My lovely man and I have a bit of an exercise routine. Nothing to get excited about, just a daily walk and a bit of stretching and Pilates. Not very far (the walk) and it’s chair Pilates.
Still, we are better off for doing it and quite smug about the effort.
I say routine, but we are easily jolted out of this routine for a variety of reasons (insert irrelevant excuse here), and then it takes some effort to get back into it.
Anyway, with enormous discipline we once again staggered off on our walk today after some weeks of abstinence.
But! This time I strapped some extra weight onto my ankles.
A friend I used to walk with has some of these ankle/wrist weights and I was greatly admiring of them, and her.
These are the reason she looks fabulous, and I look like shit I pondered.
So, I ordered some.
I am a great Take a Lot fan. I only recently discovered Take a Lot, but since then, am single handedly, I believe, keeping them afloat.
I use their services when I am in Zimbabwe. Via a runner. Also a recent discovery. I am clearly a late bloomer.
Very sadly, most goods in Zimbabwe are so horrifically overpriced that it is cheaper to shop this way. Illegally I mean. Don’t tell Al Jazeera.
This really, is all the excuse I need to shop. Cheaper. There should be a 12-step plan for Take a Lot.
Why have you ordered that my lovely man inquires after every delivery of goodies. Because it’s cheaper, I reply. But he continues, do we need it?
How irrelevant. Men.
When I ordered my wrist/ankle weights, I contemplated the 2kg pair. Luckily, I settled on 1kg an ankle really.
Are you ready to go my lovely man asked. Well, yes, I said, as soon as I find the strength to lift my weighted foot off this chair and put it on the ground again.
I’m not carrying those for you when you get tired, he warned. He’s not an idiot. He gives me a similar warning every time we go out and it’s a bit nippy. Take a jacket, I’m not giving you mine.
And then, of course, he does. Bless him. Not without some mutters.
Are you OK he asked as I gasped along on the walk. Sure, I replied, but I’m likely to need a double knee replacement.
I better end up as fabulous as my friend.
Surprised that your man didn’t make you carry the tortoise as well to reinforce the idea that you are JUST fine without the ankle weights and MORE shopping.
He did make me carry Tommy!