This week, I decided to try an experiment in commuting. The basic premise is that Olivia is excited to see me when I pick her up at daycare, it's no fun for her to be stuffed into the back of my car for 45 minutes.
My idea was that instead of driving, I would take the bus to Olivia's daycare, then take the bus downtown and another bus back to Berkeley, then meet Spencer and Julian somewhere in Berkeley.
It may seem pretty stupid to substitute 50 minutes in the car for an hour and a half on busses and trians, but my theory was that the commute would be:
1) More time with Olivia. instead of holding her on the couch at home, I'm holding her on the bus seat.
2) Greener.
3) A little exercise and outdoors time for me (walking between the bus stops.)
4) Less stressful (I hate driving through downtown and across the bridge at rush hour.)
It's still an experiment at this point -- I'll update you later on the outcome.
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