You think I'm PRETTY!!!!!

Happy Birthday to my husband..... continuing my trend of being wife of the year in forgetting the anniversary...... I wrongly stated he was 53. He is 52. What's one silly year when you are THAT old anyways?????

If you want to learn something about anything...... an obvious scholastic choice is definitely Slowtwitch. Now if you want to see what is by far the post of the year...... it's my boy Phelps....... click here. And watch..... the next time they play the National Anthem you will see him say "I love you Mary Eggers" to the camera. Don't tell Meredith!!!!!


For some reason lately I am getting a lot of questions about my hair. Why it is the way that it is. Do I use a special conditioner? What's my product? What's the secret to my beautiful hair?

Who….. me? Are you kidding?

I certainly appreciate the compliments, but I have a terrible confession to make. There is one big secret.

Neglect.

And I didn't neglect my hair to make it look what's being called beautiful. I neglect it because I am hair lazy. I do not blow it dry (I don't even have a hair drier!), I never put anything in it, and I have 2 styles. Down and up. Not half up with a barrette. Down and up. That's all.

My biggest confession yet….. I have not had it cut in over a year. And I don’t' always brush it. I am considering going to a really swanky hair place and paying $300 for a trim. If I get my hair cut annually, then why not????

If I could successfully grow dreadlocks believe me I would. During the time of an Ironman I am frequently called mountain girl.

Now, I do have a few things that I do, that I have always done since age group swimmer days. My mom is a former beautician turned interior designer so while her beauty regimen didn't sink in, at least I listened to some of the hair care tips.

1. No blow drying ever. It helps that I have a job that doesn't require me to have some cool hairstyle.

2. No products. When did we start calling them "products" I used to call it mousse? I have none. It gets sticky!

3. No flat irons, curling irons, anything with the word Iron in it. I have one step hair and sometimes not even that.

4. Pantene. Shampoo and conditioner. Every time, all the time. I will use nothing else.

5. Conditioner in their hair before I hit the water. Don’t' apply too much or your cap will fall off. I use…. Pantene.

6. No rubber bands. Only fabric coated or scrunches.

7. I don't know if this is a tip you should heed but I can go weeks without brushing my hair. I use my fingers.

8. A simple style. Layered and no bangs. Bangs require a brush and require attention. No bangs.

Yes, it's pretty long. Yes, I suppose it is healthy. During my annual cuts the hairdresser will often remark….. "Wow, you can't even tell you are a swimmer." Which in a strange way makes me feel inferior. Does she know how many hours I long in the pool? Am I not a real swimmer because of the condition of my HAIR???????

So the next time you see a Pantene commercial and some beautiful model flipping her hair in the wind……. then realize this…… while I am as beautiful as she is…. she's got a contract……. and I am her hair double!

OBVIOUSLY!