Things I accomplished while commuting this week

1. Exercise - walked more than 13 miles
2. Read - About 100 pages of Little Women
3. Checked e-mail - Oh, Blackberry. What would I do without you?)
4. Spent much needed time spacing out
5. Achieved cooling - I'm fortunate to ride a bus with air conditioning.
6. Ran errands - Stopped in stores to look for a card, watered the garden on the way to work
7. Remembered things I'd forgotten
8. Made lists of things I shouldn't forget
9. Observed traffic and construction without having to navigate it myself - Thank you, METRO drivers!
10. Reduced the carbon impact of my commute - Woo hoo!

At least under standard conditions, items #1, 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 couldn't be done in a single occupancy vehicle. I'm also pretty sure #4 wouldn't be a very good idea.

I feel very accomplished.