The Green Machine

So in an effort to become more environmentally conscious I've decided to start riding my bike to work. A 3 mile ride in the cool morning air ought to do me some good right?...right? Well what I planned on being a nice and easy ride to work turned out to not be so nice and easy. While the morning air is relatively cool, I still worked up a pretty good sweat while I was huffing and puffing my way down the back streets. What is usually a 5 minute drive has become a 15 minute bike ride, which actually does seem to make a difference in my sleep schedule. It also puts a huge hindrance on my lunch break, not really allowing for 30 extra minutes to ride home and back, I either have to pack my lunch in the mornings or else eat somewhere around where I work, an option I realized today I can't really afford. So there are some main disadvantages to hoping on the trusty steed and pedaling my out of shape self to the news station, but there are definitely some good points. For one thing I guess I'm saving money. While it's true that my car doesn't use that much gas in the 3 miles to work, it still feels like I'm joining the fight to make a difference. And I also get in some much-needed cardio before and after I sit at a desk all day. So that's my start to bettering our planet.