It’s back to work week for me! And it’ll be back to school week next week. Both of these present challenges, but I’m also participating in a couple of bike challenges this month. 30 Days of Biking has returned for September! This Minneapolis-based event is open to everyone in the world. The only rule for [...]
My middle daughter turned eight today. She planned her own celebration, including the transportation. This is what she chose to do. First, we biked down and picked up her friend. Then the three of us biked to the local Izzy’s restaurant (for which we had a coupon) for lunch. Then we biked home for presents, [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
It’s been a week since I wrapped up the car-free challenge. Things have pretty much gone back to the way they were before, meaning that I don’t go out all that much, but I generally do use the car. That’s the status quo for summer. When I go back to work, I will be bicycle [...]
Posted on August 03rd, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
Yeah, I know, I said I was going to do 11 days. But my husband and I both have to attend a meeting tomorrow before we go to pick the kid up from camp, so it’s simply not going to be a car-free day. I’m too tired tonight to recap the whole thing, but I [...]
Posted on August 02nd, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
Yeah, I’m ready to be done with this car-free thing. I was really not enthusiastic about it today. I wanted to just frakking jump into the car and do what needed to be done. I used the 3-speed to run an errand (the bank), and then set to work fixing that back tire. I checked [...]
Posted on August 01st, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
I thought we were all ready for the big ride down the hill to the camp bus. But before loading up my daughter’s stuff, I checked the tire pressure on the Xtracycle. The rear tire was low. I started putting more air in, but it wasn’t getting any better. Then the neighbor’s power washer turned [...]
Posted on July 31st, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
I can’t believe it’s Day 7! And today, for the first time, I found myself wishing it were all over. I pushed through it, though, and biked out on my getting-the-kid-ready-for-camp errands. I even took pictures this time! First stop was at Dollar Tree. Actually, I got most of the things she needed here: shampoo, [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
The big girls are quite steady on their bikes now, so I threw the youngest on the back of the Xtracycle tonight and took them all to the park. They played, and I ran/walked the walking/jogging trail. I’m continuing on to Day 6 and beyond – is anyone else ready to post a comment or [...]
