10/30 Days of Biking, 4 years of riding

Can you believe that this is our fourth year of biking and blogging? It's been hard for me to keep up with life changes and writing but at least the biking has stayed mostly consistent. Things always get busier for me in the spring when I find myself traveling all over the region, teaching almost daily. Biking has become not just my passion but also my (mostly) full-time profession and I feel so lucky. Little Brother just celebrated his 5th birthday then the boys left to stay with their dad for the weekend. This isn't quite the life I expected to have four years ago but I'm here now and we're making it work, much of it wonderful, balanced out with some added challenges. We've come a long way, at least 15,000 miles since I decided that if I could bike there, I would. 

The 30 Days Of Biking was a big help in forming our biking routine. Pledging to ride every day for the month of April gave us a jump start in changing our car-centric pattern. Instead of getting in the car automatically, I was looking for ways to get a bike ride in. Soon enough, it became everyday practice to head out the back door with our helmets instead of the front door with the car keys. After April, I didn't want to stop so it worked out perfectly that May Is Bike Month follows. This time, pledging to ride a certain number of miles for the month of May and being stubborn enough to force myself to keep up. Each year so far, some times it has worked and sometimes not. Some days I have to drive a car to keep up with my sleep, sanity, or schedule. We're not perfect but we do the best we can.

​Happy April and happy riding!