March 29th, 2005 - Walking to work
When we moved here nearly 6 years ago, we happened to find an apartment that was about 8 blocks from work. I fell in love with walking! No way was I going to drive 8 blocks, no matter what the weather. And in bad weather, a bus stopped one block away and delivered a block from work. (I never took it, however.)
Two years later when we began looking for a house, one requirement was that it be within 2 miles of work or else a block from a bus route. That covered most of Oshkosh as the bus routes are pretty good. All except one large development–the “best” one. Houses were too expensive there anyway. We found a house about 10 blocks from work (we moved about 6 blocks!) and I continue to walk.
I dream of a house in the country, with trees and water and open fields for the dogs. Except I can’t imagine a commute by car! I love walking to work. It takes me about 20-25 minutes from the time I start putting on my coat and boots (in the winter) till I’m in my office and have the computer on. I could probably do it faster…but I don’t want to.
Except when it’s nice enough to bike. Just bought it at the end of August, so still not used to the idea. But I loved that last summer before it got too cold. It’s a short enough ride that I can come home for lunch. Which I will want to do even more now that we have our baby!