Riding the Bus

Recently I was feeling frustrated and upset because I was spending $20 per week just to drive to and from a part-time job. Since I was only making $200 per week at the job, I was spending 10% of my income on commuting, that didn't even include the cost of insurance and maintenance, plus my time and aggravation (I don't enjoy driving).

So I called RTD, the local rapid transit to see about the bus schedule from my home to the workplace. I discovered that I could get door-to-door service, but only two times during the day. Normally I was working four hours per day, five days per week, but if I took the bus, I would be at work for six hours per day. I rolled it around in my mind and came up with a plan: to work six hours per day, Monday through Thursday, and take Fridays off.

The prospect of the new schedule, earning a few extra dollars, having three whole days off, spending far less money on the commute, having more time to work on my writing, made me so excited that I discussed it with the supervisor as soon as I saw him. I explained my situation to him and asked if he would be okay with the new schedule. He said, "Sure, you can start that schedule on Monday."

So, in under five minutes, I solved four problems that had been a struggle for me up until then. I created more time in my life, more money, less pollution, and more productive writing time. After the first week on the new schedule, it's been working out as well as I had hoped. Especially the part about more productive writing time!