Comments on: Going Carless http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless random notes on travel and awesomeness Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:17:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: merri http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless/comment-page-1#comment-186 merri Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:11:22 +0000 http://maryisawesome.com/?p=154#comment-186 years ago, i lost my car. this was back when i did NO exercise (i didnt believe in it). i suddenly got way more fit from having to walk more! i moved into the center of the city after that, and started feeling even better. also, im a horrible driver, so for me, and for others who happen to live near me, me not driving is a good thing! i even moved to SF because its another city i wouldnt have to drive in. :) yay carlessness! years ago, i lost my car. this was back when i did NO exercise (i didnt believe in it). i suddenly got way more fit from having to walk more! i moved into the center of the city after that, and started feeling even better. also, im a horrible driver, so for me, and for others who happen to live near me, me not driving is a good thing! i even moved to SF because its another city i wouldnt have to drive in. :) yay carlessness!

]]> By: maryisawesome http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless/comment-page-1#comment-147 maryisawesome Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:29:34 +0000 http://maryisawesome.com/?p=154#comment-147 It's very inconvenient, especially in a place where so few places are easily accessed through walking. Honestly, some days the hassle wins out. If I don't want to lug my stuff to the library or walk to the store I just sit around and watch tv. I hate when that happens so I try not to let those days happen often. But you are right - the determination and desire to get somewhere is what really makes it happen, not whether or not you have a car. It's very inconvenient, especially in a place where so few places are easily accessed through walking. Honestly, some days the hassle wins out. If I don't want to lug my stuff to the library or walk to the store I just sit around and watch tv. I hate when that happens so I try not to let those days happen often. But you are right – the determination and desire to get somewhere is what really makes it happen, not whether or not you have a car.

]]> By: Mary Beth http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless/comment-page-1#comment-145 Mary Beth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:08:42 +0000 http://maryisawesome.com/?p=154#comment-145 I spent my first year here in the city living car-less, and I can honestly say that I learned a lot that year. Not having your own wheels is very inconvenient -- especially when you've had your own car for years and are accustomed to the spontaneity and independence that suburban car-living offers. I subconsciously limited all of my activities -- I needed to go to Target, but since I didn't have a car I would buy $6 deodorant at CVS instead of making the effort to shop at a less convenient location. I would spend full days inside my apartment studying instead of going down to the library or coffee shop because lugging my books down there was just too big of a hassle. Now that I have my wheels, nothing has really changed. I still limit my destinations by convenience, only now I'm more likely to go somewhere because it has free parking than because it is a cool environment or a great place to study. It turns out that what I really have is a lack of motivation. With or without a car, what is really driving our destinations is how much we want to go there, not how we travel. Kudos to you, Mary, for pushing yourself and expanding your personal boundaries. I wish I had one ounce of your determination! I spent my first year here in the city living car-less, and I can honestly say that I learned a lot that year. Not having your own wheels is very inconvenient — especially when you've had your own car for years and are accustomed to the spontaneity and independence that suburban car-living offers. I subconsciously limited all of my activities — I needed to go to Target, but since I didn't have a car I would buy $6 deodorant at CVS instead of making the effort to shop at a less convenient location. I would spend full days inside my apartment studying instead of going down to the library or coffee shop because lugging my books down there was just too big of a hassle.

Now that I have my wheels, nothing has really changed. I still limit my destinations by convenience, only now I'm more likely to go somewhere because it has free parking than because it is a cool environment or a great place to study.

It turns out that what I really have is a lack of motivation. With or without a car, what is really driving our destinations is how much we want to go there, not how we travel.

Kudos to you, Mary, for pushing yourself and expanding your personal boundaries. I wish I had one ounce of your determination!

]]> By: Mary Amanda Thompson » Blog Archive » More Web Projects: Weight Loss, Photography, and Clothing http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless/comment-page-1#comment-134 Mary Amanda Thompson » Blog Archive » More Web Projects: Weight Loss, Photography, and Clothing Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:09:15 +0000 http://maryisawesome.com/?p=154#comment-134 [...] I’m in Memphis for a few weeks without a formal job or even a car, I’ve found out I’ve got to do something to keep myself busy.  There is only so much [...] [...] I’m in Memphis for a few weeks without a formal job or even a car, I’ve found out I’ve got to do something to keep myself busy.  There is only so much [...]

]]> By: A Few Projects I’m Working On http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless/comment-page-1#comment-131 A Few Projects I’m Working On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:41:04 +0000 http://maryisawesome.com/?p=154#comment-131 [...] I’m in Memphis for a few weeks without a formal job or even a car, I’ve found out I’ve got to do something to keep myself busy.  There is only so much [...] [...] I’m in Memphis for a few weeks without a formal job or even a car, I’ve found out I’ve got to do something to keep myself busy.  There is only so much [...]

]]> By: maryisawesome http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless/comment-page-1#comment-130 maryisawesome Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:47:14 +0000 http://maryisawesome.com/?p=154#comment-130 <b>@Kepa</b> I love bikes!!! Unfortunately all of mine are broken currently. 'Tis a shame. <b>@Josh</b> That comment made me laugh. Thanks for the love, and the amusment. ;) @Kepa
I love bikes!!! Unfortunately all of mine are broken currently. 'Tis a shame.

@Josh
That comment made me laugh. Thanks for the love, and the amusment. ;)

]]> By: Josh Hanagarne http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless/comment-page-1#comment-128 Josh Hanagarne Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:26:30 +0000 http://maryisawesome.com/?p=154#comment-128 WALKING to the LIBRARY! You are my kind of person! I am madly in love with you, but well within the bounds of propriety. Take care friend. WALKING to the LIBRARY! You are my kind of person! I am madly in love with you, but well within the bounds of propriety. Take care friend.

]]> By: Kepa http://maryisawesome.com/going-carless/comment-page-1#comment-125 Kepa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:07:12 +0000 http://maryisawesome.com/?p=154#comment-125 I'm pretty much carless, but not quite, I guess :D If I had my way, I'd be carless and have a bike or two. One for travel, and one for play :) I'm pretty much carless, but not quite, I guess :D If I had my way, I'd be carless and have a bike or two. One for travel, and one for play :)

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