National Blog Posting Month – December 2012 – Work
Prompt – How far would you travel daily for a job you love?
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Since I really like my current job, let’s examine how far I travel each day to get to it, shall we?
The drive is approximately 35 miles one-way, according to my car’s trip odometer. That means 70 miles round-trip each day, 350 miles a week. Happily, the drive itself tends to take less than 45 minutes, unless there’s heavy traffic or lots of snow. Some folk’s commutes take that long and they only have to go two miles!
It’s worth it because I also really like the house we live in: an 1830’s colonial farm house on two acres. It’s huge and has space for all our books.
Yup, I have a job I like and a home I like, and it only costs me 350 miles a week.
For 12-25-12
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist 
For a couple of years when I lived in Ohio I drove 50 minutes to get to work and 75 minutes to get home. That was about my limit, even though I did love the job. I didn’t mind being on the road so much as I did being away from home that long. It’s about 35 minutes each way now, which isn’t bad.
A lady I used to work with took a job in Silicon Valley and it took her an hour and a half to travel the 17 miles to work each morning.
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