Thursday, April 23, 2009

Laughter Is The Best Medicine



I had to stay back late at work tonight for a teleconference with our UK office and I asked two of the girls who work for me to join in to gain experience. They are in their early twenties and saw it as a great excuse to hang out and order pizza, which was fine with me too. I tried to order a garden salad, but I saw the look in their eyes and felt like I was being a downer, so it didn't take much convincing for me to cave in and get a pizza.

Anyway, 15 minutes into the conference call we are eating our pizza (as quietly as possible) when one of the girls found part of a clam shell on her pizza. I whispered that it looked like a tooth and for some reason it set us off with the giggles. The more I tried to hold back my laughter, the worse it got, until I exploded and ran out of the room.

I thought I got myself under control, then of course I just had to look at her and we both lost it again and had to run out of the room so that my colleagues in the UK couldn't hear me. I finally went back into the meeting just in time for the meeting chair to say "What about you Tully, how do you handle this situation?". I just looked at the girls and we all burst into hysterical laughter again because we had no idea what they were talking about.

It was horrendously embarrassing and I made a complete fool of myself in front of my colleagues, but it was just what I needed. I haven't laughed until I cried and my stomach hurt in god knows how long. All the way home I was still giggling to myself and I felt almost drunk from the silliness of it all. Even though I got home late, I didn't want the high to end so I decided to do something I haven't done in a very long time. I grabbed my iPod, put it on my 'party' music play list and sweated it out on the treadmill for half an hour. I was singing off key at the top of my lungs and dancing on the treamill.

So I have worked out the secret to weight loss, I just need to laugh more!

10 comments:

  1. this is the best post i've read in a long, long time.

    so glad you're larfing it up girlie

    xxx

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  2. What a fun post!

    I love it the days where excercise just feels fun :)

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  3. Very cool post :)

    Laughing is pretty damn fun :D

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  4. I am nearly laughing with you! What a great great time! I love the giggles, and miss getting them all the time like when I was a girl.

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  5. Good one girl! Hope you crack yourself up more often. But... not with pizza!

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  6. Love it. But what I want to know is DID YOU SNORT OUT SOME PIZZA???

    Gotta love those happy endorphins :0)

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  7. fab! So glad you were able to let off some steam - if that's the secret to weight loss sign me up!! It's such a long time since I've laughed till it hurts. Seriously though I reckon there's something in it, feeling happy is the best start.

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  8. You rock! So glad to hear you feeling good!

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  9. Hilarious! Laughter really is the best medicine. There's nothing quite like giggling fits to make you feel good :D
    xxx

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  10. Hee! (Though, understandable probably not from your perspective at the time :P). I hope you had a good weekend and your blushes have faded a little!

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Awww thanks so much for the comment!