Spa Day!

Lately I have been feeling a little sad and down and I realized that the winter blues were really getting to me this year.  I have a tendency to get a little depressed in the winter anyway, but knowing this, I am usually pretty good at heading it off with simple things like keeping my stress levels down, taking my Vitamin D, getting lots of sleep if I need it and being mindful of not taking on too much etc.

So fast forward to last week.  I noticed I was sad just a little too often and kept watching movies that take place at the beach on Netflix.  Yep!  This girl needs some help...STAT before she gets a little too mopey!  My husband said he couldn't afford to fly me out to Hawaii on the spur of the moment and I was really needing some pampering self care since I was daydreaming of running away to a destination spa so I decided to get my girls together for a little fun!  I had a friend who knows oils and massage come over to teach us some massage techniques.

I decorated the house with paper lanterns I had from a Chinese party earlier.  Look at the pretty glow they make!  I decided they would be really pretty to use as Christmas decorations sometime.  I hope I remember that come Christmas time again!

I broke out the wine glasses so my girlfriends could sample some of the Slim & Sassy water that I love so much and had yummy spa-like finger foods out to much on {which I forgot to take a picture of...doh!}. 

Before the party I had to run to the store to buy a few more wine glasses because some of my others had broken over the years.  The cashier asked if I was having a wedding or something.

Um...no.

Then she wondered if I really liked to drink wine or something. 

I was just left to shake my head.   I have never had a drop of wine or alcohol in my life!  But who says you have to use wine glasses for wine anyway???  They are beautiful...fun to hold...and are lovely for water or juice!  I like to use them frequently and even let the kids use them if they want.  They aren't expensive to replace if they get broken plus I think its good to let them get used to using nice things while they are young.

Anyway, I digress!  My husband is excited for me to teach him the new massage tips ~ mostly because that means he will benefit from getting a massage during the process!  Which is fine with me because then I get a nice massage afterwards too!  And this makes for a happier me!  

It's fun to get together with my girlfriends!

I had a good time at our spa day ~ I hope my friends did too. 

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What do you do to combat the winter blues?