Two Totally Unrelated Things

Heyo.

Happy balmy late-November day! It was glorious out today. I biked and walked and read outside, and by the time I got home my feet were cold. Or maybe I was just nervous...kidding.

I'd like to think that I live my life a little different from some other people that I know. However, this morning I totally went against that. I drove a couple of blocks to go get coffee. That's not counter-cultural. That's consumerist. Give me a break.

So, I rode my bike to work. That sorta made up for it, right?

I just hate it when I realize that my lifestyle goes against my values. And I hate it when I call other people out for the exact thing that I do later. I'm such a hypocrite sometimes.

Today we did our produce giveaway. We have a great guy who lives in West Des Moines who comes and helps us every week. He rode the bus here, and then we gave him a ride home. I like giving him a ride home, because it's nice to do that for someone. However, if that person can ride the bus and save resources, is it worth it to not give him a ride home? I know it's beneficial to give him a ride because he'd enjoy it or because we're nice, but I guess I'd rather have him ride on a bus that's already going out that way, instead of us making an extra trip. Right? Conserving resources, right? And that's not me being lazy talking--that's just me questioning how I want to live my life.

Thing number two: I find myself getting up only a few minutes before I have to be somewhere in the morning. For example--I have to teach school at 7:30, I get up at 6:45. I have a meeting at 10, I get up at 9:30. That makes it so my day doesn't really start until someone else dictates it to. So, in order to become more in control of my own life, I'm going to try getting up at the same time everyday this week, regardless of what I have going on. And it's going to be kinda early...at least for me. Wish me luck.

That's all I have. Sorry about how poorly written this was. I'm not feeling too into it right now. It'll improve...I promise.