It’s a Friday, hurrah!  And, I am wrapping up a week that began in the wee hours headed to Boston.  Three days of work retreat, a discombobulated Thursday, and now Friday.

This morning, I reflected on yet another change from my life in LA.  Life in LA always involved my car. Driving 20-40 minutes to work, depending on traffic.  Spending anywhere from 2-10 minutes searching for parking.  The inevitable weekly stop to fill up the car with gas, another 5-10 minutes.  You get the picture.

While in New York, today, I woke up, showered and dressed for work, and then walked half a block to have a breakfast special at the corner diner.  I am now back at the apartment to brush teeth and head to work, and I still have 25 minutes to spare.  I didn’t need to wake up any earlier, in fact I slept in an extra half hour.  I enjoyed reading the paper over breakfast.  I had time to collect my thoughts, leisurely drink my coffee, and prepare for the day.

In LA, were I to try and accomplish this, I would have had to account for traffic in all directions.  I would have had to search for parking.  And, I would have had to wake up extra early for this luxury, making it very much less a luxury and more like a complete waste of time.

Perhaps, it is just my perspective in the moment. Perhaps, I didn’t recognize enjoying a breakfast special at a diner as a possibility in LA.  Perhaps, I was so stuck in my routine, it never occurred to me to change it.

Or, maybe it’s just that without having to drive anywhere, I have gained a little extra time?

And, now I think, perhaps I have just driven you all a little nuts with my reflecting over thirty minutes of my morning… perhaps.

As ever,

K. Quinn