This is actually a big step for me, because I’m massively phobic when it comes to driving. I’ve been taking lessons in an attempt to get over it. Before that, I hadn’t driven since December of 1996, except to take my husband to the ER once and drive him home from knee surgery once.
After the lessons, I got a brand sparkling new Honda Fit, and I drove it into work for the first time today, with the baby in her new car seat in the back. I was surprisingly not very stressed about it, either. I got out early enough that downtown traffic wasn’t awful, dropping her off at day care was fine, and I got into my office about ten minutes earlier than I normally do, even after having to find a space in the parking garage.
I don’t know when I will manage to drive without any fear at all, but today was a good first step.