Park Your Car

If you're not already doing it, consider choosing one day a week where you simply don't drive anywhere. Sad but true, most of us can't walk to work, so we need our car for our commute. If that is the case, then choose saturday or sunday where you leave that car in the garage. Walk, bike, carpool, whatever, just no direct driving. This will help slow down your life too as you learn to use the resources in your neighborhood and take time to just "be."

For the more ambitious out there in the audience, take one day a week where you choose to bike or use public transportation or even walk to work. This will save on gas, parking, tolls, wear/tear on your car and also your sanity. It might take a bit longer to get to work, but you might have less stress as you can just sit back, read a book and leave the worry of driving to someone else.

Carpooling Made Easy

Californians love their cars. But that doesnt mean that they can't learn new tricks. Icarpool.com allows area residents to get together and use those car-pool lanes when heading in to the city for business or pleasure. Try adding a link to icarpool.com for your next evite or group event and see if you too can teach an old sea-dog a new trick.