A flat tire and a bump in the road

Biking to and from work and running errands on my bike has been a very liberating feeling. A friend from work said,"I'm proud of you for riding your bike every day" and I realized I am very proud of me too. Not only am I being independent,I am being healthy and getting in shape.

So you can imagine how horrible it is for me when I get a flat tire. I feel deflated. I am really trying to be in shape and work hard, and something like a flat completely derails me.

Shortly after leaving work, got a flat. I don't think it would have bothered me so much if it wasn't the third I've had in as many weeks! Back, front, now back again. Fed up, I went to the bike shop to buy an insert to help my tires be more resilient to thorns and the like. More on that later.

Essentially, that means I only got to ride 5 miles today. I was so frustrated and on top of that there was a mix up with my bus pass that caused even more stress. This resulted in my going to my favorite Mexican place down the street after I went to the bike shop and vowing not to do Billy's or my sit ups.

Back to the bike shop. I ended up with a completely new tire that has kevlar built in. They only had one, so I need to go get another one. I am really hopeful that these fancy tires will prevent future flats. I also bought a rack for the end of my bike that I can put my back pack on as well as an elastic net that will keep it in place.Hopefully that will clear up the sweat rash I'm developing from riding with a back pack.

Oddly enough, I was going to go to Target, but the flat prevented me. Later, my husband and I were going to go by car, but the remote to the car didn't work. I am very curious why the universe might be trying to keep me from buying a cardigan I have my eye on... I guess we'll see tomorrow.

Anyways, after eating some not so healthy food (basically Chipotle) I felt really guilty and ended up doing Billy's and my sit ups after all. I am very proud that I've hit day 6, but it is getting to that point where I dread the work out and look for ways out of it. It is physically very doable, but my brain is just so lazy all I want to do is eat and watch TV when I get home.

Here's to keeping it up, despite the flats and bumps!