I Want To Ride My Bicycle, I Want To Ride My Bike...

I want to ride my bicycle! I want to ride it where I like!!!

Alas, Target Boutique has given me the Royal Screw-Over; and cancelled my order for my Darnley Bike. You may recall, it was the one I described as being even cooler than this one...

...which is now out of stock, and selling on eBay for $450. Don't even get me started...

And so, now, there will be no bike. 

At least not for a while. And I am dying to get out of the house! I have visions of bicycles dancing in my head; and dream of the freedom and benefits I could experience whilst riding one...

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Prior to the whole "Liberty of London is coming to Target" excitement that ensued, I had always been content to have vintage Schwinn cruisers. They are an awesome ride - and require minimal mechanical engineering (which is good for me, since I tend to be all thumbs when handed tools). But over the course of innumerous moves, I had lost or sold my Schwinn cruisers. Whack! (that's me smacking my forehead.) I have of course been doing the eBay search, and the craigslist search - as of yet, to no avail (I'm on a really tight budget). 

And if I could just find myself a nice, vintage Schwinn Cruiser (or Speedster - they do look rather nice, don't they), then I might just have to outfit it with one of these...

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both found on Etsy...

And, as much as I love Schwinn...ohmigoodness - I don't think I've ever seen bikes as cute as these Alexander Girard bikes by Electra! Liberty of London for Target can kiss my you know what...

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I'm not sure which one I like the best...and there are three other designs as well...but they are pricey - $600 USD or something insane like that. Definitely cute.

I guess the point here is I've got bikes on the brain. I want one. If you've got one, and it's just been leaning against a wall, lonely, and waiting for you to take it out - don't keep it waiting. Refer to the chart above of "Benefits of a Bicycle" and get out there.

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It's calling you...and you'll feel like this when you're out there - just you and your bike and the open road...

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On Sleeping In

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Today, I really wanted to take the day off and do just that, SLEEP. Preferably, from a gorgeous bedroom like this:

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And after some time slowly waking up and perhaps even snuggling loved ones...

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It only seemed right that a simple breakfast in bed should follow.

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After which time, I should definitely spend some time outdoors, perhaps with a blanket and my favorite book...

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But since taking all my meds for my epilepsy again

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...makes me feel like this most of the day...

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...it wouldn't be long before I was doing loads of these...

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And promptly found myself back in bed, like this:

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But what I actually did this morning was wake up shockingly early (6:00am!) with Marley, make breakfast, throw on a pot of coffee, start some laundry, and set her up with arts and crafts. Then, my friends, I got right down to it. Today has been in my mental calendar as somewhat of a holiday for about a month now (March 14th) - because it's the launch of the Liberty of London line debut at Target. 

Now I am not usually a brand or trend-follower/maniac; but when I first saw this bicycle:

...with it's gorgeous 1960s inspired floral motif, I was hooked. What really made me sink my teeth into the prospect of such an expensive (for my budget) purchase, was that in lieu of the possible YEAR of driving suspensions put on me following my seizure, this stylish bike hardly seemed frivolous. In fact, it seems to me the only silver lining on losing my complete and total independence for the next three months to a year. Okay, I'm done complaining about that - I've got other people in my life whose ears I can bang on about that all day long if I want to. What I really wanted to tell you my friends, is that I didn't actually purchase THIS darling bicycle! It turns out that Target's holding out - they have an even more spectacular bicycle called the Darnley available for purchase now, which won't ship for another 2 - 4 weeks. It's golden, psychadelic, paisley motif is much more my style, and I figured I can hold out a bit longer (plus, for some reason, the shipping was HALF as much!).

So, if you're headed to a Target Boutique near you today, or just jumping online - don't blow your wad - Target's got more goodies stashed up their sleeves to release it seems just in time for your next paycheck.

Love you all and hope you have fun lounging, shopping, crafting, or however you decide to spend this lovely Sunday!

Best,

Tara