Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Monthly Self-Care


I want to get in the habit of these self-care rituals monthly:

  1. Car wash
  2. Massage 
  3. Pedicure
Obviously, these expenses can add up quickly. To keep costs down, I go with the most basic and inexpensive car wash, I get massages as a massage school (the cost is $40 flat), and I try to get inexpensive pedicures. 

All of these things are indulgences, but they bring a lot of happiness into my life. At least I save money by rarely going to places like Starbucks, not buying alcohol, and not having cable! 

3 comments:

  1. SarahOctober 5, 2016 at 7:48 AM

    I also find a pedicure to be a great way to indulge and relax. I recommend being careful about cheap pedicure options, though.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/nyregion/at-nail-salons-in-nyc-manicurists-are-underpaid-and-unprotected.html?_r=0

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  2. AnthropolochicOctober 6, 2016 at 4:17 PM

    OMG - car washes are the best. A useful, finite experience. I always feel accomplished afterwards.

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  3. Sara E. CotnerOctober 8, 2016 at 9:32 PM

    That's a great point, Sarah! I don't go to super-cheap places--I just avoid super "spa-like" places.

    Anthropolochic--I can't wait until my children are in booster seats and I can remove them before getting a car wash. There's so much stuff that accumulates under them!

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I promise I am open to feedback and truly appreciate hearing others' insights into my choices (it's like free therapy!), but please say it in the same way you would say it if we were sitting across from each other at brunch or next to each other on a park bench while our children play.