and am able to pay my rent and have health insurance etc. in this economy. I also know that I am working towards something and that this is very good experience and will be very helpful for my future plans of going medical school and other world saving activities. That being said, lets be honest, a lot of times I am bored to death sitting behind my computer filling out paperwork (hence the blog). I was shocked to find out that there is so much paperwork to fill out and so many hoops to jump through after college. It is very easy to get down on the world from behind a desk. I have found that there are a couple of things that make the day go faster and keep me hopeful.First tip: have a snack around 10am and lunch around 2pm because the hour from 2-3pm seems to take forever….
Just kidding! (kind of) What I really recommend is inflicting your personality on your otherwise bland and typical cubicle. Of course this has to do with gardening! Instead of those creeping office plants that everybody has try growing herbs on your desk. By now you can probably tell that I am obsessed with mint. I love it because it is just so hard to kill! So mint is of course what I have
on my desk. Growing mint, or any herb, on your desk will kick that stuffy office smell (at least in the immediate area) and can be added to water for an afternoon pick me up. They can also be munched pre-meeting to kick bad breath if you run out of gum. The final benefit is that, in my opinion, watering and pulling dead leaves from your office plant totally counts as working. It is a constant reminder that there is a world outside of your desk.A REAL tip: make sure that the pot is glazed on the bottom, same with the saucer that you put it in. The ones that are not glazed on the bottom will ruin your desk because they are porous and let water seep through (even if it doesn’t seem like it, trust me I am talking from experience).
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