WinkBlu’s BodyBlog

:-p Honest this post isn’t that graphic!

Not sure why it bothers me, and maybe I’m the ONLY one who’s noticed (ladies help me out here!) butt (pun intended)…….

Seems to me most toilets in ladies rest rooms have one thing in common (ok, more than one, but bare with me), the handle is always on the left side (if your facing the apparatus).  So it’s become habit to complete your business, reach behind with your right hand, and flush.

NOT SO AT MY GYM!  the handle is on the opposite side of the toilet!  WTF?  really?  now, maybe in the grand scheme of things this really isn’t a serious issue. But, I am a habit of creature. And my habit is to unconsciously push the flusher (wait, is that a word?) with my right hand.  I’m having SERIOUS issues using the toilets at my gym :-p  I’m at the point where I’m checking all the toilets in various ladies room at places I visit (work, friends homes, restaurants, bars) and yet………..my gym is the ONLY place I’ve found where things are not as they should be.

Hhhmmm, maybe I should spend more time in the weight room than in the ladies locker room :)

I’m sitting at my desk, reading thru bodyspace blogs, getting inspired, thinking about how good I’ve been doing with my workouts and nutrition lately (yay me!), when someone comes to my desk with a bag in her hands.

Just a little background, people EAT around here. Not just once in a while or on special occasions. No, I mean they really EAT…like all the time! Every meeting has pastries or donuts. One department always has 5 people bringing in casseroles and desserts (which they just HAVE to heat up in the lunch room!) at least once or twice a week. Every other desk has chocolate or some form of candy on it (lol we have wasbi peas in my office!)
And then there’s Mama S (names have been changed to protect the innocent).  She’s the mother of one of our managers.  And I truly believe her purpose in life is to bake!  And ZOMG is this woman an excellent cook! She makes everyone a cake on their birthday, bakes DOZENS of cookies at Christman, brings in sheets of cupcakes…just cause she felt like baking that morning…..you name it, Mama S makes it.

Silly me, happened to mention once that I love baclava  (for thoses who don’t know baclava is a rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey, usually cut into tiny squares).  So again….I’m at my desk when her daughter appears with a bag in her hands….

My mind starts its mantra (please don’t be baclava, please don’t be baclava).  She slowly unwraps the plate hidden in the bag…………to reveal a plate of baclava….  baked that morning by Mama S cause she knows I love baclava.   My hands quivered as I reached for the plate…………..

Alas, I caved to the Baclava gods. I couldn’t resist their seductive call.  But on a good note, I did only have two small pieces in two day.  One day, victory will be mine over the baclava gods!  For now its extra cardio for me today ………

So I decided to incorporate 21’s into my arm workout yesterday.  All I can say is ZOMG!!  What an incredible, awesome, intense exercise.  My arms are seriously P.O’d at me right now!

If you haven’t tried 21’s, DO SO!  Your arms may hate you, but WOW do they work! :)