Shakin' Things up in the House!

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The funniest thing happened as I was sitting on the couch Friday night, watching TV. I started thinking to myself, "Gees, I really wish I had an exercise bike. Then I wouldn't be sitting here on the couch doing nothing. I could be riding my bike getting a little exercise into my night." Then . . . . a voice in my head said, "Hey . . . . goofy . . . . you HAVE an exercise bike in the storage room. Now what's your excuse?" And you know what . . . . yep, I do. I have an exercise bike.

So, this weekend we moved our exercise bike from here . . . .

. . . to here . . .


Right into the family room, where I can SEE it. You see, all of a sudden I realized that I am a VISUAL person. I need to SEE and touch things, to totally "get it". I can't always close my eyes and imagine patterns of papers or finished layouts when scrapbooking - I need to actually SEE the paper and SEE the pictures in their layout on my table. If I SEE it, then I can easily get it all together. Same concept with this exercise bike. When it was down in the basement, in storage . . . out of sight, out of mind (so funny - those elders who came up with those life lessons like "out of sight, out of mind" were so on to something. Unfortunately sometimes I need a brick to fall on me to actually get it.) I am really really good at avoiding things - but now that the bike is right there in my living space, I feel guilty sitting on the couch watching a television program when I know that I can enjoy the program just the same, all while on the exercise bike.

I guess its kind of like the same concept with cheesecake. If I SEE a whole cheesecake in front of me, I want to eat it (the visual thing again). If I DON'T SEE a whole cheesecake in front of me - I might still want to eat one, but it will be harder to do if it's not there. Right? (NOTE TO SELF: Keep the cheesecake OUT of the house!)

We moved the bike on Sunday night. I've ridden it 3 times already, with almost 20 miles so far. Not much, but that is 20 miles MORE than last week. So I'm pretty thrilled with that.

So there you have it - shakin' things up in our house! Have you done anything to shake up your routine lately? I'd love to know.

Comments

  1. kikiNovember 18, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    I have that same big green exercise ball hanging out at my house... I kept bouncing it from room to room until it landed in the basement storage room. Maybe I'll bring it back upstairs!

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  2. Peggy KNovember 18, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    Look at that.... two little sticky up things to hang coats on!!!!

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  3. Dancing PotteryNovember 20, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    Yay Leanne! The best way to sneak more exercise into life is to make it as easy as possible. Exercise equipment near a TV has become a requirement in our house. :)

    And I do have one of those exercise balls too! But I brought it to work, and I use it for my office chair. It sneaks just a little more activity into my day instead of using a regular chair.

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