Car-free? Car-light...

I think Rowdy Kittens came up with the term car-lite (at least I think that's where I first saw/heard it) and I LOVE it... As per my previous post, I'm trying to reduce my driving but with full-time work, hubby who travels and two young kids, the timing sometimes doesn't allow it... so I've come up with a different way of looking at it... While it might not currently be possible to completely eliminate driving, I would love to see whether we can live with only one car...no, we're not selling one of our cars (that suggestion at this point might push my poor hubby over the edge :o) but that doesn't mean I can't effectively be the non-driver unless it's absolutely necessary...

So... my challenge to myself (and only myself because otherwise it really isn't fair... and I do have a birthday coming up! LOL) is to see how many days in a row we can go as a family without using both cars. I recognize that this is easier in summer and I'd have to come up with some plan for the coldest and snowiest of winter.... but for the next few months, it might just work... sooooo.... here I go....

I'll report back here...

This week:
Sunday June 20: 1 car
Monday: 1 car (hubby drove, I biked)
Tuesday: 1 car (me... drove kids to school and picked up)
Wednesday: no car (yeah! I worked from home)
Thursday: 1 car
Friday: we'll see... :o)

Now... my additional aim is to thoroughly ENJOY this challenge... wow... what a concept! Sometimes baby steps are really the best way forward

Car-Free ... Not Yet

So many people going car-free

It's really inspirational and a big part of it just wants to sell my car (with hubby still needing a car to get to work)... I would bicycle everywhere. Then the more rational part of me kicks in and reminds me that I live in a cold climate where winter can last half the year and that kind of slows me down :o)

However, since it is currently summer, I'm going to try the experiment and use my bike for as many of my trips as possible. Clearly, there may be times when I need to use the car, particularly for longer trips with the kids, but I aim to reduce to almost nothing my commutes and errands done by car...

This, in conjunction with hanging my laundry, going no-poo and eating no meat is also making me feel as though I am contributing somewhat to the envionrment by reducing at least one person's demand for oil...