Those mats don't last

Rubber yoga mats, just like, sneakers or shoes will turn dry if not used for long.  I've not done yoga for more than a year.  So, my less than two-year-old yoga mat is slowly gathering dust on the outside of the cover.  It is slowly sticking together when rolled up, and the rubber is flaking too when scraped.

I hope it will get totally flaked so that I can find no use of it and discard it. What I fear is if the mat is only partially 'unusable', this will tempt me to hoard it until it is really not functional.

When can I go back to my yoga again?

Next year, perhaps. With the first half of my day devoted to my kids, it's impossible that I can enrol myself to any yoga session.  And, I only prefer morning yoga although there are afternoon and night sessions offered by centres.

I desperately need one before my body go permanently 'out-of-shape'.