Pedaling

See those pedals? Those are the pedals I have to use on my bike. "Those little lollipop things?", you may be asking yourself. "YES", those little lollipop pedals have become the worst part of my experience. "Why?" you ask. Well, when you put these pedals onto your bike, you also have to wear special shoes that have a cute little circle on the bottom of them that LOCK onto those little lollipops. So, when you would normally take your foot off the pedal to correct your balance, stop at an intersection or just freak out because you almost hit a chipmunk, your brain doesn't always remember your LOCKED onto your bike. You then proceed to fall over and do bodily harm to yourself. It HURTS!!! I have fallen FIVE times so far on this new pedaling system. Which has now made me a big ninny, and I have little anxiety attacks everytime I start riding the darned thing. So, my Man has decided it would be good for me to go out every morning for mini-rides, just to get used to it, and hopefully get rid of my anxiety. So far, no falls, however, I think my sanity is gone, I find myself riding through my neighborhood singing "Twinkle, twinkle little star" to keep my mind off of NOT falling over. Not only do I NOT want to get hurt, but I also am embarassed and feel like a beetle on it's back. Yup, it's a fun, fun sport!