Simple Changes Making You Happy

My husband and I haver been doing a lot of hybrid commuting. We will drop the other at work and leave one of us with the car. It is easier than getting up at 4:40 am to ride to work and keeps the gas hog truck parked. It uses about 1 extra gallon of gas on my car but makes it easier for us to stick with it. This week it will be four days, when we were trying to ride in the morning we were lucky to do it two days.

For example, yesterday he had an eye doctor appointment so he dropped me at work and I rode the 27 miles home. He drove to work and home. This morning he rode with me to work and then rode his bike to his job. He will ride home.

What I have noticed is this now forces me to walk if I want lunch or if I need to run an errand. Yesterday I had to walk to the LBS (I could have rode my bike but this walk was easier). I have noticed I feel really happy when I walk to the sandwich shop or when I walked to the LBS.

It is good for your physically and mentally and good for mother earth. I didn't even mind the 80% humidity. Today I have the car and want lunch. I am going to walk. :D

Excellent! When I commuted, I was happiest while on my bike. I believe that commuting by bike kept me happier and more relaxed.

great idea!

right now Raleighdon and I coordinate chores for who is riding when and where.

I read a study that showed that people who commuted to work by bike were happier at work than people who commuted the very same distance to work in their cars.

I'm absolutely more relaxed when I take the train in versus driving, even though I have to get up 30 minutes earlier to do so. People at work keep saying "That's nice for now. And then you'll drive again in the winter, right?" Um, no, it doesn't work that way. I like having the time to ease into the morning, and then to decompress in the afternoon. It's carried over into my life outside of work, too. I now look for ways to avoid driving, arrange for someone to pick me up, whatever I can do.

I've only been commuting by bike for a couple of months, but there are a few unexpected surprises that I have encountered: 1.Little kids wave to me, or say "hi". 2.Other cyclists (motorized too) are friendly. 3. No cell phone!! and #4.. No one expects "multi-tasking" to occur when I am on my bike!!