9.15.2010

Day 2: the first full day

Transformer. (robot in disguise.)

Day 2 of being car free and conscious of my spending habits, and nothing seems different. Well, ok - I'll admit that I am more thoughtful of how I spend my money because I really don't want to have to post some seriously lame impulse buys for anyone to know about... so I guess I'm better with my money when public humiliation is a possible outcome.

Yoga tonight was the best yet. Beyond priceless. I should really be paying big bucks for this!

And no car.

Transit and walking. (I actually ran for the bus home. seriously ran.)

Post office: $2
Office lottery pool: $4

9.14.2010

Car Free: the beginning

this is an old photo, but one of my favorites. its of the protest at the beginning of the Olympics in Vancouver. The police ended the march, there was quickly more cameras capturing the event than there were protestors, and whoa - look to side: that's the bus scooting by to get its people on their way! Yes, go Translink!!

my intention for this blog was to post photos that I've taken, but I'd like to expand to include things / stories / comments of things that I'm up to.

today, I committed to not using my car for a month. I will be able to move around via transit, walking, cycling or car share. I already live a fairly car-free lifestyle, yet I own my car. So I thought this would be a good chance for me to really see how much and in what ways I use my car.

my prediction is that I'll see that I use it when I'm lazy. I already commute to work on the bus, I live downtown where I can walk, and I have a market just a few blocks away. Recently, I bought a fabulous new commuter bike (Jorge is his name!). Its now time to look at my habit of driving.

i thought since i was looking at my habits, i should go ahead and make the leap and look at how I spend my money as well. For the month, i'll chronicle my commuting and my expenditures. i suspect i spend a lot more on eating out than i hope. A girl's gotta eat...

So day 1: bus, walk, and seabus.
$2 laundry and $10 donated to cancer research (aren't I an angel?!)
evening yoga class: priceless.

6.08.2010

hot mama

Jodi getting ready for her wedding, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

5.29.2010

O' Montreal

A summer evening out, Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada

4.04.2010

Green Feet

An American Coot, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Ladner, BC

3.18.2010

Home Coming


Yesterday, a friend who had been detained in an Iranian prison for 5 weeks was released. This is for her. Spring is arriving just as she was allowed to return to her family.
City Hall, North Vancouver, BC

3.12.2010

For Lease

Vancouver's rockin' band 'For Lease', on Granville St, Vancouver
during the Olympics.