Last July, I was getting lots of advice from you all on what was to be my first full bike commute (I had been commuting half way by bike and half way by bus.) I was all set to go and excited.
The night before my first commute in, my husband dropped the bomb. He was divorcing me. He had already talked to a lawyer and there was nothing I could do about it. And I hadn't seen it coming, at all.
Nine months later, I'm fully divorced and finally getting my life back together. And today, I rode all 11 miles in to work. With my laptop. And mostly uphill. I'm pretty proud of myself. Now, to get home this afternoon...
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04-12-2011, 09:06 AM #1
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I did it!
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04-12-2011, 10:04 AM #2
listen to the bees
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Hit the ground running and don't look back!
You should be very proud of your biking commute.
Lisa
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04-12-2011, 10:14 AM #3
I heart my bike
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Excellent!!! SO proud that you are back out there- and that you've started again. Pat yourself on your back ALL DAY today!!!
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04-12-2011, 10:21 AM #4
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Well done!!!
Being on a bike is great therapy
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04-12-2011, 10:21 AM #5
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Yay for you and welcome back, KC.
Getting home now is all downhill!
Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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04-12-2011, 11:09 AM #6
Bike = Happy
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Good for you!!! So glad you're back at it...a bad day on the bike is ALWAYS better for the heart and soul than a good day in a motorized vehicle, and here's to all the GOOD days on the bike!
Sit bones = ~135 mm, saddles that work ~ 155cm/6.1 in wide
2003 da Vinci (custom road/all-rounder)/Terry Butterfly Ti
1994 Gary Fisher Nirvana (vintage MTB/commuter)/Terry Butterfly Chromoly
1991 Terry Symmetry (NOS frame/fork, project in progress)
1973 Raleigh Super Course (project in progress)
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