I am awkward.
There’s no denying that.
I don’t know if it’s a lack of confidence or the desire to be proper most of the time, but I often find myself self-conscious.
Even routine activities manage to ensnare me in moments that I’d often like to get out of.
Take the other day.
I’ve recently begun walking, for exercise, again.
I’ve been walking with a friend, but on Sunday, she wasn’t available, so I set out on my own. I queued up the cardio playlist I’d created last summer. I didn’t, however, take my ear buds, so I played the music through the speaker on my phone, which I held as I walked.
I had a longer route planned…3.25 miles, I later discovered thanks to the MapMyWalk app I have.
Looks a little like Cupid, eh?
So, there I was, be-bopping along when the song Fergalicious came on…
Ok…so the lyrics aren’t exactly that great, and I don’t usually listen to her music. It’s vastly different from the Christian tunes I usually play.
Ahem.
This song, though, has a good beat…perfect for walking fast.
I was making good time when I spied, down the street a bit, a younger guy about half my age. He was doing something in his driveway and didn’t look like he was going inside before I was going to pass by.
Being the self-conscious one that I am, I was a bit mortified.
I didn’t want to be heard rocking out to “Fergalicious definition make them boys go loco.”
Ahem.
I did what any good 44-soon-to-be-45 year old should do…
I slyly turned the volume down.
ALL. THE WAY.
Until I’d passed him and knew he was completely out of earshot.
Whereupon I turned up the sound again and resumed my Fergalicious walk.
Ahem.
The lesson in this?
Take my ear buds so I can rock out to Neil Diamond if I want.
Because his music is totally known for cutting split times.
<insert sarcastic face here>
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