Musings at Altitude

For the last 12 months, I’ve had a local office in Colorado Springs…living and working in the city where I really want to live and work, and commuting daily (when I wasn’t traveling) for only about 20 minutes each way at the most.

That may be the norm for many of you, but for me, it was a welcome change to what has traditionally been my place of business and commute over the last 11 years.  In 1999 and part of 2000, I commuted to Ireland from Colorado Springs to work.  In the latter part of 2000 and half of 2001, I commuted 75 miles each way to Denver to work.  In mid 2001 through mid 2003, I commuted to either Silicon Valley or Washington DC to do my business.  In mid 2003, we moved to the Washington DC area to work for 3 years before finally returning to our home in Colorado Springs in mid 2006.  From 2006 to August of 2008, I commuted to Anchorage, AK, for work, which then gave me the opportunity to have an office close to home this last year.

But that all comes to an end at the end of this month when I begin the 2 or 3 week a month commute back to Anchorage again.

For the first time in my life, I think I’m really going to miss a short commute in the city where I really want to work.