I need muscle

[susandennis]

I need my bed moved over 6 inches. Maybe 5. I moved the treadmill and I like where it is but it is a tight squeeze. 5/6 more inches would be so much better. But, there's the bed frame and the mattress and the hulking metal mechanism under the mattress that makes it adjustable. I think one bulked up guy and me could do it but no less. I don't want it done until after the shower guys come anyway. Then I might Task Rabbit the job. Or Dolly.

Having the treadmill along side the bed makes it kind of disappear in the bedroom instead of the first thing you see. Plus now it's facing the TV. I'm thinking I might want to use sit com reruns to watch while treadmilling. I loaded up the TiVo with a bunch. It's worth a try.

The air quality has declined today which is just not comforting. The forecast still says it will be better tomorrow but right now I'd love it if it could get up to Poor. Sigh. I made the mistake of checking the air quality in this house. I had forgotten that my Dyson hot/cold is also an air filter. And the app tells you how bad the air in my living room is. "Poor". Biggie's door lets in some bad stuff and there's just stuff in the air. On the up side, I'm not coughing and I can't feel it in my throat. My eyes feel kind of itchy but not fatally.

Tomorrow it will start to get better. I wonder if I write that a million times it will happen?

Comments

[mhaithaca.livejournal.com]

Back before most of my exercise was walking the dogs, I used to watch "Law & Order" reruns on my exercise bike! Reruns are perfect.

Maybe you could give shower crew an extra $20 to move the bed over a few inches.

[susandennis]

Ohhh L&O would be great... you'd never run out!

Maybe... but, I have a short list of other 'muscle' tasks so I'm cool with hiring out.

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

I hope it really does start to get better! Depressing when you're hoping it can get up to poor.

[colestainedpage.livejournal.com]

My old boss swears by watching a 30 minute sitcom while she does cardio of the treadmill or elliptical. Said it helps the time just fly by.

I usually listen to podcasts.

[howeird]

Useless suggestion: I got a car jack, jacked up the bed one corner at a time, and put a slider under each leg. Now I can push the bed a few inches any direction. The frame is too heavy for the bed to slide on its own, so that's not a problem.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

The bed-moving job sounds like it would go pretty quickly with the appropriate assistance; maybe you could persuade one of the shower-install people to help you out if they've got a moment to spare.

[susandennis]

depends on the guys. but i do have a list of little things around here that i need done by someone else so i'll probably just add it to that list.

[maju01.livejournal.com]

I like to watch an episode of whatever my current TV series is when I'm using our exercise bike. Most of the series I watch have 45 minute episodes so they're perfect. It really does make the time pass quickly.

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

The way you situated your treadmill sounds like what I want to do with mine. I'm waiting until my brother moves out but I want to put it between the bed and a wall so I can see the TV. Muscle does come in handy once in awhile! Moving the bed for me won't be a problem but the treadmill itself might be. It has wheels if you tip it just right but with my luck I'll crash into something, so I'll see if I can pay one of my brother's friends to help me.

[opakele.livejournal.com]

I heard on NPR tonight it might be Thursday. *weeps*

What do they know?

Did you see any of the pier collapse?

Good Lord...

And they decided to put an aquarium on a pier.

[susandennis]

I know... I'm just hoping Thursday is really it and it won't be pushed out four days past then again.

Nope on the pier. It's about a half mile from here and I don't 'do' outside :) at least not lately...