Chapter 20: I Replaced My Husband with a Dummy

Although Bob is tries to be brave, I've noticed a definite lack of enthusiasm to being twisted in all directions by an amateur martial arts student--especially on his $30,000 shoulder.

This started my creative juices flowing and I hatched a plan to build arms for my heavy bag that I use for basic practice.

Let me tell you, this is NOT the time of year to look for a pool noodle. I scoured town and finally found one at Big Lots! http://www.biglots.com/. The pool noodle and a 68" piece of GripTwist Industrial Strength Twist Tie (with proprietary carbon steel alloy core and medical grade foam covering) http://www.activeforever.com/p-1186-grip-twist-17-inch-ties.aspx threaded through the void in the center of the noodle completed the "skeleton".

I rifled my "someday" (you can tell by the style that "someday" has been a while) closet and found a blouse that fits my heavy bag perfectly, loaded the noodle arms though a special casing I put in the back of the blouse, topped it with wool mittens (admittedly not the right look for the blouse) and I now have a replacement for Bob. He no longer has to cower with fear in his eyes when I need arms to practice with.

All in all, it's the perfect arrangement for all parties involved.