Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Throw Me In A Jar And Call Me Smuckers
Dudes. I am jelly.
I know I did some compensated product endorsements earlier today but this one is my own, non paid, non treat getting, full on, personal applause for an item. I just received an order via UPS yesterday and it was one of the absolute best things I’ve ever purchased.
Ok, so, you know how I’ve repeatedly stated I was in a car accident 8 years ago and that my neck, spine and legs have been in pain ever since? The neck and spine pain come when I don’t prop myself up right at night time or if I dare do any kind of labor like cleaning the house but the leg pain is a constant. It doesn’t go away ever. If you’ve read here for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve seen me mention it.
Now, back in March when I went on my cruise, “Dirk” got me a really fabulous present. He bought me 4 sessions on a massage bed in the spa on board. You lay on the bed, the spa attendant turns it on and the bed massages you for 30 minutes all up and down your spine and legs to the ankles. I would fall asleep around 10 minutes in to it and have to be practically peeled off the bed when the session was over. I would have pillow marks on my face because it felt so fantastic that I would fall in to a deep slumber. For someone who has a hard time falling asleep, this was amazing and if I could have a bed like this? Well, I’d sleep better than a baby every single night. I LOVED that gift. I’d have to say it was one of the best I’ve ever received. And I never thought I’d get to feel that again because that shit is expensive.
But yesterday, after I unpacked my box and put together my little piece of furniture, I realized I was to feel that way again. Because I knew I was going to be working from home and putting in a lot of hours at the computer, I decided I had better get a good desk chair. Sitting in a chair is actually rather painful for me and every day in corporate America I suffered. After about an hour I would start hurting and in the office, you can’t just sit any old way you wish. The chairs were ok but they weren’t the most comfortable things either. I have had a nice office chair before so I’m comparing apples to apples here.
Of course, I got the chair just after I found out I got the gator job and for about 15 minutes, while unpacking, I thought, “Hmmm. This may have been a waste of money. I’ve never been known for my timing.” Well, again, I was wrong. P! leasantly wrong.
The chair is a massaging desk chair and I hoped that it would at least alleviate some of my pain and that I would be able to sit at my desk long enough to finish any work I might have to do for my work at home project....that’s all I was really expecting. I put it together last night but had to wait a full 10 hours for the battery to charge for the massaging part. Regardless, the chair itself is pretty damn comfortable.
And then, this morning, I woke up and bounded towards the chair. I sat in it, read the instructions and turned it on.
Oh baby. Oh God bless the makers of this chair. May they live long and prosperous lives. May they bear much fruit from the good fortune and luck trees. May they feel unending happiness and serenity, all the days of their lives. May they be crowned glorious people for all the world to see.
This chair? Gave me a massage almost as good as the professional spa bed massagers. It felt faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic.
My back? Has not hurt at all today. In fact, the only pain I’ve had today is in my lower legs and that’s because they weren’t being massaged. Everything else? It’s like pre-car accident days. I got that feeling with the massage bed on the ship and that is it. The rest of the past 8 years have been pain. Until today. I feel so good I want to cry.
The chair has three massage modes and two buttons to pinpoint specific locations and to increase the intensity of the massage if you wish. It massages your middle/upper back, lower back and the backs of your legs. The massage goes for about....well, I don’t actually know because I’m so relaxed and it feels so good that half the time, I’m half slumped over with my jaw hanging open because it’s just that awesome and I don’t want to move. I have elevated the seat high enough so that my feet dangle, no touching the floor, the better to fully enjoy the massage. I have run the chair no less than 5 times today and have had the biggest, dopiest grin on my face pretty much the entire day. I LOVE. This chair.
I then realized, I’m going to need this for a nice massage when I return home after a long day in the sun at the gator job. I’m going to be over tired, over heated and in pain. It turns out, for once, my timing was right on. I got this thing just in time.
It is called the “Comfort Products Executive Office Chair with 5 Motor Massage”. Comfort Products, I heart you. A lot. I purchased the chair from Target, (where else), and it only cost $159 after taxes. Trust me, if you don’t have something like this, get one. Get one now. You will thank me.
I think every piece of furniture I own should have this massage feature. I should have a Comfort Products bed, a Comfort Products seat in my car, a Comfort Products couch...heck, Comfort Products shoes, Comfort Products hats, Comfort Products blouses, tops, shirts and jackets, Comfort Products pants...sigh.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think it’s time for another massage. Oh...no, I could not possibly have had it on while writing this post. I tend to melt in to the chair and slide down in to a puddle on to the floor while it’s going.
It is..........heavenly.
