A while back, we joined a gym with the goal of going twice a week so that we could be a little bit better shape this summer and go hiking and swimming. We have actually been doing pretty well, I must say.
For our membership fee, we also get use of a sauna and a solarium (aka tanning bed). I don’t really like saunas and since I have fair skin, I seldom go to tanning beds. However, when I do, I just go as many times as necessary to get a “base tan.”
Anyway, we are hoping to go to Greece later this summer to visit A.’s relatives and so yesterday I decided I would like to try out the tanning bed and work on getting a “base tan” not only in anticipation for my trip to Greece later in the year, but also so that I won’t have to worry about my skin so much when we go swimming and hiking this summer.
I was in the tanning bed for only ten minutes, but managed to get a “sunburn” (OK, UV-burn) anyway. It is not too bad, except my chest. Typically my chest doesn’t get any sun and it is really white and I guess it just really soaked up the UV rays. It is all pink and itchy today. I know I will heal, but I am just kicking myself… but who would have thought a mere ten minutes could do that kind of harm?