After a traumatic first week of summer break, Cool and I needed some pampering and distraction. We decided to unleash our second theme weekend–Spa at Home. Here are the details for us to reference later:
-We pre-gamed at the Grocery Outlet, buying all their cheap masks and gloves and conditioning treatments. As well as a boat-load of produce. It was cheap!
-I would buy the produce differently next time: Look up recipes first, then shop for the specific 
ingredients. Because once we got a cucumber home, I didn’t really know what to do with it, didn’t have other items to mix with it, and had a time-crunch problem to find a use before it rotted.
-We did no cleaning, organizing, or work that weekend. None. This was difficult for me as I have a perpetual to-do list and it was looong.
-Picking out spiritual, healthful, cultured movies made the weekend more retreat-like. We watched: a documentary about Buddha, the biography of Beethoven, A food documentary about limiting mass produced phony, preservative-laced foods and increasing healthy stuff, and we watched a documentary about being human that profiled two guys being homeless for a week, visiting a Leper colony, doing community service in South America, etc. . . The movies really set a good tone for the weekend.
-Scalps were massaged, facial masks were applied, we wanted to make a homemade backne mask (but settled on an old mud mask), a foot soak and pedicure were completed, and a relaxing deep massage was given and received. A very good start, but next time we will do manicures and other procedures to flesh out the weekend.
-And of course we ate. Smoothies, veggies, stir-fry, salads, and new recipes (including the best crepes of my life!) were attempted and consumed. Avacado/coconut/kiwi smoothies need refining. . .
All in all, it was a success that we should try to improve upon in the future. And a LOT cheaper than the real-deal.
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