My car-free life just got more interesting.

Arrivederci, espresso!

Were you starting to get bored with this blog? Well, listen up, ‘cause things just got a whole lot more interesting.

Here’s what my life used to be like:

1. Get up at 7 or 8 a.m., depending on the activities of the preceding evening.
2. Do some stretches and calisthenics.
3. Eat breakfast and linger over Italian-style, stove-top espresso.
4. Tool around the internet before settling into a few hours of working/writing/tooling around on the internet.
5. Go for a run or a bike ride.6. Shower.
6. Pour myself a glass of wine.
7. Call friends to make plans for dinner.

Here’s what my life is like now:

1. Get up at 5:30 or 6 a.m.
2. Feel guilty for not getting up early enough to work out.
3. Do some half-asleep stretches.
4. Shower.
5. 5. Eat cold cereal and hurry out the door.
6. Take two buses and a train, totaling 82 minutes, or alternately, beg for a ride.
7. Arrive at a destination void of much other than a post office, a Bennigan’s , and my place of employment.
8. Turn on my computer to see my desktop background of a perfect espresso shot.
9. Pour myself a glass of cheap, office-stock drip coffee.
10. Work for eight or nine hours.
11. Take two buses and a train, totaling 82 minutes, or alternately, beg for a ride.
12. Feel guilty for not having enough energy to work out.

So, I’ve gone and gotten myself a job in the suburbs. Can you believe it?

Better stay posted and see how I cope with this life curveball.

Car-freely,
Amy

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