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What a race! The Flowers Sea Swim , a very well done event, this year is the 27th year it has been going! I trained a long time for this, since January. All through training, I simply wanted to just be able to swim a full mile without stopping. And at the start, I realized just how hard that would be. But, after months of training, I knew I could swim that far, even if I did stop to get the mouthful of water out of my mouth, or massaged a cramp, or slowed to get a better look at the fish. So the day came, and I wanted to swim it faster than I had in every training session. I was excitedly nervous. The weather was beautiful, even if a bit hot. The ocean was calm and a few clouds gave us some relief from the sun sometimes. Me and my numba! Never so proud to wear J16! Especially after I got my number painted on me! I felt so good, actually, with that number on. It was official now. Now, I just had to stash my stuff - they had a shuttle to take our stuff to the finish line....

Motivation. It is hard, yo. Especially to get out the door, and drive to have a swimming workout. from teespring.com It is not uncommon for me to have major motivational problems to do this. Especially when my coach (hubby) says he is not up for going with me. I sit and battle with myself that I really SHOULD go, but don't want to ~ it takes so much preparation to go. Both physically and mentally. These help, a little gift I got myself - I LOVE these goggles. He usually says, after I whine about the struggle to him, ' Just go if you're gonna go !'  His way of motivating. Gee, thanks coach . I guess it is somewhat effective. I have this struggle nearly every time I plan to go for a swim workout, so I often go to Pinterest for motivation, as one does. Usually, it works: his words in my head and reading all the motivational things I find.  This made me think about the whole process that makes it so hard to do. To get ready: put in contacts. put on sui...

We were treated with lobster on Easter Sunday...wish I had heard this song a couple weeks ago. So when I came across this sone, listening to a playlist on Amazon of all places, while at work of all places, I had to stop and listen to these hilarious lyrics. And start craving lobster. What a groovy tune, man. And bunch of goofy dancing too, perfect for a rough Monday. And listen to the sounds of the Jellyfish! Narwhals, piranhas, manta-rays oh-my! Hysterical. Why go through a Monday that is normal when you can get through it with this song? Put in on while at work, I guarentee you this will brighten your workday. And, probably make you crave lobster. Sorry 'bout that.

Perfect time to dream of the sea (it was 32 degrees this morning) ...meet Cindy of The Sea Of Dreams, today's featured artisan.  The Sea of Dreams - Featured Artisan This weeks Featured Artisan is Cindy Anderson Wilson - The Sea of Dreams! At the Sea of Dreams you will find Beautiful Creations from the Sea! In all of her pieces you will find The beauty and mystery of the sea...there is nothing like it in the world and there are really no words to describe the feelings evoked by the sea. You can find the Sea of Dreams on: Etsy Facebook Blog Twitter Grab the Code for your Blog HERE