Car-free for a week now. Not going too badly.
Getting to the “distant” yoga studio has been easy. Once, I used my Go! Pass and made it to my yoga studio from work faster than it would have taken me to walk home, get my car, drive, and then park. Another day, I walked the 2 miles to the studio for a dance class and then got a ride home from a friend.
The weekend was super easy, as I was in New York and New Jersey, and everywhere I needed to go was accessible by train or subway.
This week has been a bit more challenging, husband is travelling and insisted on driving to the airport, leaving me without a backup vehicle. Groceries were easy: our CSA share from Tantre Farm arrived, and then I made a quick walking trip to the People’s Food Co-op for the rest of last night’s dinner of potatoes, chick peas, and rapini. Rushing off to the yoga studio seemed secondary to enjoying the fresh organic food in my own fridge.
I’ll have to wait until the weekend to pick up my prescription from Target (why are there no pharmacies downtown?), but my allergy pills will last me until then. And, if not, I’ll only sneeze and rub my eyes, nothing horrible.
It’s been interesting, having things a little bit harder to get around means I’m more careful with my time and schedule. This no-car thing might actually make me kinder to myself.
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2 responses to “Carless -> Careless?”
Try the Apothecary on South U. I believe Amy got her perscriptions there back in college.
You might also want to look into ZipCar (http://www.zipcar.com) as an alternative when you really need to have a car. They’re a vehicle sharing service and they have several cars in the Ann Arbor area. You can rent a car by the hour for about $8-$9. They pay for gas, parking, and insurance.