A Dave Divided Cannot Stand

For the past several years, I have been commuting back and forth to the DC area. Initially, I was only down there every other week, which wasn't too bad. But over time, the frequency of travel has increased to the point where I am now down in DC Monday through Friday every week. The travel has finally reached my breaking point, and it's rather suprising that I have survived this long. So I am now in the process of soul-searching to figure out whether I move to DC, or move my work in Michigan. Unfortunately, this decision-making process has not been easy. I like the work that I am doing in DC, but the quality of life in DC leaves much to be desired. The traffic is lousy, there is concrete everywhere, and everything is outrageously expensive. Plus, the attitude of the average DC person is not quite the same as the down-to-earth-Mom-and-apple-pie quality that seems to pervade much of the Midwest.

I have been given the option of telecommuting from Michigan doing software development. It's not a bad option, but I'm not sure if working alone for eight hours a day, five days a week is a good thing. And there would still be about a week a month that I would need to be on-site. Four years ago, I would have jumped at this opportunity. But given my distaste for business travel right now, I'm not sure if this is really for me. I need to make a decision on this within a week or so, and it's not easy making major life decisions in a hurry. This is especially true when neither option looks appealing.

So anyways, stay tuned for more developments, as there will be a decision one way or the other within a week.