Hey Andy, nice to 'meet' ('meat'?) you! I've seen your words around the forums a lot over the years of course, but it's nice to put a face to the name for those that don't use a pic for their thumbnail.

My secret to force myself to ride instead of drive, is to store my car at work. My work has our own free parking deck inside a gated compound with 24/7 security, so I can park it way up on the 4th floor out of everybody's way.

That way, when it's morning, my car's not even at home and I have no choice but to ride. If the weather is really surprisingly horrendous, then I can wait and beg a ride from my wife when she takes the kids to school, but then I get to work like 2hr later.

Bonus: if something comes up in the middle of the day and my wife can't pick up kid(s) from school, I've got the car and can swing by and grab them. I keep my saris bones rack in the trunk so I can also always toss on my bike, or more likely drive home, drive back in the morning and ride home the next day. (I also trust the parking deck's bike parking area)

Here's an idea that might be similar: assuming you're married, and assuming you get up and leave before your wife gets up; have your wife hide your car keys, so if you want to ride, you have to wake her up. If your wife is like mine, waking her up early is not something you'd risk lightly!