I have a new ride for the next week thanks to Utah eBikes. It’s a very cool kind of bike known as a power assist. Why? It has a battery and a motor! And it’s red. So of course I had to name it “Big Red”. Isn’t it awesome?
It’s a cruiser style, though there are other options. And Utah eBikes specializes in the “scooter style” electric bike. But I have always been curious about this style, ever since I read about them many moons ago. I was so excited when I learned that I would be able to actually try one out, and for an entire week too!
We went out for a short ride this morning. The weather could not have been more perfect, overcast and slightly cooler than usual. The traffic was great too (in the sense that there wasn’t much). I wasn’t sure how far I would want to go since the battery wasn’t fully charged, but knowing that I could always pedal back, I decided to go about 5 miles. It was a little strange.
I am used to working a lot harder when riding a bike. You don’t have to work as hard with the motor kicking in a bit of power! It will take a bit of getting used to, but it was very nice, especially since it had been awhile since I last rode. In fact, riding this morning made me really miss riding all the time. Why did I ever stop?
Anyway, back to the bike. It was fun, it has a bell, and there is a key to turn it off and on! The motor kicks in when you start to pedal, or you can start it from the handle bar. It’s heavy! Oh yes, and there is even a light on the front!! How cool is that?
It’s going to be a fun week. 
You didn’t think I would talk about the basement project without showing photos did you? Here is the embarrassing before.
Lots of boxes, which are now being kept in the garage (on my side interestingly enough) waiting to be broken down and recycled. A bookshelf which made it’s way into my office, and is now holding a fish tank on top. Lots of old computer things. This I can blame all on my husband, who saved them all “for parts”. A note about things like that though, thrift shops won’t take TVs or computer screens, even if they still work. Did you know that? You have to take them to get recycled, and it’s going to cost you. The best deal we found was to take them to Best Buy because even though they charge $10 a piece, they give you a $10 gift card per piece.
And now the “during” because we also put together a Bowflex gym (which my husband had wanted for years) and isn’t in the photo. Also, we would like to finish the basement someday.
Isn’t that SOOOOO much better? It feels so much nicer to go into the space and workout now. Room to move, and even some room for aerobics! I was especially proud of how many things we donated. As you know, I am a bit of a clutter clearing freak and do it often, but I have often had a hard time getting my hubby on the same page. My motto? If it’s not used or loved, it’s out the door. His motto? This could come in handy someday. LOL.
I have been spending most of this week playing catch up on all the things that I didn’t get to do during the project. The Bowflex was the hardest part of the whole project. Clearing out only took one afternoon, and then about an hour to load it all up and take it to the thrift store. The Bowflex on the other hand took us 2 whole days to put together!! It wasn’t so much that it was hard, but just that there were so many parts and steps. Hubby had better LOVE that thing!! 
I am not going to call this an after shot, even though it is indeed an after from our weekend project. I’m calling it a during shot because someday we will revisit “project basement” and actually finish off the space, and tackle the second room as well. Overall though, we couldn’t be more pleased with how things have turned out. We have space!
Clutter has been removed, including some very big items. Some items found new spots in other areas of the house, but most of it went to a local charity. It feels so nice to have it looking clean. And of course, we love that we now have space for working out!
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