Five AM in My Town
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My town is called a ‘bedroom community’. That means that a lot of people live here and commute to other larger cities. It’s twenty minutes to Lansing, fifty minutes to Grand Rapids, ninety minutes to Detroit…
I can’t imagine commuting such distances for work. It’s not that I hate driving, it’s more that I resent the time spent doing nothing else.
I’m a late bird and that’s putting it mildly. Lately I’ve been keeping very odd hours. I’m incredibly alert and productive in the middle of the night so I’ve been staying up several days a week until dawn. It’s quiet. Distractions are few and far between. Temperatures are cooler.
I often make late night munchie runs. A girl needs brain food, right? Most of the time I’m the only car on the road between my place and the all night gas station – or McDonalds 
Tonight though, (this morning) I made my trip right at 5:00am and I was definitely not the only car on the road. Apparently, five o’clock in the morning is beginning of our community’s commuter rush.
The people look tired, almost like they’re still switched off for the night.
After picking out my power snacks, I paid and drove back to my apartment, kicked of my sandals and un-paused the episode of KyleXY I was watching on Hulu when the urge to snack struck – and felt sort of sorry for all those hitting the highway instead.
Working at home really rocks sometimes, you know?
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Please tell me those are not your actual snacks…if so, I am concerned for your health. A lot of empty carbs and blood glucose-spiking sugars there…
I regret eating a lot of that stuff now that I have been diagnosed as insulin resistant.
-Erica
I definitely don’t miss the 60 mile commute (one way) I used to have. I was leaving at 6am every morning and returning home about 7pm. Looking back, I certainly do resent the time spent doing nothing. Being home certainly has its good points!
@Erica You’re a ray of sunshine aren’t you?
Of course those are my actual snacks! And yes – you should be concerned for my health LOL!
@Jenn Two hours a day lost to the highway, just breaks my heart.