As many of you know, I trudge into San Francisco every day to get to work. I like my job a lot, but truth be told the 4 hour roundtrip commute wears on me, so a few weeks ago I started looking for alternatives.

Yesterday I formally accepted an offer to be a senior software developer for the Postcarbon Institute in Sebastopol. I'll be working on their social networks and other capabilities, which are primarily built on top of the excellent Drupal framework.  Postcarbon seeks to educate people on the coming peak in oil supply, and prepare communities to live without dependence on fossil fuels. 

I will be working from home 4 days a week. This is going to make an incredible difference for us: I'll be at home 4 hours a day more than I am right now, I may get more sleep at night, we're going to save somewhere on the order of $500/month on my commute costs, it's a promotion, and a small raise for me!

So that I don't disturb Stef and the kids, and to separate work and home life a little bit, I'm going to rent a bit of cubicle space in a business park about 5 minutes from home.

One of the blessings of this situation is that we have very clearly seen God's hand in every step of the way; one unlikely thing after another has pointed us to this place, and we're very grateful for both the job, and for the peace that God has given us about this situation.

I'm wrapping up my time here at Ensenda, then I'll start fulltime at Postcarbon after next week. I was also blessed in that my current team and management understand my situation, and have been very gracious about this whole process. That said, I'm exhausted, and excited to get moving with the new job, so next week will be l-o-n-g.