Lessons learned - first two days of biking to work.

I think your week of meals looks really good!

Since you said, "Lesson Learned" - I have a few.

1. if you bike 9 miles to work, you really do need to take a shower once you get there.  Its not worth showering before you leave.
2. if you bike 9 miles to work and you havent biked for years and you biked 18 miles the day before your butt is REALLY going to hurt in the morning and your legs will be tired.
3. biking to work isnt as easy as it sounds.
4. biking to work isnt faster than driving (though, its really close - only 10 min slower).
5. If you bike 9 miles to work and you've never done it before you get really tired and want to eat and sleep when you get to work - not work.
6. if it rains and you bike to work....yeah, thats tomorrow. Lesson learned tomorrow? sigh.
7.  if you bike to work and have plans to get the boys at daycare afterward, get the attachment for your bike so you can actually pick them up.  I'm currently biking 40 min home and have 5 min to run to daycare with the stroller to pick them up - that'll be fixed this weekend.
8. if you bike to work  and haven't learned #1 yet, then, since you organized a running club back in November that runs every tuesday and thursday you still have to run with your group and you also have to take a shower after the lunch-time run (shower #3 in 5 hours) and if its 78 degrees out when you get home from your 9 mile bike home you'll likely have to take a 4th shower.  Grr.
9.  Biking is actually hard when carrying in all your clothes and a laptop.
10.  Bring multiple sets of clothes!  Sweaty clothes don't dry fast enough and when you're biking to work, running during the day and biking home - the clothes are still sweaty wet.  Gross.
11.  Backpacks get really heavy with so many workout clothes, work clothes, shampoo's, etc.
12.  I'm actually starting to like this biking thing and I think its really going to work once I learn my lessons.
13.  I found a new way home today cutting off 1 mile of my route!!!  YAY!!