Ritual

Himalayan bath salts. Mint and cucumber bubble bath. A candle lit. A book or a magazine. Steam because the water is so hot and neck muscles relaxing. Tub time is me time is a ritual.

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Me-time

The Hub is home from Costa Rica - sunned and gleeful. It's an incredibly warm Good Friday and I'm sipping a cup of my new favourite earl gray tea. Browsing all of my favourite blogs that I've been away from during my me-holiday. It was nice to be offline for a while. Enjoy this day.

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Me-holiday: Day Five

Hard to feel like I was really on a me-holiday today as it was Monday and back to work. Plus, last week's spring tease is over in the Sarn. Rain and grey skies pushed me toward autumnal comfort foods tonight. A massive pot of Farmhouse Butternut Squash Soup and a steaming mug of homemade chai masala. Pods of cardamon, fennel seeds, cinnamon sticks, white peppercorn, ginger. {hmmm}.

Me-holiday: Days Three and Four

A gong show of a weekend that involved lost keys, ladders and pick-up trucks. Seems I find myself in some jams without the Hub.
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Me-holiday: Day Two

Sometimes, cleaning is like exercise. I got a jump on spring cleaning by taking down and washing all our curtains. The smell of freshly laundered cotton was comforting. Then a beer and a bubble bath.
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Me-holiday: Day One

Day One without the Hub. How did I enjoy this me-time? A 45-minute run in plus-10 degree weather. Sushi pizza and rainbow dragon roll picked up from Sarnia's only Japanese restaurant, Se Yo. The Canadian film One Week, starring Joshua Jackson. (Yes that Dawson Creek Joshua Jackson). It's a Canadian road trip movie and recommended by my own Canadian road trip best friend. In 1999, we packed up the Big White Buick LeSabre and put 23,000 on her over three months. The movie brought back many fond memories. Oh, and some great Canadian music.
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Bounce...it's Friday!

Yipee! The weekend is finally here. It's been a busy week @ work and the Hub has been in T.O. since Tuesday night for training. I thought I would have the evening hours to relish in my own craftiness but my tank engine emptied early on. Going to enjoy a me-date tonight with a bowl of popcorn and Paul Newman in the Hustler. Enjoy the weekend.

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