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Day 5 - Bike to Work Day!
May. 15th, 2009 11:03 amThe weather report yesterday threatened rain for this morning, but instead it was in the lower 60s and just cloudy. Perfect biking weather.
Even though Henry popped out of bed before us, we were still late getting out. I'd been hoping to get out of the house by 7:15. Hahahaha! We made it to the Bike to Work Day pit stop at about 8am. My two coworkers had left there by 7:45, well ahead of me.
( I rode 11 miles in, the first part flat, and only a few big hills at the end. I was tired, but it was no worse than my normal 7 hilly miles. )
According to the calculator at the Arlington's Car Free Diet* link that I posted yesterday, if I ride to work 3 days a week, I'll save ~20 dollars a week, emit 39 lbs less of CO2 per week, and burn 2,200 calories more a week. Nifty! 3 days a week will be very doable some weeks, impossible others.
*This isn't a human dieting site. This is a site about Arlington residents trying to wean themselves off of cars. I am not on a diet.
In other news, last night we pulled up staples in my closet floor. Tonight, I prime. Sunday, paint two coats. No trim - yay! We bought the wood floor so it can start to acclimate to the house.
Afterwards, I plopped down on the couch and sewed six buttonholes on the green silk gown. I'm doing buttonholes instead of eyelets, so I can cut the fabric instead of making the holes which will muck up the whole front of the dress.
Even though Henry popped out of bed before us, we were still late getting out. I'd been hoping to get out of the house by 7:15. Hahahaha! We made it to the Bike to Work Day pit stop at about 8am. My two coworkers had left there by 7:45, well ahead of me.
( I rode 11 miles in, the first part flat, and only a few big hills at the end. I was tired, but it was no worse than my normal 7 hilly miles. )
According to the calculator at the Arlington's Car Free Diet* link that I posted yesterday, if I ride to work 3 days a week, I'll save ~20 dollars a week, emit 39 lbs less of CO2 per week, and burn 2,200 calories more a week. Nifty! 3 days a week will be very doable some weeks, impossible others.
*This isn't a human dieting site. This is a site about Arlington residents trying to wean themselves off of cars. I am not on a diet.
In other news, last night we pulled up staples in my closet floor. Tonight, I prime. Sunday, paint two coats. No trim - yay! We bought the wood floor so it can start to acclimate to the house.
Afterwards, I plopped down on the couch and sewed six buttonholes on the green silk gown. I'm doing buttonholes instead of eyelets, so I can cut the fabric instead of making the holes which will muck up the whole front of the dress.
