🧘🏾♀️ Self Care!! 💆🏾♀️
🎉🎇🎆🥳 FELIZ ANO NUEVO!!!!! 🎉🎇🎆🥳
Happy New YEAR!!! What better way to kick off the New Year…2020 2.0 Than with some self care!!!! Massages, facials, yoga, pilates…it doesn’t even matter just make sure you are taking care of yourself!! Today my dudettes I want to motivate you to take care of YOURSELF!! I had THE BEST DAY EVERRRRR!!! it was so relaxing!!! I spent SIX WHOLE HOURS at CaraVail’s Day Spa in The Fountain City-check my last blog. It is a gorgeous little full service day spa that has EVERYTHING you need to unwind, destress, let go, and relax!!! I got the CaraVails Signature Spa Package! And let me tell YOU!!! It is AH-MAZING!! I do this package once a year because I have an AWESOME little sister!! So, about TODAY, I got there at about 9 am ,FYI you want to make sure you dedicate a full day, because it WILL take that long!! Anywho, I got there at 9 am and left at around 3:45. Once you get there, you will fill out the necessary paperwork, pick your lunch (YEP it INCLUDES lunch!), and then you start!!!!!!
I started with my sauna!! They give you these comfy robes and a tunic to wrap yourself in and slippers too, if you want! They also give you a bag to carry all your stuff….even though they are amazing and carry it for you!!. So you spend your time in the sauna and it is simply fantastic! It opens your pores and gets you ready for the day's festivities! If you want, you can sit in the room with the sauna door open, if you don’t like the heat like that. I ALWAYS sit inside the sauna with the door closed because it feels great to me! They also give you water because let’s face it, you sweat it all out and DEHYDRATION….NOT COOL 👎🏾!!
“It is so important to take time for yourself and find clarity. The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.”
Diane Von Furstenberg
After that, I moved on to my massage (HEY HEY, 🙌) . Massages are God’s gift to the body!!! If you have NEVER had one BY ALL THAT IS HOLY you have GOT to try it!!! She started mine with a soft sugar scrub…heavenly!!!! The scrub smells like citrus and relaxed my muscles. I don’t know if it was the ambiance of the room, the essential oils, or the massage itself, but ya girl was out like a light in about 5 minutes lol!!! I would regain consciousness every now and then, but for the most part I was SCHLEEEPPP!!! lol. DID I MENTION THE TABLE WARMER🤗🤗 !!!!!!! After an unaccounted amount of time...lol I was instructed to lay on my tummy, where she fanned, what I believe to be, eucalyptus and mint oils around my nose!!! That was such a passage opening experience lol!!! Get it!!, okay my bad let's continue. It also added to the relaxation!!! After this was over, Y'ALL….SHE PUT HOT TOWELS ON MY NECK…LAWD HAMMERCY!!!! I was gone!!
LUNCHHHHHH TIMEEEEEEEE😋 !!!! I had a lite lunch from Panera. It was the Smokehouse BBQ Chicken Sandwich with chips and a Peach Blueberry smoothie!!! Delicioso!!!!! I had actually never had this before, but it was so delicious that after I was finished with my spa day, I went to Panera and got ANOTHER ONE (in my DJ Khaled voice).
After lunch, I moved on to the facial!! Now, I am going to be honest here. I am extremely particular about what goes on my face because I break out so easily!! I mean if the wind blows the wrong way on my face, an 💥 BAM💥 a pimple!!!, but I let the facial be and I am so glad I did!! She started with some kind of foamy cleanser, then she wrapped my face in a scorching hot towel….which I LOVED!!!! She then started with the professional face steamer which, in my case, served a dual purpose. It steamed my face and kept my arms warm, (two for one, yeah!), because it was kinda cold…EVEN with the table warmer lol!!! but I’m always cold, so don’t listen to me lol!! She went on to exfoliate, cleanse, scrub, tone, and repeat!! Now, this next part was not my favorite part, but I held on like a champ…. THE EXTRACTION!! it’s a bit painful and kind of gross…So i’ll just keep moving past it!!!. Afterwards, she hot toweled me one more time and I was whisked off to nails!!!
Don't take your health for granted. Don't take your body for granted. Do something today that communicates to your body that you desire to care for it. Tomorrow is not promised.”
Jada Pinkett Smith
My final stop was my mani pedi, (screams in delight!!!!) I chose fall colors, or as close to fall as I could find!! My nail tech was awesome!! She talked with me the whole time telling me about her son and how much she loved her job, and her pit bull named Bully lol!!! I told her that I come here for this package every year and I wouldn’t imagine going anywhere else!!! EVEN IF I HAVE TO DRIVE!!! After my nails, I went to the pedi chair!!! She used a scented bath bomb, which tingeld a bit, but made my feet super soft!! She also used a soft sugar scrub similar to the one from the massage, but this one had a more potent citrus scent!! After it was all over, I was sad to leave but felt like a million relaxed bucks!!
NOW, before you hit me with the I don’t have time to take care of myself, I have kids, a family, a job, i’m busy, etc, etc. ALL those reasons are WHY you SHOULD take care of yourself!! If you are broken down, tired and fatigued,… who’s going to do all those things for you? KEEP yourself strong!! TAKE the time you NEED to keep yourself at it’s best!! YOU DESERVE IT!!! You only have one body so treat it like a temple, feed it like a temple, love it like a temple, cherish it like a temple, and nurture it like a temple because IT IS YOUR TEMPLE!!!
“The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.”
Sydney J. Harris
As always, thank you ALL for allowing me to share my passions with you and I hope that my blog inspires you to go after what you want and believe in yourself in every aspect, because I believe in you! Now strike your POWER POSE 🕺💃- We got this, NOW LET’S GET TO IT!!!
Keep Shining Loves
-💕 Jazz
