My first...

Yikes,am I really going to do this?! I guess I can give this blogging thing a try. I blame Rita, she invited me to her blog and now I have spent the last hour fiddling with my own. But everyone needs a good distraction every now and then, I tend to take my fair share almost every day.

Today was like, well, every other Wednesday. Between school and school, I have more school. I am not complaining though, I like staying busy. The weather today was very nice and got up to 70 degrees. I decided that such nice weather called for a good bike ride. Right as I was starting out I fell in behind another rider and instead of turning around where I normally do, I kept following him. Maybe not the smartest idea since I didn't know the road but I figured eventually I could make my way back to something familiar or at least turn around. I was delighted to find that his path was just a giant loop around my apartment, so I ended back where I started but a little more tired. I want to race in the Fireweed 400 this year with my dad so I need to start training. He wants me to do the 200 race with a relay of other ladies but I wanted to try the solo 50 mile race first. After today's ride of 14 miles I might have to reconsider, that is a lot less than 50! However, I felt really good after the ride so maybe I'll make it!

I have been reading this wonderful book called Note to Self (hence the title of my blog). It is a collection of stories by 30 different women on hardships and heartbreaks. Sounds uplifting, I know! It is really about overcoming all of life's troubles and each story ends with a small note to self that reflects on the story. I thought it was a clever idea and thank goodness I saw the book sitting on my shelf or I would still be thinking of a title. :)

Well there you have it, my first blog. It rambles and is really about nothing but if you have reached this far then I guess it was at least entertaining. Now time for bed.

Note to self: Take a chance, they often pay off.