Cut the commute and enjoy

I ***love*** living so close by work, in a city in which no time is wasted going from A to B, with the Wicklow Mountains in your back garden and the sea right in front of you! Yesterday proves to be an excellent example to illustrate this, please let me elaborate. As I live a mere 10 minutes’ walk away from the office I can sleep until seven am and be behind my desk around eight, which guarantees an early start of a usually productive morning. After lunch, which generally comprises of three courses, focus and attention are the lesser virtues, while later on in the afternoon I have recovered well enough to finish the day in style, often spurred by a coffee prepared by the pretty Lithuanian lady from the coffee place around the corner. Leaving before half five (i.e. 17:30), as I did yesterday, left me plenty of time to squeeze a full day’s programme into my evening. As soon as I got home I pulled James out of his refuge, and took to the Dublin roads, which were already being sprayed by a gentle drizzle. In less than an hour and a half I completed the tour I explored last Saturday, climbing the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains and rocketing downhill on the way back home. Long hot shower, a light meal, some chilling out, and off I went, by Luas (I had had my fair share of cycling for that day), downtown to meet Sara for a Spritz and a whiskey. A lovely night out, and I was sound asleep by midnight. There are quick wins, low hanging fruits, and free lunches, and I’m trying to do it all. Cut the commute and enjoy. Dublin makes it work.