Fluffy Does Not Equal Safe

I can see the befuddled look on your face now. What does she mean fluffy does not equal safe? Fluffy is nothing but safe you say, lies!

This one goes back to when I made the salad bowl for my healthy eating. I had also started the trusty P90X workout system. To update you, this has gone by the wayside and as much as I may want to get back, cookie dough is just better than salad. It just is. FACT! My very first day of P90X I got prepared in my yoga pants, very supportive sports bra and big ass baggy t-shirt. I sure do look sexy when I work up a sweat.

As with every story there is small back story. I live in an older 3-story walk up apartment building. It is not exactly sound proof but for the most part fairly quiet. The tenant below me and I had some issues when she first moved in regarding noise levels. She didn't like my noise and I didn't like hers. Needless to say things are fine now with some involvement of our landlord. Amazing how we can all be adults about these things :).

Back to the good stuff. I first realized in the warm up that the tenant below was not going to appreciate my new lifestyle of daily workouts. Especially with jumping jacks. I only did one and stopped out of TOTAL APPRECIATION. Yes I am going to point out as often as possible that I am the better person in this situation.


Shellie Moment: Insulation! That is what I need, that is what will solve this noise issue and allow me to do jumping jack after jumping jack after jumping jack. My solution sounded practical in my head. I had my yoga mat on the floor and was looking for something that would absorb the extra sound. I have a nice fluffy grey blanket my wonderful big sista gave to me a couple years ago. This blanket is amazing! It is warm and fluffy! What a perfect combination to make this problem silence itself. Can you see where I am going with this? I laid the fluffy blanket on the floor and promptly placed my yoga mat on top of it to continue my workout. It is important to also note that my entire apartment is cheap laminate flooring. Now you get it.

No I did not attempt to do a jumping jack on my new, very dangerous workout zone. Instead I folded up my blanket, laid the yoga mat down again, and skipped the jumping jacks. I continue running on the spot instead. Less jiggling as well. All in all I think it works out, who likes jumping jacks anyway? I like stand where you are jacks.