Sporty Spice

Well, the word is officially out and the world knows I am a klutz.  I think maybe part of me should be embarrassed by revealing that I am a doofus, but in my world, falling off a treadmill is nothing!  I fell while running up on stage during my 8th grade play.  That was much worse.  I had the coveted role of Nurse #17 in "South Pacific" and all eyes were on me as I sprawled across the stage.  Talk about wanting to wash something right out of my hair.  

I've also fainted multiple times in public, walked into a crowded classroom with my shirt tucked into my underpants in the back, fallen TWICE in the dining hall with full trays in college and wiped out on a ski hill while classmates were on ski lifts above making fun of me.  I walked directly into a swinging bat while spacing out playing baseball in my friend's backyard.  Ballerina-like poise isn't exactly something that has made me famous.

The good news is I am also a chicken, so I haven't attempted ski-diving, knife-juggling or lion-taming.  Any of these hobbies would probably lead to an interesting obituary for me, though.  "Chicago Woman Parasails Into Active Volcano."  I guess there's a positive side to everything!