Me acting like "Slouchy McSloucherson" in a Hawaii vacation photo - November 2008.
My first salaried job out of college put me in a cube in the basement of the largest convention center in the nation. Whenever our president (a very attractive super smart and sexy "Mrs. Robinson" type) would always comment on how she couldn't see my smiling face when she walked past my side of the office because I slouched down so far in my chair. I set the back of my chair way back - low rider style...you know, leaning back...chilling like a villain. This must have made me this daily slouching frump of a guy working away on my computer day after day. It never occurred to me that maybe she was mentioning this to me so I would stop slouching and sit like a normal person in my chair!
After John and I were dating were were at an outdoor festival and he complained all afternoon how I never walk around straight - he said I had terrible posture and needed to work on it. Looking back, I needed him to directly tell me this so I could adjust my behavior. He was totaly right, and hints were being given to me and I obviously wasn't catching on, so I guess I just needed to be hot over the head with the news that I was being a "Slouchy McSloucherson."
At my current job I have my chair set so the back is straight up - it won't allow me to slouch, so I'm usually sitting straight up. BUT, today I caught myself totally engrossed in this new social media radio station - last.fm - and before I knew it, I was slouching so much my ass was almost totally off the chair.
There must be something in the air or I am just getting too involved in all that is going on in my life to notice because I find myself slouching ALL the time now.
I used to work for this woman who sat on an exercise ball in her office to help "develop her core." She was a short, round and robust woman. Working on in her core by sitting on this ball didn't translate to anything noticeable in her exterior appearance, so I thought her theory was hogwash.
But now, with my slouching habits coming back and me experiencing lower back pain/stiffness, I have been contemplating sitting on an exercise ball in order to work on my core and develop better posture.
Desperate times call for desperate measures or is this simply a proactive possible solution to my "Slouchy McSloucherson" behavior. Whatever you want to call it, I am looking to fix this bad habit - right away.
If you see me slouching, tell me! If I do it again - punch me real hard in the arm. I'm determined to fix this bad habit in 2009!
1 comment:
I sat on a ball for awhile, but our monitor is really high, so I found myself having to slouch anyway to look up w/o straining my eyes. If your monitor is at eye level, though, it's good. Once you start slouching, the ball rolls a bit to readjust itself under your shifting weight. You notice the movement and consciously realize you were slouching and sit up.
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