(This was in lieu of going to a meeting that was scheduled to re-inform us about the benefits that we should be receiving from the school. Considering that I'm on Billy's stellar "we're sorry you're only a grad student but we're going to make it up to you by giving you better medical insurance than you'll ever have again in your life" plan, I don't need to be "re-informed." That and I'm not eligible to get matching for what I put away for retirement until next year so the only "benefit" I was interested in getting yesterday was a better night of sleep.)
But I digress.
Anyway, when I got there I was talking to our awesome Assistant Athletic Director - slash - Assistant Golf Coach - slash - ridiculously cool Yoga instructor and she invited me to do yoga with the golf team. Now, last year, I would have stayed away from the thought for fear that my students would find me in a compromising position and then proceed to make fun of me and lack respect for me for the rest of the year. This time, though, I went for it.
I'm really glad I did. Not only did I feel better, have fun, and somewhat gain respect in the eyes of my students (it helped that I was more coordinated than most of them), but I also learned how to do a headstand which is a neat thing to be able to pick up in a matter of an hour.
It turns out that I also benefited in other ways. When I came back up to my classroom to pick up my stuff I ran into everybody who had taken the time to go to the benefits meeting. Everyone was aggravated, frustrated, and said that it had been a waste of their time. It looks like my rare decision to go for instant gratification instead of practicality won out for once in my life.
