As in couch Potato. And I'm not just a single Potato, I'm a whole bag full of Potatoes. A 10 pound bag. You know, watching Archie Bunker sit in his chair and just vegetate . . . well, I used to think he was just a big fat lazy slob. But, I get it now. I totally get it. Maybe I'M just a big fat lazy slob. But I understand the whole attraction to that chair . . . or, in my case, my corner of the couch. Yes, I have my own corner. And if you dare to sit in it, you will get the eye. The evil eye.
But, lately I've been thinking that I should get up off my little corner of the couch every once in a while. Move. I'm not a big fat lazy slob. Well, lazy sometimes . . . a little. But after working all day long, my favorite thing to do when I get home is . . . nothing.
There really is nothing redeemable about being a couch bag of Potatoes.
So, I will try to change my mindset. I will sit less. Move more. Little steps. I will first become a 5 pound bag, instead of a 10 pound bag. Then I will not be a bag at all. Just a Potato. Then a single french fry. Maybe that will lead me to become an asparagus.
Random thoughts of a girl who used to try to fit in the box. Then I realized that boxes are stupid. Except this box, the one above. It's really pretty.
LOL!! great post Judy. I spent a good portion of my life working so I know what it is to want to crash at the end of the work day.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of pathetic how little I seem to get done at the end of the day :(
DeleteMy place to be is-and always has been-the kitchen table. Grading papers, reading the newspaper, watching the Giants through the archway, on the living room TV, and working on my computer. I guess I am more of a table tater.
ReplyDeleteI love the kitchen table, too, Mark. Although I don't grade papers, or watch the Giants, unless they are playing the Dodgers :)
DeleteI have become too much of a couch potato since retirement. I promised the dogs that I will get up and move more with them this spring.
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I look into my little dog's eyes every night I get home and VOW to go out with her! Poor baby! haha. She does have a big yard to play in, though. But there's nothing like having a human to play with!
DeleteThere's something to be said for couch potatoing...I try not to be. Unless you count sitting in my craft chair instead. Perhaps I should call myself a 'craft potato'.
ReplyDeleteSee, but you are accomplishing something as a craft potato! I'm not!
DeleteHilarious post! You have a lot of supporters in your tater club too!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid that's too true!
DeleteI suddenly have the urge for some Pringles...
ReplyDeleteGood choice :)
DeleteI have a cozy chair that I try not to spend too much time in, lest I fall asleep.
ReplyDeleteI'm notorious for falling asleep on the couch :)
DeleteHa ha! I'm the same after a day at work - although for some reason I prefer to sit on the floor and only use the couch when I have visitors. Not sure why. :-)
ReplyDeleteI can sit on the floor for a little while, but then it gets a little hard :)
DeleteNobody ever walked a mile until they took the first step.
ReplyDeleteI love asparagus. One of my favorite foods.
The first step is the hardest :) And I love asparagus, too!
DeleteAs a 20-pound bag of potatoes, I totally admire your determination to become an asparagus.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you're a 20 pound bag of potatoes. And I really don't think I'll become an asparagus, may just a corn cob (with a little curve) :)
DeleteGo for it. A little exercise can do wonders to how you look and feel.
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