Believe And Achieve … A Lesson From Peter
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right. – Henry Ford I use this phrase all the time, ALL the time. But it was ten year old Peter who showed Read More …
Author: triathlonmami
Inspiration: The Conditioned
Maybe it’s because I grew up in Brazil, where this story takes place. Or maybe it’s because I’ve worked with the homeless. Either way, I think this guy is amazing and so is the woman Read More …
Fighting Childhood Hunger
I will ride 160 miles on my bike, across the state of Florida, to help fight childhood hunger. Don’t get me wrong, I love riding my bike and this doesn’t sound crazy or daunting. It Read More …
A New Beginning
I owe you an apology. I disappeared for a few months. It began when my I took a picture of my son Dreamer, age 10, and he said: “please don’t post that on Twitter.” PLOP Read More …
A Change of Heart – Camillus House Children’s Run Team
As I am changing the focus of TriathlonMami.com to advocacy and empowerment, I am highlighting my favorite posts from past social advocacy projects. I don’t know where to start. Hosting the Camillus House children’s run Read More …
How To Feel Successful
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t … you are right. I can. I can complete Ironman Lake Placid while being a mom, working, and taking care of myself. I can’t do Read More …
The One Sentence Email
The email simply said: “I hope you don’t have plans for April 7 – 11.” I read it and screamed. Months earlier, a friend posted on her Facebook a link to the GEICO Florida Road Safety Bike Read More …
Integrating American Lamb To Your Weekly Menu
There’s only so much chicken breast one family can eat a week. Yet chicken breast is lean, a good source of protein and my kids love it so guess what? We eat it way too Read More …
Raise Your Hand! VolunteerSpot Has Your Back
I was approached by VolunteerSpot to try out their service. This is a sponsored post but as usual all opinions are my own. I’ve held the job title “Volunteer Coordinator” before. I worked at a homeless shelter Read More …
Bake It Happen For Breast Cancer
It was impossible to know how things would turn out when I told my friend Stacy I would join the Bake It Happen campaign last year. Bake It Happen is a yearly event developed by Stacy and Read More …
