I drive to work each day (I sooo don't do public transport
). Having recently changed jobs (yippee!) my journey into work is now just under 15 miles (was 7 before) but it takes me only 40 minutes as against sometimes 30 before.
I've always enjoyed driving so I don't find it boring at all ... the CDs are playing loud enough to drown out my own singing (!) so I find it quite relaxing - even if I'm stuck in traffic. I like the journey into work as it gets me into work mode and, similarly, going home at night let's me wind down into a relaxed frame of mind. Once upon a time I lived only 10 mins drive away from where I worked - close enough to go home at lunchtime if I wanted to - but I found that far too short a journey to either get into or out of work mode.
I would hate to use trains or buses to get to work (I used to, a long time ago) but I think I'm borderline claustrophobic so can get quite anxious crammed in with a load of other people that, ordinarily, I wouldn't want to pass the time of day with! I remember sitting on a train into London next to a woman who'd had a very strong curry the night before and she reeked of it ... found myself gagging and actually gave up my seat on a crowded one-hour journey to get away from her. I think it was this that turned me off public transport!
