Such a Bum at 5 p.m. Every Week Day

Today is Wednesday May 27, also known as my 6th day at my summer job. Since this is my first summer working 8:30 - 5 every week day, I'm still trying to get used to the long hours. At 5 p.m. when I come back from work, I become such a bum. By a bum, I mean I change into sweats, snuggle up in my bed with my favorite stuffed animal, Tori, watch TV for a bit. This is all before I even start thinking about dinner. Then I somehow gather some energy to get up, make dinner, eat, do the dishes and back to bed/in front of the TV. Hence, I have a bum life starting 5 p.m. every week day, until I have to get up the next morning at 7 a.m. only to repeat the 8-hour work day and bum life routine.

I haven't found a good book to read, yet, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. So most of my down time, for now, is spent reading any interesting article I can find online. Today I found this:
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1900968,00.html

This is an article from TIME about how good quality yoga mats are extremely popular, despite the economic downturn. How interesting. People refrain from buying luxurious goods (clothing, accessories, cars etc.), but they are willing to pay for yoga mats. I would say this is actually a pretty smart move. For those who have never done any form of yoga, it truly is a relaxing experience. It can be physically demanding, but the result is seriously unbelievable. I have taken a couple classes back in the day when I was a ballerina. After being on pointe from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. yoga always helped me get rid of soreness at the end of the day.

So in a way, buying a yoga mat then actually dedicating at least 30 minutes a day would help reduce stress, strengthen your body and help you relax. Look at that, a long-term benefit.

Working at my school's admissions office, the first thing that comes to my mind after reading this yoga article is that paying $50,000 per year for your college education is an investment. In yoga, your initial $50 or so on a yoga mat would ultimately lead to all sorts of positive results. Put the same aspect to colleges: attending an institution that costs $50,000 is after all a long-term investment.

Now I'm slowly sounding like a crazy university admissions rep, so I will just leave it at that for now. Onto reading more interesting articles...

YJ