*Nodnod* I probably should have put work and/or school or something, but then another person pointed out that daytime activities may not even involve those. And it still wouldn't have accounted for multiple sites meaning multiple lengths of commute time.

It takes me 20-ish minutes to drive to work, or about an hour to walk. If riding a bicycle was not a suicidal gesture in my city, i'd totally do that.

If riding a bicycle was not a suicidal gesture in my city, i'd totally do that.

I know, right? D: But I have to say, big props to you for walking to work whenever you can, and especially for having the stamina to do it. :D

I would be faster on my own, but I have a 7-year-old to wrangle, too.

I hear ya. I have an 8 year old, so i get up a half hour earlier so I can put on the coffee, use the washroom in peace, etc.

Wow, people with longer commutes than me (an hour). I salute you, sirs and ladies!

Yikes, and it looks like it takes you up to an hour commuting just while driving. D: I don't want to even think of how much longer it'd take you if you had to take the bus, because believe me, that can triple or even quadruple commute time. XD;

Some details -- usually I have already laid out clothing and packed my bag. I do take 30-45 minutes just to get out of bed though. xDD; Only to take forever to get ready to and eventually need to rush my breakfast and bike asap to the train station. For public transportation I use the train and the underground subway which are about about an hour and a half combined, then I have a 10-minute walk. This is just for school though.

My internship is just 15-20 by bike, but it's only once a week. My work is 15-20 minutes by car (my father drives me until I have my own license, 'cause I'm a spoiled brat and public transportation requires to leave much, much earlier).

I do take 30-45 minutes just to get out of bed though

ARE YOU ME, SAM. XD I tend to play alarm clock tag with my alarm clock, but even on weekend mornings, I just end up lying in bed until either the phone rings or I have to get out of bed to use the bathroom. XD;;

And I can't blame you for having your dad drive you. That just sounds ridiculously long for the commutes if you had to take public transportation. :O (And what a great incentive for getting your license... you can do it! (gym) (gym) (gym))

30 mins "getting ready"

I know, right? XD

Hehehe, same here. XD Although, I kind of include the amount of time it takes me to physically get out of bed after waking up... and like you said, I have to dick around on the computer for a while to get my brain in gear. X3

But also like you said, if it came down to it, I could get ready to leave in under 15 minutes... just long enough to throw on some clothes, brush my teeth, grab my bag, and head out the door.

I'm in the 15-29 minutes if you don't count letting my alarm go off and hitting the snooze button a few times before actually getting up. If you do, next category up. I really *do* need that light-sleep time -- I wouldn't be better off just setting the alarm later, but I'm not awake either.

Hehehe! <3 I forgot to factor that in, but I say it counts if you'd like it to. X3

And same here. If I have to jump right out of bed, then I'm more likely to be klutzy and loopy for the first half hour or so. =P But easing myself awake seems to help a lot.

That makes perfect sense, especially since you have a little one to get ready. <3 And having a bit of time to yourself beforehand is important.

Marilyn and I can both get ready for work pretty quickly, especially considering this requires a lot of messing with both hair and makeup, aside from getting dressed. (When you work in a place where you're going to loads of meetings, you have to dress a certain way, too...)

I always seem to need to get stuff organized to take with me to work, by the way. My IT and website stuff, for example (meaning external hard drive, jump drives and other technology). I carry a HEAVY backpack daily, but generally have a second or third bag, as well. I'm NOT a light traveler for work (so imagine when I go somewhere!!!).

I answered averages for both of us (30 to 44 minutes, prep, 15 to 29 minutes, travel, carpool -- but Marilyn is often driving alone) -- BUT we can get ready much faster, when need be (and often do). Plus we sometimes get to work even faster, traffic allowing...

Getting AWAY from work is far more difficult for us. We're almost NEVER out of there even close to 5:00, no matter how early we go to work (and even when we haven't had a single break, including bathroom breaks). Our year-round average would be 6:30 - 7:00, I'd say -- and this time of year it's much later than that. Often when we have appointments we'll end up late, because it's hard to pull away. (Especially for Marilyn, who is surrounded by people needing things from her all day long... My own issue is the whole IT thing, which means people are always grabbing me for that, even when I'm supposed to be in meetings... sigh...)

I'm generally shocked when people complain about 10-hour days, because I think nothing of them. We'll so often work 12-hour days -- then go home and work MANY MORE hours...

Good poll, anyway. Interesting!