I tried something new, and my ass is on fire!
Written 2/2/2024.
I’m going to Puerto Rico Sunday, so decided to try a tanning bed for the first time. The goal was to get at least a light base tan, so I’ll be less likely to burn when in PR. My gym has the tanning beds for free.
If you’ve never done this before, you go into the room with the tanning bed, wipe down the glass you lie on and then get undressed (into whatever you will be tanning in, whether a suit or your birthday suit, the door locks either way). You pull the big top down upon yourself and the display lights up with options. I grabbed my glasses and pushed the button with the most wear.
Suddenly the world is alight! A warm breeze envelopes me along with the feeling like I am in the sun on both sides.
The session lasted 12 minutes and then I got to wipe the pool of sweat that formed at the small of my back and then wipe down the glass for the next person. Frankly, I couldn’t tell if anything happened.
I got dressed and headed to my car.
On the way home it felt like my seat warmer was on. It wasn’t. Uh Oh.
I finally looked at my backside. Red and my butt was extra red. I hope it turns into a tan vs peeling off. Just my back is a little uncomfortable. We will see tomorrow.
On a side note, I rode for an hour and had lunch with a friend who will be coming to Iceland with me. I reached out to two other friends to see if they want to join me.