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If I were an absolutist I would say that every kitchen needs a rocking chair. As it is I will only say that I am very very glad that mine has one right now. And kettlebells. :-)

*makes cassoulet and achiote from scratch, does lazy bicep curls*

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[sollers]

Agreed on rocking chairs (and having a big enough kitchen to get one in). But what's a kettlebell?

[commodorified]

A handweight with a handle, comme ca:

Grr image behaviour!

Pic and more here.

They're lovely for getting a lot of workout in a small space/ chunk of time, and also very flexible so you can change your routine around based on time, other activity, mood, internal weather, needs, etc. very easily. I have 10 and 15 lb in my kitchen and try to do something with them at least once a day and ideally everytime I am standing around waiting for the kettle or a pot or something.

[sollers]

H'm, "small space" is relative; nowadays, for the first time in my life, I have a kitchen where I can't stand in the middle and reach everything - sink, cooker, work surface - without moving my feet. I might manage that now, but in my previous house the kettle would have gone flying.

[commodorified]

True that; our kitchen is a great big square room with poor space usage. The one real advantage to that is that the centre is actually the biggest open space in the house, which is how it has come to acquire a footstool, a rocking chair, a yoga mat, to be unrolled when wanted, and some weights. And, at the moment, a laundry hamper, as our washing machine is in there as well.

[umadoshi]

Our kitchen is in no way shaped for furniture, but having a rocking chair sounds lovely. I've always been partial to the notion of having a sofa in a kitchen, but I think that could be my Maritimer showing. (Not that I know a ton of people with seating in their kitchens, sadly, but I've sure been to plenty of parties where everyone in the house wound up in the kitchen regardless. *_*)