X is for ... #AtoZChallenge #mlp #fanart

Her name starts with an X and her cutie mark is the flower of her name. Meet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. She believes Quince is much too nice and is thinking of stumping him with one of her crazy surprise parties. Needless to say, she loses her heart to him the more she resists...

Can you guess her name*?

Remember, I will give my top 5 commenters for my A to Z Challenge a printable coloring book of all 27 ponies (I have illustrated a pony for the Reflections post) at the end in May.

*I will post her name at the end of the day!

Click here for the W pony name! Lori and Dani are neck in neck at this guessing thing...

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UPDATE reveal!

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Her name is Xerophyta! Congrats, Lori and Dani, for guessing her name!

X is for ...

Xterra Utah Off-Road Triathlon (2012)!

The first time I'd ever heard of a Triathlon, I wondered what it was. It sounded sporty. It is something sporty! It all began in 1996 in Maui as Aquaterra. It's like a marathon but involving 3 different activities: swimming, mountain biking, and trail running. Whew!

You may enroll in the Championship race, or just for the  Xterra experience!

Have you ever been in a Triathlon?

♥.•*¨X is for . . .

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Exercize for writers! The physical kind. . .

Is there such a thing? Well, we are humans, right? Er, we'd like to think so...

For 14 years I've been exercising my hands. It all started out when I worked at a trampoline factory. The supervisor taught us these to help strengthen our hands and prevent carpal tunnel.


1. Hold your arms out in front of you (horizontally) with palms up. Then, rotate them until your palms face down. Then up again. Down. About 10 times.


2. Spread your hands in front of you, like you're getting ready to push someone. Squeeze them shut. Open. Shut. 10 times.


3.  Next, rotate your hands at your wrists into an outward circle. Then inward. 10 times each.


4. Hold your hands in a 'prayer' position below your chin, and slowly bend them to the left so that your left hand is pressed by your right hand into a 90 degree angle. Hold for 10 seconds. Do this for the other hand so that your right hand is being pressed into a 90 degree angle.

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I can type and draw for hours without cramps or aches!

What exercises do you do for your writing? You can mention the kind that strengthens your grammar, too! ;)