The Good Life #1: Walking… a lot
On October 15th, over 6000 bloggers will participate in Blog Action Day, to raise awareness for environmental issues. I’ve pledged to join in and post about an environmental issue that day, but I figured, hey, why not start early?
I’ve been away from the blog for a few weeks now, since work’s been crazy, but I’ve also been busy making some big changes in my life. I decided to start living more intentionally, simplifying and rethinking everything I eat, buy, own, and so on, so I can create the eco-friendly, financially resourceful, meaningful life I’d like to have. I’ll be posting about some of these changes from now until October 15th.
In the beginning of September, I moved from a rented room in a West LA house to a studio apartment in the Miracle Mile area. At the time, I chose the place because it was one of the few places I could afford on my own, but I’m glad I made the decision to live here. The people are friendly, the building’s got character, and my windows look out on beautiful trees and a quiet street. After years of living in the “suburbs” of LA, I’m finally in a semi-urban neighborhood, and it’s fantastic.
The parking? Not so good… which brings me to my point: I walk a lot now. With parking several blocks away, and pretty much everything I need in walking distance, I’ve started walking to the grocery store, post office, dry cleaners, Starbucks (yes), farmer’s market, and video store. I can park the car on Friday or Saturday and leave it ’til Monday.
I find that I’m a bit less stressed, my jeans are a little looser, and I’ve slowed the pace of my weekends (and, hopefully soon, my weekdays). Next weekend, I might even walk over to LACMA and cross it off my 101 list. How’s that for progress?
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So, when are we invited over
I didn’t even know you moved! Wow! And a bit closer to us which is cool.
Hope to hear from you soon.
By Tamara on 10.02.07 8:55 pm
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