It took about 3 weeks after purchase to get our 240v AV EVSE installed, the free one from CEC. Too bad that program has ended. Saved us about $2,100.
During that time we would stop by the dealer daily to get the 80% DCQC, then use the 120v EVSE from the trunk in our garage to bring it back up to 80%. Most of the time we would skip the home charging. We have only used 100% two times, when we went on an extended trip. We have found that the 50 to 60 miles we can get at 80% still leaves us with about 20% left in the battery. Do not know the Gids yet, as I just ordered our LeafDD this weekend. It will be our late Christmas gift for the car, which we call Graffi (it is a 2013 SL, metalic slate).
Our daily commute is only 9.5 miles each way, but we have, from the beginning, averaged about 300 miles per week, so it has been nice since the 240v EVSE was installed in our garage. And cheap!!! It costs us $0.11/kwh (we only use about half of our monthly allotment of Baseline kwh's as we have a PV Solar system + I use a C-Pap machine to sleep which qualifies for increased baseline due to Medical Equipment). Since we are averating just over 4 mi/kwh, our fuel costs is about $8.25 per week, compared to 6 times that much with the ICE car sitting in the garage. We still use it when we need to use both cars. We rarely use the dealer any more, because the cost of the electricity at home is not worth the time spend at the dealer waiting for the charge. We just plug it in as soon as we get back home, up to 80%, then it is ready if we go out again for the evening. It usually takes only 30 to 45 minutes, very fast.
I recommend you find a dealer or paid EVSE close to your work or home, or close to your route, that you can use every day until you get your home unit installed. Keep a book to read or something else you can do while you wait, so you do not think the time is wasted. It was relaxing time for either of us when we were waiting for the charge.
Driving an EV will change your lifestyle choices. You find that you do not need to rush down the freeway as fast, you will begin to enjoy watching the kwh drain away, knowing that you new fuel cost is 0nly 20% or less than you were paying. You will also watch the mi/kwh gage to try to maximize your mileage. With the ICE I always followed the flow of traffic, sometimes in the lead, so I would move down the freeway at 80 to 85mph. Now I drive in the right lane and try to keep it 55 to 60 mph, only going faster if I really need to if I am running late, but only if I will not need a charge until I get home.
For those you not in an area like San Diego, almost all of our driving is on the freeways, with time measured from home to freeway ramp, from freeway exit to location going to. The freeway miles is almost always full speed, except for a couple of spots during the morning or evening commute, which I avoid if at all possible.
Good Luck, and Congrats on your new Leaf.