This is my first post here. I've been soaking up all the knowledge and advice I can from the MMM blog and this forum over the last couple months, and have started implementing it.
A week ago, I posted an old (read: heavy) oven on Craigslist. I got a call almost immediately, but I had already arrived at work and they wanted delivery. Ugh. So, I went home over lunch to load the oven in my truck (I know, I know, as MMM would say, its a TWIN-TURBO SIX PASSENGER RACING FARM TRUCK). However, I can't lift it. Not even close. One hand underneath, one on the far side to keep it from tipping.. nope, we both tipped. So, I remove the door and racks, proceed to squat ass-to-grass in front of it, tip it onto myself as though I were Gretel crawling into the oven, and squatted that beast up into the truck. Probably the heaviest thing I've ever lifted from that low to that high. Anyways, oven was delivered, cash was obtained, and space was freed in the garage.
Around the same time, I decided I needed to start replacing some driving with biking. Problem was my seat and seatpost had been stolen off my mountain bike 2 years prior, then it got rained on heavily, completely rusting the chain to the sprockets over the ensuing period of non-use. A couple thrifty purchases from Amazon prime, a little elbow grease and bike grease, and she's up and running!
This morning, I rode my bike the 7.4 miles to work. I'm in south central Texas, so that means its almost 80 degrees throughout the ride, which is about 3/4 uphill on the way here (hill country). I'm cooling off now, looking forward to the 93 degree ride home.
I know these are small steps, but hopefully they will lead to larger ones.
-Stacheless
edit: recalculated distance using actual route as opposed to Google Maps recommended car route. 6.4 miles changed to 7.4.
