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2009-06-03T11:14:02.083-04:00

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cammi99

I try and do the balance work when I'm in line at ...

2009-06-02T22:43:32.148-04:00

I try and do the balance work when I'm in line at the grocery store. As my balance is not good, I have the cart to hold on to if I start to fall over. Sometimes I deep breathe instead. Especially when the person in front of me is taking an annoyingly long time to pay for their groceries.

But no way am I going to touch my toes in line... to much rear end exposure for my taste!

Great list. I have to improve on #2 and especially...

2009-06-02T21:05:21.858-04:00

Great list. I have to improve on #2 and especially #3 thanks for the reminder. another great post as usual.

All the men need to close their eyes for this one....

2009-06-01T23:48:38.198-04:00

All the men need to close their eyes for this one. No peaking! :)
Ladies, arn't we all meant to be doing our pelvic floor exercises in our idle time? Oops, me neither, I always forget too.

Hi Crabby, Great tips. Coincidental with your me...

2009-06-01T18:23:44.259-04:00

Hi Crabby,

Great tips. Coincidental with your mention of Miz Fits balance post. I was babysitting today for my two youngest grandkids and the older of the two (she'll be three in September) was doing the balance on one foot thing when I got there.

so, after "grandma, look at me" came "can you do this, grandma?"

Suffice to say that the two year old can balance forever. the grandma can only keep up with those balances one decade up!

Terrie

I love it-Facebook friends who suck! Hehe! I tho...

2009-06-01T14:48:08.572-04:00

I love it-Facebook friends who suck! Hehe! I thought you would never post this blog. I mean who doesn't get put on hold until they give up after a half hour, then have to phone back later and start all over again. I know a teacher who uses balancing as one of her primary warm-up excerises. Your sense of humor kills me!

When I'm standing in line, I think of all the time...

2009-06-01T14:41:02.225-04:00

When I'm standing in line, I think of all the time I've wasted standing in lines.

When I'm waiting or on the phone, I actually do ma...

2009-06-01T14:03:49.621-04:00

When I'm waiting or on the phone, I actually do march in place/step from side to side, and damn whoever stares in bewilderment :)

It just occurred to me how really funny that is. For the love of health!

Hmmm... I paint my toenails. Although generally a...

2009-06-01T13:25:58.048-04:00

Hmmm... I paint my toenails. Although generally any "free" time I have is spent shrieking at my children to stop touching stuff (if we're in line) or to stop yelling at me (if I'm on the phone). But you must excuse me now because I have to read the Facebook Friends That Suck article!!

I try and remember to stand up straight and hold i...

2009-06-01T13:10:33.096-04:00

I try and remember to stand up straight and hold in my abs while I'm standing in line...I like the suggestions in your post! And the Lemondrop site is interesting - thanks for posting it!

great post! often, in line, I do a time-step from...

2009-06-01T12:14:35.578-04:00

great post! often, in line, I do a time-step from my tapdancing days. I look odd, I am sure, but I care not.

Deep breathing has gotten me into trouble as that'...

2009-06-01T11:54:16.273-04:00

Deep breathing has gotten me into trouble as that's precisely the time whoever I've been holding for picks up, hears the heavy breathing and becomes offended/harrassed/insulted/inappropriately turned on during work hours and promptly hangs up on me. Perhaps I should work on my timing.

You've been spying on me, right? Because I stand ...

2009-06-01T11:21:45.392-04:00

You've been spying on me, right? Because I stand in check out lines doing balance and calf-raises and other fun things.

I, too, completely failed the balance test, yet I haven't injured myself eating lunch in weeks!

Must go do my Monday morning phone calls... and hit up your archives while I'm waiting.

Deep breathing waiting in the doctor's office - re...

2009-06-01T11:04:48.829-04:00

Deep breathing waiting in the doctor's office - really brings down the blood pressure reading! Bonus points off the numbers if you also remember not to cross your legs (I read somewhere that that raises your blood pressure & at leaset for me it appears to be true!).

Another non-embarrassing way to bide time in public is to do your kegels.
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I usually do some planning for the day. :) Or the ...

2009-06-01T11:03:31.933-04:00

I usually do some planning for the day. :) Or the coming day. Thanks for the great tips.

I'm on board with the deep breathing thing. I rar...

2009-06-01T10:54:07.955-04:00

I'm on board with the deep breathing thing. I rarely remember to do it, but when I do I notice an immediate (though slight) difference.

It's a great "on hold" exercise, though, as it may keep you from verbally decapitating the idiot who left you on hold for the last nine minutes.

I'm a big fan of the deep breathing. I can also be...

2009-06-01T10:27:52.518-04:00

I'm a big fan of the deep breathing. I can also be entertained for quite some time seeing how few breaths I can take in a minute. Probably I'll keep playing that game until one day I pass out (I'll keep the old smelling salts on hand just in case).

Candlelight? Quill pens? Crabby, have you forgotte...

2009-06-01T10:22:37.783-04:00

Candlelight? Quill pens? Crabby, have you forgotten when it used to be writing the blog with papyrus and hieroglyphics? And hierogly-pics as well -- it was such a pain trying to get those LOLcats to fit in the picture sideways. Ah, the old days.

Great post, Crabby! If I'm on hold while I'm at h...

2009-06-01T10:11:44.974-04:00

Great post, Crabby!
If I'm on hold while I'm at home, I'll put it on speaker phone and do housework. (Probably about the only time I ever get around to dusting the top of the china cabinet....)

Love the photo of the folks waiting around for the Cranky Fitness dispatch - looks like they are either clapping, or swatting mosquitoes.... after our weekend encounters of the bloodsucking kind, that was the first thought that popped into my head!

You mean what do we do AFTER we're done cursing ab...

2009-06-01T10:00:44.431-04:00

You mean what do we do AFTER we're done cursing about the fact we're on hold yet again???

NEUROBICS, of course.

I carry around a book with me to read while I wait...

2009-06-01T09:15:52.275-04:00

I carry around a book with me to read while I wait for stuff.

I also pace around when I'm on the phone.

Work disabled the browser on our crackberries, so ...

2009-06-01T08:59:19.453-04:00

Work disabled the browser on our crackberries, so I guess I'll have to stick with the Kegels :)

Hilarious post! And anything to take my mind of t...

2009-06-01T08:44:52.298-04:00

Hilarious post! And anything to take my mind of the fact that there are only two tellers on duty at month end!

LOL!! When I lived in the northeast for school, I ...

2009-06-01T08:26:22.944-04:00

LOL!! When I lived in the northeast for school, I remember being in lines for way too long! I used to plan on what I would do with my "wasted time!" I developed patience! Do you know the reward of patience? I bet you do :-)

Excellent tips, but I do not deep breath in public...

2009-06-01T08:23:29.611-04:00

Excellent tips, but I do not deep breath in public. I think it's icky.
I let my mind wander. On good days it gets back in time for me to deal with whatever I've been waiting for.