Not for the faint of heart... Gardening and spanking benches.. huh?

Ok, so I have to solve a problem and I know that others have it too.  I have a slight arthiritis in my knees.  It makes it really hard to weed the garden.  I do a lot to retard the weeds but they still sneak in there.

I'm on a quest to find the JUST right piece of equipment.  I found that the most comfortable position for me is not on my knees so a kneeler doesn't solve my problem.  I found this product on the Walmart website.  http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2132501&findingMethod=rr

There is a great article on the best kneelers and carts at, http://www.tibesti.com/Best-Garden-Seat-Carts-Chairs/269.

This one looks like it might work if you were on your tummy with arms reaching down to do the weeding or planting which is what I want.

It rocks forward so that would be good for reaching to the furthest weeks without getting up.  No cup holder though...





Then another friend suggested this..... good idea huh?  I kill two birds with one BALL... ha ha  I'm going to have to think about this... looks good huh?  I love pink and I can see myself alternating between pulling weeds and the most beneficial recent pilates move.  I can also see my husband Charles laughing his ass off.  He always says we don't need a TV because I'm all the entertainment he needs.  I couldn't decide whether that was a compliment or not so I just went with the compliment.... lol

Now, for those of you that are faint of heart, close your eyes... another "friend" of mine said, "OH, a spanking bench would be the PERFECT thing, they are padded where your knees go and also where the belly is and would be so comfortable while working in the garden!" I am probably going to get fired since I burst out laughing and went straight to the internet to do "research.  Let's hope IT is too busy to check on the search history.  This is a picture of what I found.

I can't get this! Charles' loud and robust laughing fit as well as possible over-interest would deflect from serious gardening efforts.... but still.... hmmmmmmmm.


At least I'm on the way to solving the problem.....  I think!