Bingo!

Commuting for seven years so far. Man, I can't wait to stop.
It's not a big deal, I approach it with a good attitude, and I've been able to rent my own room, have a local car, and generally feel like I sorta "live" in base too. So, it's not really stressful. Yeah, once in a while it goes sideways, but that's aviation.
What bothers me is when I look at my home life, and how much of that time I lose to commuting. I could spend sooo much more time at home if I were living in base.

So what's the problem?
Over the years, I've slowly lost the sense of continuity I had in my "home" life. The wife and I are fine, but the flow from one set of days off to the next for me has been damaged. I feel as if when I get home, I'm starting all over again. What project do I need to do, where is the new stack of bills, who are we seeing tomorrow?
I want that to end, and to feel that I can pick up where I left off, instead of being in the wrong bed, again, over sixty percent of the time.

49 years old, hope to be home based in about two.