Hi Rose,

Congrats!

If it helps, I brought an extra set of my usual toiletries/makeup to the office and a camping towel that dries in no time at all. I bring clothes with me to work each day (don't forget the underwear!) and bring the towel home on weekends to wash. I am not a coffee drinker, but another bike commuter I know has a coffee cup holder on his handlebars (!) and another has a french press at the office so he makes coffee his way when he gets in... so there are plenty of solutions to that problem.

I think that you'll find that the distances and the traffic get easier as time goes on. That was my experience, at least.

Anne