4 months without a car

I will spend the next 4 months without a car. Come take this journey with me as I discover what my identity is without a luxury car.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

2.63 MILES TO MY MASSAGE

So, today is my first day of "practice". I don't give the car up until June 1st, but I am practicing not having one.

It looked like it was going to rain today, but I had a massage and wanted to try out riding my bike to it. It was great. The ride there got me warmed up for the rub down and the ride back was amazing because I felt so good.

I highly recommend it.

I felt emotionally good about it as well, but I am starting to think it is just because that Mercedes still sits in my garage, and there is comfort in knowing I had a choice to ride my bike to the massage. Hmm?? What do you think, am I on the path to humility or just fooling myself?

I have to go walk to visit my best friend at work so we can have lunch. Hoping it doesn't rain (but I will bring an umbrella just in case).
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5 comments:

  1. Katie HoffmanMay 18, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    You are going to have so much fun Kristen! When Josh and I lived in Bend (near Sunriver), we only had one car and he had to commute farther for work, so I rode my bike and walked everywhere. It was amazing how relaxing those short rides were and how much more I noticed the things around me when I wasn't in a car. Enjoy your adventure!

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  2. AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Wish I could do this with you! Can't take kids to school on a bike though. Will love keeping up with you with this blog.
    Cat

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  3. KristenMay 18, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    Rob - you also get to lose more weight. I have already biked 5.3 miles today and walked 2 miles just running errands. That on top of my workout. Pretty cool stuff :-)

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  4. MelanieMay 18, 2010 at 4:04 PM

    I wish I could say that I could do this, but I would be fooling myself if I did. I drive 25 miles to work and carry way too much stuff back and forth to work to fit on a bike! I would like to ride the new redline train from Cedar Park to downtown Austin . . . that would be great.

    I can't wait to follow you on this journey! It will be very interesting. I have a lot of respect for you for taking this challenge on and look forward to following your progress.

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  5. KristenMay 18, 2010 at 4:35 PM

    Again, thanks for all the great comments everyone. Heading out to walk and grab dinner. Enjoy your night.

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