Online shopping for a healthier me

Just Passing Through

In the last week I have bought a bubble-ball chair, and a spiralizer. The week before that, I had no idea what a bubble-ball chair or a spiralizer was. In a few days, I will have both.

Let me explain, the bubble chair is one of those huge rubber bouncing balls that sits in a frame with rollers. It’s supposed to encourage good posture, and the Lord knows I need encouragement along that line. Some of the cheaper models are just big balls that roll around on the floor, but I don’t buy cheap balls or even freerange balls. If I tried to sit on top of a free-rolling exercise ball in my office, bad things would happen. My office is not big; therefore, I would hate to get stuck between thirty pounds of inflated rubber and a steel filing cabinet. I would hate to stumble over it, taking out prospective clients and my twelve-year-old dachshund. I would hate to get it stuck under the desk and explain the strange whooshing noises every time I moved. No, I’m too old for “free rolling.” My ball will fit into a basket, with rolling wheels.

I got to thinking about one of those bubble chairs after seeing the nurses at the clinic perched atop their new bubble-ball desk chairs. There they were, sitting up straight, smiling and singing the praises of the solution to their back pains. No, they weren’t selling them, nor was my doctor ready to give me a prescription.

They let me try one out but warned me that the doctor didn’t allow them to bounce on their balls. It was great, but I won’t be intimidated. After all, he may be my healer, my friend and my confidant, but he is not my “ball boss.” So, next week when my bubble-ball desk chair comes in, I’ll probably be having a little “bounce in my sit.”

So my daughters and other millennials won’t get all testy, let me assure them that I know these desk balls have been around a long time, but when you are my age, ten years is a short period of time. I like to think of myself as a modern woman, ready for new innovations, and always on the lookout for modern technology. Of course, this ball has about as much modern technology as the wheel. That said, I’ll keep everyone posted on my posture progress.

As for the spiralizer, it makes spaghetti out of zucchini, carrots, and sweet potatoes. There is an endless list of things that I am really going to enjoy once they are cut into long spiral strips. I have never eaten rutabaga before, but I’m pretty sure I’ll like it along with parsnips and jicama once I get it spiralized. I can’t wait. With just a little twist, I will find myself eating mounds of fresh vegetables here at the end of the summer when all our neighbors’ gardens have burned up, and the only “fresh” ones come on a slow boat from South America.

Anyway, I just want all of you to know, that I am on the way to a healthier, pain-free, inspired new life, thanks to the internet and a credit card. What with free shipping included, both of these items came in under the cost of a visit to the emergency room and should be dollars well spent.