Haha! Today was my first commute to work in at least a couple of years. It was AWESOME! I was planning on starting today anyway, but then mother nature blessed me with a brilliantly beautiful morning and I couldn't be more pleased. I did not time it, and I'll need to in the future, but effort-wise, it was just perfect. I chose a route that was slightly longer than 'as the crow flies' so that I could get all right turns. On the way home tonight, I'll be going a different route for the same reason so there will definitely be variety in my day. I can't wait!

Keep your fingers crossed for me that my bike is still there when I leave. I forgot a lock! We are on private property and the rack is right near the busiest door of the building (and on camera), so I am hopeful it'll stay there. My bike is also pretty ugly from an aesthetic perspective (smaller front wheel, stickers on it, loaded up with fenders/pumps, etc), so it should be ok.