Today I may buy sweatpants

I have almost never owned sweatpants. Not since I was in control of dressing myself at least. Don't get me wrong, they look over the top comfortable, but I have always been influenced by those who would say that sweat pants mean you've given up. That you no longer care about looking good.

Really? Oh Really?!

Well it just so happens that I am in a bit of a dark place today. My depression is getting the better of me, and I'm feeling more than a bit of self-loathing...and admittedly this comes most from my recent weight gain and the recent 'retiring' of my 'skinny' clothes and the barely being able to squeeze into some of my 'fat' clothes. : ( been there?

It's SUPER frustrating, but I suppose I only have myself to blame... don't I? I've been slack on my exercise regime and playing a LOT of video games (Borderlands 2 is rockin' my world), but I am still eating somewhat healthy. And I don't have a car (because Shirley Bond won't reply to my e-mail) so I do walk everywhere.... why am I ballooning steadily? I mean literally...today my skirt slid down a little and my top up a little so that while I was walking my body was rejecting my clothes... THANK THE GODS FOR A LARGE JACKET.

Anyways, I digress... I have cried 2 times this morning alone...and I'm at work so I need to find a way to make it through the day, right. So I start desperately looking through the '1000 Awesome Things' website and found post "#938 Sweatpants aka track pants aka jogging pants". And it made me smile, and it made me wish that I had a pair of sweat pants to slip into when I get home tonight.

Check it out if you're feeling that your clothes are being mean bullies to you today too.

Chin up...there's always sweatpants.

Hot Stone Massage

I buy and use a fair number of Groupons, Living Social and Social Shopper deals. It's great for someone in my financial shoes to get cheaper hair cuts, nice massages, delectable dinners and go adventuring.

Recently I used a Hot Stone Massage Groupon at Pink Lime Salon in Yaletown.

Walking in the door, I was hit with 'loud and smelly'. Hair and nail salon smelly, not yummy spa smelly. And then the front desk woman and I discovered that my appointment was in their system for an hour later than I had thought. No problem- she offered me some tea asked if I could wait a half hour and she'd shuffle some things around! Very kind and apologetic for the miscommunication.

I was taken to 'the back' where the nail smell got stronger but it also got quieter. Luckily the smell disappeared once inside the treatment room.

My massage therapist introduced herself and was inviting and pleasant. We started on my back, face down as is the norm. The lemon essential oils were fabulously energizing and the first hot rock hit my lower back. WHOA! HOT! Sounds ridiculous, but I was expecting 'very warm', so it was a bit of a shock.

So much so that I was surprised she could handle them with bare hands. She confirmed that sometimes they do border on too hot, but aren't so bad.

Ok, so I was expecting mega pressure, deep tissue massage, but apparently the purpose of this treatment is more for improved circulation. I needed pressure, but I decided to just enjoy the experience.

Overall, it was nice. She traded off hands and rock, in soothing strokes. She'd positioned some of the hot stones in place while she rubbed and that was my favorite part. The stones went on hot, but then while you were massaged elsewhere they seemed to become 'one' with your body. You hardly noticed them until she took them off. Really neat effect.

Not my favorite massage type, but surprisingly pleasant. :) Definitely recommend giving it a go!

Plot-oon

I haven't written in a while, which is really only because I find myself too busy either planning Bry-man & my trip to New Zealand, or I'm playing video games! Forgive me internet void.

To make amends, I am sharing this very fun little stop motion project I found on a fellow blogger's site. http://www.likecool.com/

Enjoy: https://vimeo.com/46805017