I swear it wasn't me...

This is me at work....

Today all of my clients cancelled...all but one which is at 2:00. So for the other 7 hours of my day what will I do? Well....a little of this...
And a little of this...
Summer is always a slow time of year in the fitness center...and apparently the beginning of fall is as well. A lot of my clients disappear for weeks at a time to go galavanting through Europe, or to spend time at their summer home in the Bahamas. Maybe even a safari in Africa, or what have you. How would it be? Without a lot of people here my job becomes a desk job. And what do personal trainers do at a desk all day without programs to write or 5K's to plan? Refer to pictures above. I'm exaggerating a bit and I certainly do other things work related, but I feel guilty for getting paid for all this down time that I do have. My boss is totally aware of the fact that I read a lot and spend time blogging, of course. I ask him for a project of sorts, but he refuses me every time telling me that they're coming off of a slow summer too. Oh well...I tried. On to another aspect of my job...
I'll bet if you had your choice between setting your office up right beside a port-o-potty, or not, you'd probably choose not...for the obvious reasons. And while most of you would recognize that as a ridiculous scenario, I'm here to tell you that it's not. I sit at a long, wrap around desk that is like any reception area in salons, fitness centers, offices, etc. The only difference is that my area has a small room off of it, where our towel drops are. If there is a towel drop, there is most likely a bathroom behind it. If there is a bathroom behind it, there are odors to follow. These towel drops act as an air funnel for all smells really. I know when my buddy, Ed, is just about done getting ready because I start getting dizzy from his over abundance of cologne. I picture him plugging the sink, pouring his cologne in it, and soaking his shirt as the final step before his exit from the locker room and into the world. WOW, Ed...pretty sure one or two sprays is adequate. The other scents that disturb my work days I won't get into, but I'm sure you could imagine. I take that back...I will get into them because what happens is these wafts of putrid odors fill my work area and then suddenly it looks like I'm the owner of them. Every time a member comes and signs in at my desk when one of these "air killers" is lurking around my desk like an inversion I want to say, "Look, I know what you're thinking, and I swear it wasn't me", but I can't. I just act like I can't smell anything, which is hard to do considering my gag reflex to bad odors. Sigh. Our citrus and pine air fresheners can't even mask the smell. Maybe Ed's cologne would do the trick. I hope you all feel a little more grateful for your odor free work spaces...unless you're a mom in which case I'm sure you can relate in one way or another. : / Best wishes to you and your noses.