Are you in need of weekend relaxation at home? A touch of the spa?
I know I am, but spa, chez moi. And sadly, there is no masseuse on staff. (No staff at all!) So I’m pondering a Do-It-Yourself approach with whatever options I may have available.
For example, there is Plan A, the luxurious bubble bath. And you know I have just the tub to accommodate it, large enough for a good long soak.
Of course, I would have to clean it first. That might be an impediment to the plan, rendering it a No Go.
Oh…
Then again, I do have a Rubber Ducky somewhere… un canard français, même… Wouldn’t that make it fun and playful, worthy of the time and trouble to clean?
There’s always Plan B, of course.
How about a Bloody Mary, a Dirty Martini, a nice glass of red with a bite of cheese? And, at long last – the voluptuous, seductive, enticing September issue of Vogue that awaits me in a stack of magazines I’ve yet to devour.
Plan C might return to more traditional Day Spa fare, with cucumber slices over the eyes, though I generally prefer my salad in a nice bowl with vinaigrette, merci.
Mud treatment?
Jeez. Seems to me I would have to clean it up after, no? So that’s a No.
Perhaps just a day in bed with my favorite books and old movies?
Then again the invigorating impacts of a walk, or better yet, a Silly Walk (la marche futile?), courtesy of the Ministry of Silly Walks – that might do the trick. (Ah… now I know why certain “parties” are seeking less government!)
Of course, there’s always my old “Stand by.” Shoe (window) shopping! A pair of red high heels to get the blood flowing and put the pep back in my step!
Your weekend delights?
- Your at home spa activities?
- Your vibrant pick-me-ups when you’re feeling worn down?
A bubble bath sounds good and love the red heels 🙂 enjoy whatever you decide to do. 🙂
I cracked up when I read the part about the soak in the tub…we have jacuzzi type settings in our tub and I have all the necessary fragrant salts and oils but…I’d have to clean the tub first and so that’s my deal breaker!
I don’t know how to relax or pamper myself most of the time and I’ve wasted precious time because I can’t allow myself to enjoy.
But, occasionally I’m successful. These are my mini indulgences:
– a monthly massage in the middle of a work day
– a mocha or cappuccino from my favorite cafe and a trip to the library (next to each other)
– 2-3 hours to shop alone
– at home spa activities: sigh, does a long shower count? Followed by buttery and sensuous lotion of course
But seriously, I need to deal with the guilt first…
I hope you have a good weekend!
Ah, that dreadful guilt… Why can’t we be more French on this score?
Plan B sounds great – especially since it does not involve cleaning.
A glass of vino or a cup of espresso with foamed milk and a good magazine – sounds pretty sweet.
I agree about the guilt problem. I always hear a voice saying that I should be doing something useful. I’m learning how to relax from my husband who has much less baggage – that whole “you deserve it” thing that makes me uneasy.
Have some relaxing time this weekend because you deserve it!
That “useful” thing gets to be a real problem, doesn’t it? Working on Plan B right now, Deb. Cabernet. And hoping to open an Elle Decor followed by Vogue.
Hope you’re enjoying your Saturday! (Guilt free.)
Un canard, Ms. Wolf? *raised eyebrow with a sly questioning look* I believe I previously asked you about une canarde. Est-ce qu’elle existe? Equal rights and all that.
In admiring the red shoes above, I couldn’t help thinking of the times I have seen the Python in drag. That gives me a sobering shiver.
I’ll be following you through the alphabet. I’ve heard that plan Z is a knock-out. 🙂
I’d definitely go for plan C, well the last part of it (where we dodge lying with salad on the face) luxuriating in bed with a good book and a classic hilarious Monty Pythons on screen. I always was a big fan of the “silly walk” which is not “la marche futile” but rather “la marche stupide” or even “la marche ridicule” 🙂
Ah, Monsieur Roland… It is Python who calls the Anglo-Franco walk (half Englishman half Frenchman) ‘la marche futile’ – at the end of the sketch… Je suis d’accord. Much to commend Plan C.
The problem with home spa treatments is the before and after clean-up which takes all the decadence and a bit of the relaxation out of it. But since I’m too broke to go to the real spa right now, a home one sounds pretty good.
I live an hour from shoe shopping so when I go there’s no window about it; I’m bringing home a pair of shoes, baby.
I go for putting up the feet and reading a delicious magazine. That’s what I did yesterday – 20 minutes in the hammock with a food memoir on the (probably) last day of Summer.
Hammock time and magazine. Sounds fabulous, lunaboogie.
A quiet house with a good book and a hot cup of coffee is always something I look forward to any day of the week…