I Owed It To Myself

I bought a Wii with birthday money but, first, I went through my usual nail-biting of contemplating want vs. need.

Me to Patti: I'm thinking about getting a Wii but...

Patti: Did you enjoy it (when I borrowed Kate's)?

Me: Yes.

Patti: Then you owe to yourself to get one.

I was also able to get a Wii charger. My folks were so kind to me and, yet, I haven't started on the thank you notes.

No one with a clutter problem should be allowed to get a Wii.



So much packaging and the manual for the Wii is about the same size as my car manual.

Yesterday, I got so caught up in the obstacle course on Wii Fit Plus that I jumped on the Wii board. The game reset and I got a reminder that one should not be jumping on the board.

I picked up some games from the library







and I don't know if Wii conceptualizes games better but I haven't been really digging the videos that I checked out.

I still love the library -- even when I'm a guest. I didn't tell you all (unless you follow me on Twitter) about my Las Vegas cabbie story. I called a cab and when I asked the gentleman to take me to the library, he was deeply disappointed, wanted to go to The Strip but no one from my hotel ever wanted to go to The Strip and in 32 years no one had ever asked him to go to the library.

#1 It annoys me when people exaggerate.

#2 The cabbie was the one lacking in common sense because the hotel that I stayed at had a shuttle that would take you to The Strip. So, why would anyone staying at the hotel pay for a cab ride when they had access to a free shuttle???

You would have been so proud of me. I didn't get an attitude AND I stayed engaged.

What's been one of your most memorable birthday gifts that you've been given or that you've given to yourself?

By the way, I often have this song stuck in my head now:

An Imaginary Hoop Around My Waist

I've always wanted to check out the Wii Fit and since I was given a 10 Minute Solution Wii game to try, I asked Kate or Katy if I could keep her Wii for a spell.

This situation comes with a lot of parts and I wondered whether or not I would be able to get the whole thing going but it really wasn't difficult at all.

Wii told me that I was obese. Thank you, Wii. My fit age is 27. So, ha, right back at ya.

I was all over the place on my first Wii outing: I did the tree pose. I bowled and boxed. I stepped and I kept an imaginary hula hoop going around my waist. Although I did get hit in the head by at least two flying hula hoops, I really enjoyed keeping the hoop twirling.

I also liked boxing but it was disconcerting when I got hit. Yeah, I liked to deliver the punches but I didn't like to be on the receiving end of any.

The thing about 24 hour fitness clubs (especially ones with gymnasiums and hot tubs) and the Wii is that both entities have the capacity to capture my attention for a good portion of the day which is a good thing, kind of, unless you get obsessed with stuff like me.

Here's the Wii and its parts all ready to go back and since Kate or Katy has not emailed me, I think I got everything back in the box. Thanks, girl, for letting me keep your Wii for awhile. It was fun while it lasted...

In general, I really dig this segment over at The Wall Street Journal called What's Your Workout? where, usually, a CEO is interviewed about his or her regimen.

Heath Bell was featured and the pitcher revealed that he lost 25 pounds doing Wii workouts. The pitcher also credits Wii for helping him with balance.


Do you have a Wii? If so, what's your favorite Wii game or activity?