Me time: Moms with cool hobbies

Kerry Swetmon is a Georgia mom who takes her fishing seriously.

“It never ceases to amaze people when I say I’m a competitive angler. Once per year — one wonderful, fabulous, extraordinary (long) weekend each September — I leave everything behind (children, business and whatever other craziness is happening), and I travel to Texas and compete against 120 ladies in a fishing tournament. My husband knows I’m going, he knows he’s in charge of the kids and he knows I look forward to it all year. And although I fly in from Atlanta, most of the ladies are from Texas. You have never seen more beautiful anglers! These Texas divas arrive at the dock at 5:45 a.m. with a full face of makeup and big hair a-flyin’. They’re gorgeous! But, don’t let that fool you, we are all serious about winning first place!”