The Killer Commute!

As you all know by now (from my last post) Ollie and I are settling well into our new home. The only issue at the moment is my commute! Here is a breakdown of my journey! 

I get up at 6.35am and leave at 7.00am on the dot. I take a stroll on up to Marlow train station and get on board the 7.17am train to Bourne End (1 stop away) 

Once I get to Bourne end, I get off the train and walk around the end of the platform to get onto another train. 

That train then goes to Slough where I get off at about 7.50am. 

I then exit the station and make my way to the bus garage (3 minute walk) 

I then climb aboard the 81 bus - the big red bus at the front of the upper picture, that is exactly where I board it, you can just see the train station in the background (the big tall building in the back is just behind the last platform) that departs at 7.55 am. 

The bus then heads through slough and down the A4 to the Bath Road where I get off, according to google maps its 6 miles from the bus garage to my stop. The quickest it takes to travel those 6 miles is 40 minutes, the worst it has been so far is 1 hour and 15 minutes. I arrive at my office between 8.35am and 8.55am on a good day and on my worst day I have gotten in at 9.10am 

Then on the way home I leave the office at 5 and am getting home around 6.50pm if there is no issues with the bus/trains. If the bus is late and I miss the 6.05pm train to Bourne end I need to then need to catch the 6.30pm train to Maidenhead: 

I then swap platforms and wait for the 6.47pm train to Bourne end where I then have to change platforms again and go one stop to Marlow! I have now completed week 3 of the commute and thankfully I have only missed the 6.05pm train 4 times!!!! Needless to say this journey is going to grow old really fast! 

Finally Together!!

Its finally happened!! Ollie and I are now living together! We moved into our 1st house on August 31st. We have a lovely little 2 bed flat in Marlow. I'm so happy that we are finally settled and together.

Its weird though because I have to get up earlier than him and leave the house whilst he is still sleeping. When he stayed with me We would get up together or if I stayed with him and he had to work he would leave me sleeping. The first time doing leaving him was strange but I'm slowly getting used to it.

Not only do we now have our own place but Ollie has a new shift pattern at work. He is officially a team leader and is working a 2pm - 10pm shift. This is great news for his career but not so great for me as I need to be in bed by 10.30 so I will hardly see him during the week. It only started yesterday so hasnt affected us too much yet.

The other thing that is a bit of a bummer is my commute. It takes me nearly 2 hours in the morning and in the evening. All in all it is adding an additional 4 hour on my day. Im getting up at 6.35 and leaving the house at 7. Im leaving the office at 5 and not getting home until 7! Its a long day and also draining when there are traffic and train problems.

I was treated to a beautiful site on my first official day as a Marlovian:

I think this has to be one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen. I was waiting outside Ollie's work waiting for him to finish work and as you can see it started with some amazing colour and finished with this breathtaking display! Really put a smile on my face and the nicest welcome I could have asked for.