From Electric Wheelchair to Electric Bike!

Seven months ago I was an electric wheelchair user. Any time I left my home I relied on my chair to be my legs.

Now after selling Pablo I'm in the market for an electric bike.

We went down to being a 1.5 car family. The 0.5 is my mom's Jeep that I can borrow any time I want.

But I don't like relying on other people. Even my mom. I want to be independent. I also always loved bike riding. 

An electric bike is the perfect solution for me. I can use power assist for hills or full electric if I get too pooped (like on my way home from the gym.)

These bikes don't come cheap, so it's a big investment in myself.

At first I thought I wanted a three wheel bike for sure. But after looking in person I'm not as convinced. They're harder to pedal (because of the extra weight), harder to turn and take up much more space to store. There are also much fewer to test ride.

Cargo bike?
Maybe.

A three wheel model that has potential.

The benefits of having three wheels are the added stability. After brain surgery and a muscle disease that means a lot. If I do go two wheels I want them to be big and fat! (Like meeeeeee.)

My husband found this site where you can 100% customize your eBike.

The artist in me is really in love.

We will be going camping with friends for the first time ever soon after my road trip return. I may wait till after that to decide. A sportier model would be able to come with us on such adventure. A big three wheeler would have to stay at home. I'm not buying a truck to carry my bike.

It all comes down to how will I use it the most.

• Tooling around town from the gym to the store
• Carrying the dogs out to local parks and for rides
• Camping and biking along oceans on adventures

I'm not totally positive yet.

Until I am I don't want to make such a big financial investment. In the meantime I'm having fun looking, learning and test riding.

honk honk! Move it cars!

A pricy cargo bike

My New Hobby

 For the last four months my husband and I have been enjoying a new hobby. Pottery. At first I thought we could both learn how to turn clay on a pottery wheel. But after the second time trying I learned it just takes way too many muscles. So my husband has been on the wheel improving each and every time. Meanwhile, I have been working at the table doing "slab build." That pretty much means just working with my hands without any clay moving. 

It has been tremendous fun! Shockingly so. Even more fun is the fact that I'm not very good at it. I'm learning each and every time. I'm a very creative person and I'm used to being pretty good at every art that I try. But clay? That's a new one for me. My muscle weakness also makes it harder for me, but not so hard that I can't do it (unlike the wheel). 

It's incredibly rewarding to actually make things that are usable in a different way than just hanging on a wall. We're making all our Christmas gifts this year, 

A finished product takes two pottery sessions. I make it at the first one, then they fire it while we're away. At the second session I glaze it. They have about eight different colors to pick from. 

Next up? A new dish set and plant pots.