All this week I have the busiest of days, and mostly because I have been walking much more than usual!  I usually ride my bicycle, or walk when I take Rosie to school and bring her home, but occasionally I do use the car when my  husband is home.  Oooh yes, I do love that feeling of being behind the wheel, cruising down the road to town.  What normally is a 25min walk is a cool 7-8 mins in the car (I timed it once!).  Of course we all want the easier way, and I do love to drive the car, it keeps me in practice I feel!  But we are starting to make some changes around here.  On tuesday my dh went to work on his new, second-hand E-Bay bicycle bargain.

The soaring cost of petrol has made us work a little harder at living life every day…so I have been walking more, and dh has cycled for the first time in ages. He was pretty pooped poor man.  We’ve gotten used to our comforts.  Last saturday Rosie and I found out the hard way what it means to live in an African village without a water well.  Girl’s as young as 11 walk 4 miles every day to collect water..and not always clean water either.  The water these girl’s balance on their heads has to cook food, be drunk and washed in for the whole day.  So……I’m sure that I can do without a car.  I am fortunate to be in a community where I have every convenience, and a town full of shops just a short walk away.

Now, I know that my readers are mostly from the United States and that land is just, well…H-U-G-E.  I’m sure that the U.K would fit into Texas many times over! LOL…so I understand that you ladies will need your automobiles to drive the hour it takes into your local town!   But what I am trying to say here is that where possible….walk, or cycle short distances to save money!  But it’s a good way to live more wisely, especially if you live in the U.K!