Nice 80s steel is a Beautiful thing for a road bike(I had one old steel touring and found it flexed too much for my liking), and can be found for cheap with some patience once you read a lot and learn the frames to look for. ...Now I miss my old Miyata 914 with full “modern” 9sp Dura-Ace build. That bike was a pure joy to ride, even being a size too big for me.
OP, if you enjoy spirited rides, get yourself a kinda beat up ugly looking, but actually pretty nice late 80s race bike to get to work on and do fun ride days under 30mi, and a touring/grocery getter for touring, groceries, and long ride days. That would be a wonderful combo. You can probably even find a race bike with eyelets for a rack and it will be a fun work commuter. I think my Miyata 914 had fender/rack eyelets, but was the exact same geometry and tubing as the Miyata Team(their top tier full on race bike).