I am actually very much looking forward to the delivery and assembly of my new treadmill. The good news is that I gave birth to a woman who can take hand tools and turn them into magical instruments that create beautiful things. She's had so much experience at it, too. I will buy a bike, a chair, a coffee table, and even the new treadmill with absolute belief that Laura will have it put together and working in no time.
I will not lie to you; I have bookshelves in my house that were assembled incorrectly. I have a bedframe that is also built out of the scope of what the instructions said to do. Laura is an artist! She holds the skillsets of a genius, and when she's finished with a particular project, it may or may not have additional parts, but it will always work and be as functional as it should be. This, I can testify to. If my headboard isn't supposed to look the way it looks, all I can say is other people don't have the same experience I have! My headboard is an original design. I like that.
The treadmill, as well as the motorized standing desk, will need to be put together correctly. Laura understands this, and I'm more than sure that she'll at least read the instructions. It's fantastic that she can read Japanese too! If it's Mandarin, then we're out of luck, but she has diagrams that she can look at, I'm sure. I just looked it up, and the one I'm buying is from China and/or possibly Taiwan -- damn. Well, at least she can fake it till she makes it-- and I'll probably ask her to run on it before I do.
We both have the same goals - she'll probably look a lot better doing it than I will. She has this whole "fit" thing going on, and I'll keep the door closed so no one can see me falling apart during my two-mile trek. She'll probably break a sweat because she'll have it inclined, whereas I'll break a sweat because I stepped onto the machine in the hot garage where we keep it. (Yes, we have fans...we'll be OK) She will probably have her music going while she runs, and I'll have Law and Order on my cell -- we are not the same.
One of the things I am truly really very much looking forward to is the 20" belt on this particular machine. I bought a walking pad that has a 14" belt - nope. My hips hurt from using it. I found myself stepping onto the outside, tripping, and trying to stay upright -- this new treadmill has a case around the front to hold onto. It has a wider belt, and it's really quiet. I like that, and hopefully, the pounds will fall off of me. I would like that even more.
Looks like Wednesday is the day it arrives -- woot!! I'll tell my body now so it can prepare itself accordingly.
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