I can already sense that this month will be a really high credit card bill what with moving and everything. Every month I keep thinking I'll finally buy a bike, and each month I see that my credit card bill is already higher than my liking. I suppose that's the kind of stuff that keeps me honest. Today, I did make a few purchases that mean I'll probably put off buying my own bike until sometime next year.
At the house my nature center has graciously provided for me, there are some bikes in the garage. I have claimed one of these bikes and am now in the process of fixing it up to be more comfortable. My fancy purchases today in pursuit of this goal:
- new bike seat (picked out for me by my awesome bike riding supervisor)
- bike lights (front light and flashing rear light, just to keep me safe)
- bungie cords (to bungie a milk crate onto the pannier rack I'll be putting on the back of the bike)
- car powdered air pump (to keep my tired inflated; also useful for inflating my soccer ball that is losing air)
I made these purchases at Target and Fleet Farm, two Minnesota favorites. Fleet Farm has to be the most interesting "let's get lost here" store; it somehow manages to cram aisles of candy, a bike center, clothing, and horse tack all into one giant super store of midwestern awesomeness. Someday, I must go there and get lost.
I'm still in the process of fixing up my room here, but I should get all the bike stuff done this week. So far, I've ridden my bike on every normal working day (it's ~ 1.3 miles to work); I only drove today because I headed to work straight from church, and I wasn't sure about the timing if I biked everywhere. Once the rack is in place, I should be able to reduce my driving trips to just one grocery run a week. Here's to saving the earth! (or at least some oil)