Tuesday, November 6, 2012

#29 - Pamper Me!!!

So when I created my 101 in 1,001 list I made sure to include some things that were all about me and making me happy. On my 37th birthday (10/16) I marked #29 off my list.

A wonderful young lady called me one afternoon in early October and said, "I notice it has been a while since you have been in to see us and I was wondering if I could make you an appointment for a massage." All the while she was speaking the only thought running through my head was "Are you an angel?" I was in stressed out mode (as is typical it seems) and decided that my birthday was the perfect opportunity to do something for myself. So I booked a 90 minute massage and a facial starting at 12:30 not specifying who I wanted for either service.

I anticipated my massage and facial like you can only imagine. I took the afternoon off work to focus on me. How great this was going to be, right? I wish! I had a young girl do my massage. I am not sure she had enough strength in her hands to squish a grape. And let me tell you, she was a big fan of lotion. After 90 minutes of a "light" massage I was greased up and ready to slip and slide. Then comes the facial. Surely it would be better and relaxing, right? Not so much. She talked non-stop and mashed and pushed and pulled on my face in ways that I don't think is humane.

So lesson learned. I know now when it comes to massages to never cheat on Dani again. Dani was born with magic hands. I went and saw him this past Saturday and he reaffirmed my faith in magic hand massages :)

Three down and 98 to go. Stay tuned...