I slammed my hand on the steering wheel. "Man, it never fails. I just can't catch a break." 

So, I stayed in Hayward last night.. a welcome break from the hellish morning commute that has somehow taken over my life.  Typically, it's smooth sailing - get on the bridge and fly all the way to work.  But this morning - nope.  Just as I was nearing the end of the bridge, I was greeted by flashing brake lights. Lovely. My one day to have a traffic-free commute, thwarted again.  *sigh*  In hindsight, I guess I shouldn't be complaining. It took me 25 minutes to get to work today, including the alternate route I had to take.

25 minutes is nothing compared to what I've had to endure then past couple of weeks.  September signals the start of another school year and another season.  What I'm slowly starting to realize is that it also brings about a plethora of parents who've forgotten how to drive.  And thus, my commute into work has been at least an hour.  Three weeks ago, my commute was between 50 minutes and up to an hour.  Now, it's an hour and then some.  I'll never forget the shock I felt one morning when I did a time check and realized that an hour had passed and I still was not even at the toll plaza.  Ugh.  It's been brutal, I tell ya. 

I realized the other day that I think I might be getting burnt out by this commute already.  I'm going to start considering coming into work wicked early.  I consulted with another co-worker who lives in the same area as I do.  He leaves the house at 6:15.  I'm sorry, but most of the time I'm still struggling to get out of bed at that time.  But I'll give it a go.. next week.  Gotta try getting to bed by 11.. and stick to it.  My sanity's depending on it. ;-)