I am going to do it!

[jayjay]

Thanks for the encouragement! I definitely know what you mean about it being a habit. And I do have a bike rack now, so that makes park n ride a lot easier. Though, I am not exactly sure where to park...?

I think just to establish habit, it doesn't matter if you even park at your closest shopping plaza , in the shade at the far end, and ride to work from there? You'd then be near your favorite shopping area after work, when you can pick up a few things, and practice the bike commuting more ~ getting used to locking the bike, thinking ahead, packing your panniers, unloading at your car.

I think it's a huge deal just to establish these thinking patterns, and can easily sabotage your ride into town when you are ready for more of the distance riding, and hills. When you're ready to tackle that aspect of bicycle commuting, no doubt you will have thought of remedies as far as where you could part way , if needed. The fitness happens fast, in some cases faster than the actual habit and readiness of using your car as a vehichle.

Great that you are able to use your lunch hour at work to run errands by bicycle ! Right on... keep on truckin'.