Hey, I don’t really need all that stuff, it is market research! Uh-huh. That’s it. Market research. My clients need advice on what helps and what doesn’t, sure.
Well, having been in the spa biz and now independent practice for 11 years, I’ve got a big bunch of white storage boxes full of payroll records, receipts, etc. that have been looming in the garage for quite a while now. Supposedly you only have to keep the stuff for seven years, and I have never cleaned out the crud.
Sunday morning spouse and I, and a good friend, reached out to the crud, dragging it out from the back of the garage and filling bags for the shredder service. Of course, first we had to move a bunch of stuff to get to the boxes, and organize the Christmas stuff and pull out the herbal wrap system I bought used (and never used because of the huge linen sheets) and shift tons of other stuff including my mother-in-law’s collection of folded happy meal boxes and paper dolls.
We stretched first; we had water and chairs in the shade; and we took breaks.
Five hours later we looked like an assisted living glee club.
Which brings me back to my personal massage tool collection: I’m proud of it, having spent hours foraging at massage conventions, gadget stores, garage sales, etc. First I used my neck-holder, called the Real-Ease, which provides passive traction and restores the cervical curve. I drew a bath and tossed in Epsom salts and Kniepp Herbal bath. I highly recommend the Melissa variety.
Then I sprawled on the yoga mat, running my tennis-balls-in-hosiery up and down the spinal lamina grooves. Then I hit the knots in the levator scapula and rotator cuff with the magnetic chi vibrator. As I write this, sort of sitting up, I’m thinking about using all of my ice packs. I like the gel ones with the Velcro straps best. Where did I put the MSM/Arnica cream?
1 comment:
The self-massage tools do come in handy sometimes.
I didn't realize I could get rid of my old tax stuff after seven years. I have some house cleaning to do.
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