I mentioned the other day that I had a gift certificate for all these pampering things (very girly and very fun) and today I went for my facial. I haven't had a facial in say, oh 5 years, so I had forgotten what it was like and what you do. I felt like a novice. When I got there the nice facial lady handed me a wrap and told me to undress (which I thought was odd) and to take off all my jewelry. Then I got to lay on a heated table under some very fluffy blankets. I really wish we had one of the tables at home. That "table" was more comfortable than our bed! And that music they play. I was totally lulled into a semi-stress free state. I quickly realized why I needed to take all my jewelry off and had to put on the wrap when the nice lady started giving me a shoulder massage. I started wondering "Why in the heck don't I do this more often"? You don't have to answer that question. I know why. I looked up the price of the facial on line this morning before I went just so I'd know how much to tip, and the price of the facial was....$95.00. $95.00~~~~ HOLY CRAP!! That's why I don't do this more often. And knowing that made it a little less easy to relax. I was a little stressed out trying to enjoy my $95.00 worth of a facial. But it was worth every penny (and it was from a fund raiser at Older Boys school and it came with a whole package so it wasn't like I "bought" a $95.00 facial). But laying there on that cushy table, listening to the relaxing music, with a face full of goop and my hand and feet covered in oily stuff, plastic wrap and heated oven mitts I thought "Seriously, aren't I worth a $95.00 facial once in a while"? or at least once a year? And once a year should do it for me. The lady wanted to know what type of facial products I use and I told her. It's a mish mash of stuff. I use some Beauty Control that I got at a spa party. I really like it, but it's a tad pricey so I intermix it with Oil of Olay and Aveeno (but not the new Aveeno with the wheat in it). And she was surprised and said that my skin was very clean. Of course she didn't say it was wrinkle free, but hey, I guess you can't have everything. And I'll go for clean and aging gracefully. I saw this story on MSNBC today about bad plastic surgery on aging stars and I'll keep my real face and my wrinkles, thank you very much. I'd much rather be clean and normal than wrinkle free and freakish.
So maybe I can do a facial once a year and I'm sure I can find a place that does just as good a job and isn't quite as pricey. But I can tell you this, I'm sure enjoying this gift certificate of beauty. The last thing on there is a massage. But I'm not sure I'll have time to fit it in before it expires. And that's just really too bad. A girl could get used to all this pampering....

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