride and I'm so happy that I was not the one that was in 'last' place.

My bike does not have shocks and I was the only one without them. As my morning goes along, I am starting to feel every muscle that I didn't know I had!

I am finding it hard to get some good speed up with all the bumps in the trails - it's a fine line because if you don't go fast enough, you can't go over them. If you go too fast, the trees and turns come at you really fast and I'm scared that I may become 'one' with a tree!

The beer and burger afterwards was soooo good!

My bike is new-to-me and it does not feel like an extension of me, yet. I really want a new bike - with shocks!

This is me on the first time I went riding with my mountain bike, the trail that I did this particular day was very tame compared to last night - it was for distance.

I could not believe the amount of women that went out and how many of them are hard core riders! I have a lot to learn.

Do you Facebook?

I think I'm addicted. I cannot believe the people that I have connected with!

I found a long lost friend in England, all sorts of school friends, family and friends in general; old and new.

It's a great way to keep updated on what everyone's doing. I like vague and and don't like huge details. Does that make sense? For example: I don't want to know the ingredients that you cooked your dinner with, I just want to know that you had a BBQ.

This is me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?f=1#/profile.php?id=591092322&ref=name

P.S. I took my picture of me on Halloween in 2007 using my bathroom mirror.

Blog Give Away

Not too long ago, I was the VERY lucky recipient of Lady Isra's blog Give Away: http://ladyisra.blogspot.com/ ! She is so nice and sweet; she allowed me to choose any headband of my choice from her Etsy shop: www.MyLittleLady.etsy.com



Today is my daughter's sixth birthday and this is what she chose to wear - the headband - it looks great and works wonders in her thick hair! Thank you Ashley!

My New Etsy Shop!!

I am soo excited!! I just opened a new Etsy shop for my jewelry. I don't have any listings, yet, but will make it a priority tomorrow tonight!

I have created some very wonderful pieces and am so shocked that I didn't craft or create until nearly three years ago.



These are only a small samples of what I have created - just wait and see!

www.LotsaFlair.etsy.com

Slow Food - Have You Heard Of It?

A few weeks ago, I heard the term, "slow food." I had never heard of it before, have you?

Apparently, it's the family sitting down to a home cooked meal! I guess there's so much fast food out there that sitting down to a good home cooked meal is rare.

Nearly every evening my family has a home cooked meal, usually cooked by me and I had never thought of this as odd or uncommon.

How many nights do you eat "slow food"?

Free Giveaway - The first SIX to comment On My Blog!

The other day, I actually "bought" my first Pay It Forward (PIF) on www.etsy.com I "bought" some glitter. I don't know what I'm going to do with it, maybe I'll figure it out when it arrives. As I have a near six-year-old daugter, I'm sure she'll have ideas, too!

I also left a comment on the blog of http://ladyisra.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-five-to-comment-win.html . He has/had a givaway, too. She inspired me to do the same:)

Up for grabs are two alligator clips(it may be one set or any two clips of your choice) or any two snap clips of your choice from www.hairflair.ca or www.hairflair.etsy.com NOTE: www.hairflair.ca does not have snap clips, you will have to go through my Etsy shop for your choices - be sure to also check out my 'sold' items, too!

That's it! Sieze The Day!!

*** UPDATE, 29-April-2009 ***

Thank you to:

Ashley
Cheryl
ki'i nani photography
Steve
Divagirl
robin_titan

for commenting on my blog since I posted my giveaway. The giveaway portion is now 'closed', but feel free to purchase from my shop: www.hairflair.etsy.com

Thanks,

~Marnie

Getting Closer....

I know I've blogged about my procrastination before and, well, nothing's changed. I gave myself a 7 weeks to complete nearly 600 hair clips.

Well, I found other things to create instead and shop on-line. I love shopping on-line. I recently bought this: http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=14445010 .

Oops, a little off topic there - what do you expect, I'm writing and showing all of you fine people out there in Blogger land what I'm NOT doing! LOL!

I have made about 300 or so clips at this point. Maybe tomorrow I'll get a few more completed - wish me luck!

What are you putting off?