Signs of addiction include:
- compulsively checking the state of the water every time you drive over the Agate Pass Bridge or are in sight of any body of water,
- watching the news only for the weather forecast or checking weather.com everyday or religiously reading weather related blogs,
- feelings of frustration, anger and resentment when it's a sunny, windless day and you aren't out kayaking due to other responsibilities,
- severe mental and physical withdrawl pains when it's been more than a week since you've last kayaked.
- 50% of the women studied started running for additional exercise,
- 50% became pregnant,
- 50% bought a new home (primary or secondary residence),
- 25% began training for a marathon,
- 25% had major emergency surgery,
- 25% went back to school,
- 25% started a new job.
Hi, my name is Brooke and I am addicted to kayaking. In addition to the above-mentioned symptoms, I've also been known to have my older kids skip school so that they can babysit while I kayak. And I've even contemplated how long we would have to eat out of our food storage so that I could save up enough money to buy a Hullavator.
ReplyDeletePhew! I'm glad I got that off my chest. We should organize regular Kayakers Annonymous meetings, to help poor paddling addicts such as us. I know! How 'bout if we hold the meetings out on the water . . . in, um, our kayaks. Yeah!
Hahahaha That is hilarious! I like Brooke's comment, haha skipping school to babysit, that is great! hahaha...wait who is the other preggo??
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