I got my bike locker key this morning after plunking down $40. My company has showers and shower lockers. I have a rain jacket. I have spare tubes and a multitool. I just need to have my brake adjusted this weekend and buy some lights (just in case) and I'm ready to go.

I plan to commute two days a week to start, possibly building to three but no more than that because of my schedule. If I get exhausted, I can bail and take a bus one way. I have absolutely zero excuses ... except ...

I'm *incredibly* nervous -- mainly because I have to make two left turns on fairly busy suburban roads. (I've thought about the possible route 100 times, and this way I'll only be actually *riding* on those busy roads for a couple hundred feet. And it's a less hilly way.)

So give me a gentle push. What inspired you? How has commuting made your life better? Or what mistake did you make in the beginning that you can look back at and laugh now?