September 3rd, 2008 - Massage #2
Yesterday, I had another massage. That means I’ve lost the first 10 pounds! I’m afraid the second ten will go a lot slower. Those first few pounds went quickly, as often happens. It’s the longer time that they say is more difficult. I’ve had virtually no problem keeping my calories low. With the change to eating less bread and more of my fresh veggies, it’s actually be difficult to hit the minimum recommended (1200 for women) some days. I know this will get a LOT more difficult as the garden fades in the next month. I’m used to eating a couple slices of bread for two meals a day and each slice is 100 calories on it’s own. Well, at least I’ll have some processed foods to eat.
That sounds weird. What I mean is food *I* have processed by drying or canning!
So, the second massage was last night. Wasn’t quite as great as the first time, and I didn’t realize till I got home that one knot was still there. I had started to tell her about it beforehand, but got sidetracked and forgot about it. Still overall a good one. And I slept oh so soundly last night! (So did Maggie. When I got her up for the 8:30pm potty, a time at which she is usually wide awake already, she was so sleepy she couldn’t find the toilet paper then she didn’t know what to do with it once she got some. Poor girl! But that’s far better than changing her sheets and giving her bath because she peed through her training pants!) I think next time I’ll just get a 30-minute massage, which is just the back, as that’s where I appreciate it the most.
I’ve also decided that when we are financially independent, I’m going to get a massage every single week! At today’s prices, figuring a 30-minute massage 3x a month and a full body the 4th, we’re talking $1680/year (or $2680 for the full one every week, not counting any discounts or vacations). I got the idea from Millionaire Mommy Next Door, the lady who started the Abundance Project. She has a weekly standing appointment. I started dreaming of it after reading that post. I can just imagine having the time and money for such an indulgence! Eric said his choice if we were financially independent would be a personal trainer 4x/week. That’s a good one, too, and I could certainly use a professional trainer to help with my sciatica/exercise issues. But, ::sigh::, it would take more than simply being financially independent, as those two things would add quite a bit to our annual costs (in the vicinity of $10,000 for that many training sessions!).
But, if I could teach my online course a second time each year, that would almost cover massages and one training appointment a week….