I have been blessed this year to land a job 8 minutes from my house by car....AND as the weather got warmer this spring and a co-worker rolled into work one day on a bike I thought...ya know...I could do this too!! Now I have and I can tell you it is a most joyous thing for so many reasons.

Upon arriving to work, having already gotten a nice half hour of fresh air and excercize, I feel refreshed and ready to start my day. My mood is vastly improved. I don't feel like I've just dragged myself out of bed, and I don't feel quite as frenzied about having to make time to excercize later... and when I do, I feel REALLY good.

It is also quite satisfying to look at all the car-free days I've racked up - less money to big oil - more in my pocket - and less greenhouse gasses going into the air.

On beautiful days my rides home are often a little adventurous. I find that I don't quite want to get off the bikes. I have explored side roads that I had never known about....only leading to more fresh air and more excercize.

For those who can, I highly recommend biking to work.