Well, it’s Friday! I venture to say it’s been a great week. I feel pretty accomplished. I can’t exactly say what I have done other than Workout a few times and get some of my events uploaded…. Well, actually, that’s pretty good, so I’ll take it!
Yesterday was a funny day. I had a friend admit come crazy things happening to her about having to be “rescued” from an inner tube. And I couldn’t help but laugh, because stuff like that happens to me all the time. My key lanyard while around my neck will grab something as I’m walking by and practically hang me; or I’ll trip over something that isn’t there…. you know…. ordinary stuff!
Well in the midst of my good day, I decided to workout on the treadmill at the gym. I was going to listen to music, but they had a TV attached (which still blows my mind), so I decided to tune into what Jeff Bridges was saying on “Kelly and Mike” (or whatever it’s called).
As I plugged my headphones into the treadmill to tune in, the sound started fading in and out and I wondered if it was my headphones as they were new. Soon enough, I literally got a SHOCK in my ear…. So I unplugged them and decided to try them in my phone with music…. no problem. As I continued to work out and fiddle with my phone, I dropped my phone onto the running treadmill and watched my it go beneath my feet to the floor behind me. Of course the gym had plenty of witnesses around me, so I just shook my head, hit “Stop” and rolled off the back to retrieve my phone. I decided to set my phone in order with music going BEFORE I restarted the treadmill. I already lost a good few minutes time, which bummed me out, because if I worked out 40 minutes on a treadmill, I want it to SAY 40 minutes… Not 30 with the additional 10….. it also screws up my calorie count, which I need to plan how much extra I get to eat when I’m done. Okay….not really, but I do like to see that number.
After restarting, I get up to about 20 minutes (plus the 10 I already spent) and decide to ramp up the speed. It doesn’t seem like it’s getting faster, so I ramp it up to running speed and apparently that was too much for this machine, so it decided to restart on me….. (humppphhhh).
So I get off THAT machine and climb over to the next and go an additional 16.48 minutes with some running. Since I don’t do math, I just know that I did more than 30 and less than 60 minutes.
After that I went up front, “Told on” the bad treadmill. The guy figured to turn off and restart the machine and I was thinking that with the shock I got in my ear, I DOUBT a simple restart would fix it…. But it’s his lawsuit, not mine so whatever! I know which one to avoid when I go in!
Later that day, I had an itch to get a hammock. Random, I know – but knowing there is no vacation in sight, I can’t help but try to make an oasis of my back yard. So off I went. I found what I wanted at Home Depot and for a very nice price. So I took it home and started setting it up.
As the hammock I chose was the old-fashioned Rope Hammock, I had to unravel it and figure out which end goes where.
In the unraveling process, I decided to shake it out a bit like one would do with a flat sheet for a bed…. Only a flat sheet doesn’t have a thick chain on the end that will come around quicker than you can say BOO and hit you on the head!
………. Oh yes it DID!!! OUCHHHHHHH
I couldn’t believe my stupidity! After I checked myself for blood and found myself clear; I proceeded to put the base together.
I must say, I thought I had a decent sized backyard until I started piecing the base together…. 13 feet is longer than you think. But too late now. With my minor concussion I’m plotting forward on this sucker!!
Thankfully the base came with extra chain links, because I’m not sure this puppy is gonna fit!
Within minutes I proudly stared at my gargantuan hammock and decided to give it a go! As I plopped down for a relaxing moment, I noticed that as I sat, I wasn’t really stopping anywhere in the air. And before I knew it my butt was on the ground and my concussion was no longer an issue….. and setting it up on concrete wasn’t the most genius idea either……
It was a moment in my day where I was glad there were no witnesses….. yet the photographer in me REALLY wanted a picture of the ridiculousness that was happening! I was laughing so hard, I had tears in my eyes…….
I called a friend over for help as she had gone through this before, but as I was still laughing I could barely get the words out…..all she got was “Hammock Hell” and apparently she got it……
Finally within minutes of her arrival, she walked me through the process. I didn’t need extra chain links….as a matter of fact I needed nothing at all…… The hammock stretched from one bar to the other with just the length of rope it provided. My head was a little resentful, but there was nothing I could do.
After she put it up, she tested it out for me so I wouldn’t hurt myself. And it worked….. only now SHE was in it and I wasn’t…. And Avery had crawled in too, so kicking them out just seemed….. cruel…..
After a few minutes I gave her the “OUT” sign and out she went. I proceeded with caution but found myself mid air and not on the ground. And within seconds, Avery was on top of me. And after that Aspen came out with her friend Peri and pretty soon it was a party in the hammock….. So I let them have it. (they make them cute for a reason don’t they?)
All in all, it was a good day. Little things happened but in the end I got my hammock to myself for a few minutes and quickly realized that when you are trying to swing yourself, it IS in fact possible to tip the thing over… I don’t recommend it and I’m thankful I caught myself before I went “Ass over Tea Kettle” as my mom would say!
Some lessons in life won’t change your life….but they are just as valuable to your safety.
Create yourself an oasis in your home! Just do it with caution!
Happy Friday!
Mom of two grown ass girls and married to a short guy who is funny and cooks really well! I’m a photographer by trade, so you can say I’m a bit “peopley”. My favorite sessions are the one on ones where I just get to chat and find out about my clients. I’m blessed with what I get to do every day! Blessed by the support of my husband and kids, and blessed by the ongoing support and encouragement of my friends who are always lifting me up.