Now when all that’s left of the Thanksgiving turkey are some leftovers and maybe a wishbone, it’s time to turn our attention to that crazy shopping day known as Black Friday. More importantly (maybe) it’s time to open the Runfessional before we head into the twelfth and final month of 2019. Let’s get started.
I runfess the gym is a wellspring of fodder for this linkup. This month it served up a cornucopia (see how I did that?) of oddities I wish I could unsee, but I can’t so I’ll share them with you!
Like the woman who spread towels all over the bench in the locker room then laid herself down, flat on her back, lifting each leg in the air high enough so she could circle her ankles and massage her feet one at a time.
Then there was the guy in the sauna who needed to lie down, taking up space for at least 4 people. Apparently he wanted the best of both worlds because he carefully placed ice bags on his ankles, knees and forehead. Wait there’s more: He proceeded to fall asleep there and snore. At that point I noticed he had a razor in one hand. Was the plan to SHAVE in there?? Eeeew.
If that wasn’t enough to drive me out of the sauna, the guy who insisted on STANDING on the bench instead of sitting, so we could get a close-up view of his slimy, gross feet and all the sweat dripping down his legs, absolutely was.
I runfess I get my share of blog opportunities that are, let’s just say….not the best fit. Recently I got the opportunity to try out and promote Hookah Catering. As in I throw a party and they roll up in a van with hookahs for everyone. At least that’s what I’m guessing would happen. As attractive as that may sound, it’s a no from me…no wait…my MIL’s birthday is next week…
I love animals and I love living in an area where there’s plenty of wildlife. I thought it was nice when our neighbor put up some bird feeders. I runfess I thought it was pretty hilarious when I spied this squirrel paying a visit to said “squirrel-proof” feeder. It wasn’t so hilarious when I spied a hawk preying on the birds hanging around the feeder. Apparently coyotes are smart enough to hang around bird feeders as well.
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Your turn! What have you to runfess? Have you started/finished your holiday shopping?
I can’t express how much I look forward to your gym stories LOL. People are just SO weird!
We’ve noticed an increase in squirrels that hang around our house this year. No clue why but it does make for some great photo opportunities lol
Your gym is just something else!
I runfess I saw a car with a large bird propped on it as a hood ornament. I took a photo but it just didn’t translate.
The Queen of Procrastination (that would be me) has started holiday shopping! I seldom ever start the process before Thanksgiving. I’m hoping to score some deals today…both online and in person. I”m thankful I don’t have to witness any of your gym antics…but it is fun reading about them LOL
Happy Black Friday! Ew on the gym sauna how could you ever use it again?? LOL on the squirrel proof feeder. What you neighbor needs is a Scooby! 😉
Now I know why I skip gym workouts lol
I’m bah humbug about shopping this year. Oh and decorating.
I’ll blame marathon training for that and everything else.
At least the woman spread towels! You gotta love her self confidence. Just changing in a changing room is kinda hard for me! As to the guy with the razor . . . no words. I have laid down in the sauna — I runfess I’ve even done legs up the wall in there (which is really nice) but only when no one else is around.
As much as I’d enjoy a bird feeder (my parents always had them), I know that you need to keep it full year round & really just don’t want that work. The dogs are enough work. And we do have hawks in the neighborhood, don’t want to invite them over here!
Wow, those people in the sauna! So rude and inconsiderate of other people around them!
I wonder what would happen with the Hookah catering! Maybe try it out and report back to us what happened! 😉
Glad you didn’t fall victim to that Hookah opportunity! Sometimes I just wonder WHY they think we would be interested in such stuff. I get a ton of emails ( most are probably spam), asking if i would take a guest writer our blog because they love our content so much. To that I just want to say, if you love our content so much, why haven’t you been commenting, and if you have so much good content to share, why don’t you write a blog of your own? Okay, I’ll get off my soap box now. Just had to share.
Boy oh Boy, I bet you good write a book about all the things you’ve seen at the gym over the years! -M
Oh man, I haven’t belonged to a gym for some time, but you just brought back some memories. I runfess that back when I went to the gym I never needed to watch TV to get through my workouts because the people watching was gold.
Apparently the shaving in the sauna thing is A “THING” bc they had a sign in my old gym about not allowing it. Kind of gross! A lot goes on at your gym 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for the link up
People are oblivious. I hope the lady on the bench wasn’t naked.
Our kitten attacked the bird feeder once. I haven’t seen many birds there since. Lol.
After reading your sauna stories, all I can say is thank goodness my gym has separate saunas for men and women!
It’s WINTERtime at your house!
Ewwwww! That guy in the sauna! Why are some people so gross???
I laughed at your daredevil squirrel. They have those feeders all figured out, don’t they?
I have not started holiday shopping – I thought I had all the time in the world, but now it seems Ill be doing all my shopping from my bed. So fun.
Welp, three more reasons I don’t go to a gym. Gross. We have a number of bird feeders and bird houses right outside of our big bay window in our family room. We love seeing all of the wildlife come through. We’ve also had the crafty squirrels come but have finally found some truly squirrel-proof feeders. Of course, my mom feels sorry for the squirrels, so we throw nuts out for them anyway.
I just started Christmas shopping yesterday and did it all online. I made a pretty big dent, but still have a lot to do.
Your gym stories are always the best!
I runfess that I forgot about Runfessions – I blame being in a Turkey-induced haze.