Well looky what we have here…*grin*.

Today I was supposed to ride my bike.  The weather was nice.  But I wasn’t feeling much like riding for a couple of hours on my own, physically or mentally.  I’ve just had a mad lovely weekend away at my mate’s fabulous wedding in Ireland, Mayor Making was last night, and I have slept little and drunk lots.  I  think it’s fair to say I should be in recovery mode.  I just wasn’t quite in the mood for dragging my ar*e around in a solitary suffering circle.

And then I remembered that I can do what I want.  I don’t have to do anything.  And it was sunny and warm.  So I just took the bike for a ride.  Just an hour, nothing special, just riding the bike where I wanted to go.  It made up in headspace for what it lacked for in training purposes, and I felt a million times better when I got in 🙂

Cycling time: 0:57
Distance: 19.3 miles
Avg: 14.1 mph
ODO: 4609.4 miles

Today my not-so-little-anymore girl is fourteen.  There have been presents galore.  There will be fizz and sparkler candles and caterpillar cake.  As I drove to Paul’s (aka Cheddar Cycle Store) to pick up new brake pads, with the sun shining, eldest in the front seat, youngest waiting to eat cake at home, and my new favourite song playing way too loud for my age on the stereo, I was reminded that sometimes I do know what happiness means to me 🙂