Archive For The “Musings” Category
I don’t live in a particularly hilly neighborhood. At least, I didn’t think so before I bought the long john. Now, all I see is hills. I could probably tell you to the nearest degree all the different slopes in a 3 km radius. My biggest problem with the hills (other than getting up them) [...]
I had the opportunity to chat with a couple of the mothers as I was loading the kids into the long john after playgroup yesterday, and I was left gob-smacked after one of the women said “WOW, you’re amazing!”. Me? Amazing? Far from it. I came home and gave that statement a lot of thought. [...]
Yesterday, I got to ride solo. For those of you who are not the primary caregiver of three small children not yet of school age, this was very exciting. I can count the number of times I’ve left the house on my own this year on one hand. So not only did I get to [...]
So I sell my car. The car I love and rely on. I search high and low for a pedal-assist bike that I can afford. I rig it so that I can carry my three kids with me. And it breaks. Then the trailer breaks. And I feel pretty down about it. And I’m back [...]