Commuting….

Last night, my third grader had to interview someone about his/her job. (A market researcher in the making — I’m so proud!) So, since I was the only one around who actually has a job, he asked me. What is my background? What are my job responsiblities? What is the best part of my job? The worst part? And more. Mostly, he wanted short answers since he hates to write. So whatever I answered, he shortened it. I’m sure the teacher now thinks I have attention problems. But I digress.

The answer I gave him regarding the best part of my job was learning new things. But that wasn’t enough for him. So I told him that I love my commute. (I primarily work in a home office.)

But today, I came across an article, The Most Dangerous Hour of Your Life: Ten tips to transform your stressful commute into an oasis of serenity, from World WIT (Women in Technology) about how to make your commute better. Worth a read if you really DO have a long commute. The ten main points:

Turn your car into a counseling center.
Listen to stress reducing music on your commute.
Take a cue from the birds and sing your way to work.
Transform your commute into a classroom.
Build your temple in a car, train, bus or airplane.
Make your commute a comedy club.
Bond with your fellow commuters.
Meditate on the positive.
Observe fundamental virtues on your commute.
Practice being peaceful and centered.

I think I’m going out there now to bond with some commuters. More later.