It takes me about twenty minutes to walk the one-mile distance to the shuttle stop that's closest to our house. I usually take the 8:32 shuttle, but lately have been hustling out the door at 7:20 to take the 7:43 since I've recently had to come in earlier than normal. The ride to Cupertino usually take one and a half hours, or one hour if I get on an Express shuttle and there aren't any traffic problems on Hwy 280. Total one-way commute: 1.5-2 hours. I'm at work for 8-10 hours, then it's the same routine on my way home.
Add it all up, and that's 3-4 hours out of my day spent commuting. Add in time during the evening needed to study for my weekly Danish class, make dinner and lunch for the next day (if we're lucky), and there aren't enough hours in the day: I literally have no time whatsoever to exercise/volunteer/blog after work during the week. I have had "write Blog Post" on my weekend to-do list for I don't even know how long now. Less time for evening chores during the week means it all piles up and takes up more time on the weekends, and exercising to make up for lost time leaves me pretty tired.
I could blog on my laptop while on the shuttle (got to love the shuttle WiFi), but don't want people next to/behind me seeing this, my fun little online space. It's far to easy to spy on other people's screens, so I stick to neutral topics like the NYT and email.
I began this new career adventure in the beginning of May, and you may notice this date more or less aligns with that of my last blog post. This job is a really amazing opportunity, but the amount of time the commute takes makes many after-work activities I used to enjoy no longer possible. My husband and I have discussed moving, but that has its own issues we still need to sort out.
So where does that leave this blog? I'm going to try to start posting on a semi-regular basis again, but it will be sporadic and definitely only weekend-based. I have had lots of post ideas (Summer trips! SF Madewell visits! JCrew's September rollout!) that I haven't had a chance to sit down and write about. I miss chatting and sharing about clothes and life with you, my blog buddies.
So please, hang in there! I hope to spend more time in this space in the coming months.
xoxo
Ms. Mer
6 comments:
Oh Ms. Mer, how we've missed you!:)
Hope the commute isn't getting you down. Looking foward to more posts!:)
I appreciate you "keepin' it real," and look forward to your posts! xoxo. Ms. Jan
my neighbor did the reverse commute with his previous job. he got a cheap bike off craigslist and used it to ride to the train station. it probably only saved him 15-20 minutes and/or an extra subway token to get to the train station, but it helped.
i don't know if a job opportunity could ever be so tantalizing to me that i could withstand and hour plus commute for an extended amount of time, especially if driving were involved. :/ at least you have the shuttle/public transit, for some reading/relaxing time!
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Enjoy more traffic from San Francisco :-)
That's a very scenic commute though :)
Looking forward to your upcoming posts!
It could certainly be worse! I'm so glad I have a view of a lake, trees, and the occasional deer instead of what the 101 offers. :)
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