And it hurt so good
Today I got a massage. Oh man did it hurt! But, you know, in a good way.
For Mother’s Day all I wanted was a chance to redeem both hour long massage gift certificates that’ve been sitting on my desk for well over a year.
And, if it wasn’t too expensive, I wanted to tack on an extra 1/2 hour.
Today was day one of two massages this summer. And boy did I need it.
Throughout the years I’ve had many different massage gifts given to me. So I’ve experienced experienced a wide variety of massage styles. My least favorite is the catch all Swedish Massage. I’m of the opinion that when I pay you a large sum of money for a service, I want to actually feel the massage. And often a Swedish massage ends up being nothing more than a soft rub of the body.
So I always encourage the masseuse to massage as hard as she wishes.
And this lady stepped up to my challenge.
Apparently I have a ton of knots in my back, specifically on my right shoulder. Can you guess why? That’s right, I carry the ever growing baby eighteen month old around on my right hip.
So today was a fantastic hour and a half break from the kids and house.
I wouldn’t go as far as saying that it was relaxing, but it sure was nice being able to have time dedicated just to me. Without anyone talking. No screaming, crying or phone ringing. Silence.
And it was nice.
Tomorrow we leave for camping. We’ll be back late Monday afternoon. In the meantime my father will post a letter to BC that I wrote on Saturday. And on Monday I’m participating in July’s Blog Exchange. He’ll post that for me as well.
Unusual Perspective said,
June 29, 2007 @ 3:58 am
I have a gift certificate I tried to redeem before coming to GTMO… but the morning of my appt, I broke out in a rash, so I canceled… But the lady on the phone wasn’t having any of that. She told me that I had to cancel 48 hrs out. I said OK, if you want me to come in with a full body rash, and have one of your girls spread this desease to the rest of your patients, I would love a massage. She canceled my appt.
CableGirl said,
June 29, 2007 @ 6:35 am
oh there is just nothing better than a few hours of peace and quiet with someone pounding the lumps out of your back. Glad you got to enjoy a massage!!
Jo Beaufoix said,
June 29, 2007 @ 9:06 am
Hope you have a good time camping.
I’m having a night out with my bezzie mates this weekend, so I may need a massage on Sunday.
Any time alone away from kids is great just for the silence and the fact you are responsible only for yourself.
I love my kids but it’s so good to be alone for an hour or so every now and then.
moosh in indy. said,
June 29, 2007 @ 7:28 pm
someday. SOOOOOMEDAAAAAY.
Dorit said,
June 30, 2007 @ 10:23 pm
I find it personally hard to relax when I know that there is a whole hour devoited only to me, but it’s getting easier with every massage. The last one I almost fell asleep, it was so good!