Getting Home for the Holidays
December 19, 2017
Is your To Do list making you feel like this isn’t the “most wonderful time of the year?”
Maybe taking control of your commute can help.
If you live in Eastern Massachusetts, or parts of Southern New Hampshire, the U.S Census Bureau says it’s taking you almost 31 minutes a day to get to work. It’s part of an ongoing trend that’s seen commute times increase in recent years. In this area, your commute is nearly five minutes longer a day than just about anywhere else in the country. That’s roughly 20 extra hours of commuting a year.
All that time spent commuting could be put to better use when you leave the driving to someone else. Go ahead – give yourself the green light to make a different choice. By carpooling, vanpooling, or taking transit (even just two days a week), you could use your commute to do more productive things. Maybe even tackle your holiday checklist!
Take control of your commute and have more time to:
- Make your list — and check it twice!
- Gift shop online
- Send holiday cards
- Make dinner reservations
- Catch up with long-distance friends
- Read
- Tune in to podcasts
- Get extra shut-eye
- Schedule appointments
- Clean up your inbox
Resolve to get a better commute so you can enjoy more of the “hap-happiest season of all.” Check out TransActionAssoc.com
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