I got up at around 11am, the sun was shining, the birds were (surely) singing (but their song was replaced by the sound of passing trains) and spring was in the air.
Spring. Spring cleaning.
Oh shite.
I decided to motivate myself and start with the kitchen. Dishes. Sink. Counters. Oven. Vacuum. Mop. Air. Plants. Stove. Trash. Laundry. Oh crap.
After having scrubbed the sink until it shone, I decided to take a break and try calling Peach Up, a body care institut.
I had purchased a coupon on Groupon for 6 sessions of GMP (Gym Métabolique Passive) with access to the sauna for an unlimited time. I decided I deserved some relaxation.
The whole session happens in this machine that bears a close resemblance to a huge egg. You get in, buck naked, and lie there perfectly still while the egg does it's magic: it heats up up to 50 degrees for a duration of 30 mins (the whole thing lasts for 45mins, it takes ~15min to heat up to max), making you sweat like a fat pig before Christmas. Apparently it's supposed to detoxify your body and relax all your muscles thanks to the heat and the ultrasounds the machine produces.
They also claim that you burn 800-1000 calories due to the sweating but I don't really buy that :) I just want to relax my back muscles that have been killing me for the last few weeks.
So I got my appointment for the same day, which surprised me since it was a special offer (79€ instead of 490€) and I was expecting to have a hard time make any appointments before next year. I booked it for 3 o'clock and to try to be a bit active, I decided to walk the distance. I checked on google maps and it was only an hour's walk.
Once I arrived there, 15mins early, I was received by a lady who seemed genuinely nice. I gave her the coupon and asked to book all the remaining 5 appointments since I like to be prepared :)
No problem, the next one is for tomorrow and the following ones are always on my days off. Lovely.
She takes me to this small room that has The Egg, a small shower and a chair. She puts on the timer on the machine, shows me how to open and close, gives me a towel, tells me to undress and to lie down in the machine. Then she leaves me to it.
I am left alone in the small room with little lighting and the timer that's counting down the minutes (46). I quickly undress and slide in The Egg. I close the cover using the buttons inside it and wait. I can stare at the timer and temperature screens every time I open my eyes, but I just decide to close them and see what happens.
I must say, I feel a bit silly, lying there buck nekkid while waiting for something to happen.
While the minutes tick away, I realize that this is the first time I've paid for a body treatment for my own pleasure. I've done one (1) facial once before I started my studies to be a beautician, but never have I paid to get a massage or even a manucurie. Just thinking about it makes me chuckle. I take care of others, not of myself.
So needless to say, I'm quite proud of myself for buying the coupon :D
And then it starts to get a bit warm. I check the temperature : 34,5 degrees.
Good grief I really am not the type to lay on a hot beach for hours on end. I'm used to a sauna but it's not hot enough for it to be relaxing. When the temperature hits 50, I've been swimming in my sweat for 5 mins already.
It's a horrible feeling, sweating. Feeling the sweat drops slide down your skin. I have this horrible urge to swipe it away, but the sweat drops are everywhere ! And there's not much room to move in the machine so I just lay there, trying not to concentrate on the icky feeling. Even my face is starting to sweat, and it's not even in the machine. Gah. I need that shower ! What ?! 25 mins to go ?! Ok, relax, enjoy and feel the muscles in your back loosen up.
Can't feel a thing.
7 minutes to the end, I pass my hand across my rib cage and feel dead skin cells scrubbing off. And it hits me: I can do a body scrub while in the machine ! It'll be useful AND it'll kill time.
And boy do I seem to need one. The skin just peels off. Kinda icky, I know, but I'm really glad to be rid of all that dead weight (haha, get it? Dead and weight ? ...ok.)
I decide to bring a loofa to my next session.
Ca y est! The machine beeps to tell me 46 mins have passed and could I please remove my sweaty ass out of it. I jump to the shower and welcome the cool spray of water on my skin. Ok, too cool, must warm it up.
I quickly rinse off all the dead skin cells and sweat, towel myself dry and get dressed. It feels horrible to put on a sweater 2 minutes after 50 degrees, but outside it's like 2 degrees so I can use all the cover I can find to not fall sick.
I leave the room and return to the front desk. I ask about the unlimited sauna, because due to some problems, the sauna is not available. It saddens me because I would've wanted to relax in one as well, but oh well. I guess I could try to contact Groupon to see if I could get one free session or something because the offer doesn't correspond to what was promised. Dunno. Will see. :) Might not, not my style.
I returned home after that. And ate too many dried prunes. And dates. And am feeling sick. But am still eating dates.
Ok, I stopped now, I ran out of dates.
So I continued my cleaning. Everything is spanking clean now. It's just the bathtub that I didn't have the courage to scrub, might do it tomorrow.
My appetite is returning to me. Well, if it's sweet stuff then it definitively has. Baaad bad. I'll be gaining everything back in no time. Must not buy dates anymore. Most nut. Nut. Mmm, nuts..
So Olivier is coming back home tomorrow evening.
Before he arrives, I have an appointment with Vincent (he cracks me up), The Egg and the eye doctor. And maybe I'll go do a tour at the local Bio Coop shop.. I understand that the best sugar one should use is dehydrated sugar cane juice. Otherwise known as Sucanat, Rapadura or sucre brut.
Olivier has plans to bake muffins, so if we use the better sugar to replace plain white sugar, we don't need to use the same quantity of it and it's supposed to taste better. Note to self : go buy soft salty caramels at Lidl. Miam.
And to end this post, I stole this query from a blog of a friend of mine :
Have I ever…
snuck out of the house [x] Yeah, it was when we still had our summer house in Hanko, I was little, mad at my parents for some silly thing, influenced by the girl next door and daring. I didn't go very far before getting bored. My parents didn't even have time to get worried :D
gotten lost in your city [x] I'm worse than Ryoga from Ranma½..
seen a shooting star [x] Yessirree I have
been to any other countries besides the united states [x] Well I come from Finland, am living in France.. I have been to the US, the Canaries, Spain, Sweden, Estonia..
had a serious surgery [ ] Nothing to be worried about. Have been operated on whilst under anesthetics, but for nothing serious
taken a shower with a member of the opposite sex [x] Why yes, several times even.
gone out in public in your pajamas [x] And I totally rocked 'em
kissed a stranger [x] I don't have enough fingers to count the strangers ;)
hugged a stranger [x] Give me alcohol and I transform into the Hug Fiend.
been in a fist fight [ ] Um, well it did involve pulling of hair and trying to stuff a black board sponge down the other person's throat, but I don't think that counts?
knocked someone out [ ] Maybe with my hung over morning breath, but never with my fists ;)
been arrested [ ] No sir, I am a Saint.
done drugs [ ] Like I said, Saint. My only drugs are chocolate, salmiakki, liquorice and dried nut&fruit. Hey, that stuff can kill you too.
had alcohol [x] And plenty of it. Ah, those were the days..
laughed and had milk/coke come out of your nose [x] Water, mostly.
pushed all the buttons on an elevator [ ] Nope, I'm too much of a Goody two-shoes to do that.
made out in an elevator [ ] Err.. probably.. I can't remember.
swore at your parents [ ] I have never sworn directly at my parents, but a few times I've used foul language to explain an unnerving situation to them. Usually it had to do with France.
kicked a guy where it hurts [ ] Not to my knowledge, no. Maybe by accident?
been in love [x] Am.
been close to love [x] Yup, an man did it kill me.
been to a casino [ ] Never had that priviledge no.
been skydiving [ ] I think I'm not brave enough for that.
ran over an animal and killed it [ ] Nope. Seen a sparrow hit the windshield when Dad was driving. And heard a rabbit go pop under the tires (again, Dad was driving)
broken a bone [ ] Nope. I'm too sturdy for that.
been high [ ] Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower I have.
given someone a bruise [x] Oh most likely.
skinny-dipped [x] Well I do come from this cold county that has this tradition with the Sauna.. :)
skipped school [x] Only when I really didn't feel like it would change much even if I went to class. And I always felt bad about it. So at the end I did go. Never skipped the whole day. Never will, SCHOOL IS OVER !
flashed someone [ ] Nothing to flash, unless it's with a flashlight.
had oral surgery [ ] Nope, just braces.
seen a therapist [ ] Funny you should ask.. Nope, but it's been recommended to me.
done the splits [x] Oh yes when I was young and on the road to become a super gymnast. That's before I discovered the joys of laziness.
played spin the bottle [x] Yes ! Not much, but I have.
gotten stitches [x] I guess so. When I was little I liked to climb to high places. Then once, I fell on my face and my teeth pierced my lower lip. I guess you'd need stitches for that.
drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour [x] I used to drink lots of milk before. Now I have some difficulties digesting it.
bitten someone [x] I like to taste my preys.
been to Niagara Falls [ ] Can't say I have no.
gotten the chicken pox [ ] Err, I've had a pox, don't know which one.
kissed a member of the opposite sex [x] Oh and how many, you should ask ! (don't ask, I don't remember)
kissed a member of the same sex [x] And I even have a photo to prove it!
crashed into a friend’s car [ ] God no.
been to Japan [ ] I wish.
ridden in a taxi [x] Um, who hasn't?
been dumped [x] A few times yes.
shoplifted [ ] I keep telling you, I'm a Saint.
been fired [ ] Nope, but I quit before they could fire me.
ever had a crush on someone of the same sex [x] No, but I've had a few weird dreams..
had feelings for someone who didn't have them back [x] I am a girl.
stole something from your job [x] I wouldn't call it stealing.. it's more of a "taking something completely usable/edible that was thrown in the trash and given it to people who'd appreciate it".
gone on a blind date [x] Hohoho.. a few times yes. It was pretty funny :D
lied to a friend [x] Yes. For their or my own good.
had a crush on a teacher [x] Not really a crush, but I did appreciate some more than others.. ;)
celebrated mardi-gras in new orleans [ ] Nope, neva been.
been to Europe [x] :D
slept with a co-worker [x] um.. 3 of my former boyfriends were also 3 former co-workers.. and no, they did no know each other nor did they work with each other in the same place.
been married [ ] No ring on this finger.
gotten divorced [ ] Haven't got the chance yet.
had children [ ] Do children in Sims count ?
seen someone die [ ] I've seen animals die.
been to Africa [ ] Nope.
driven over 400 miles in one day [ ] Have driven for 4½ hours straight on a motorway, going 130 km/h.
been to Canada [ ] Canada!
been to Mexico [ ] No, hombre.
been on a plane [x] Have even flown on a few.
seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show [x] Yup and I don't like it.
thrown up in a bar [ ] In the toilets, yes.
purposely set a part of myself on fire for amusement [ ] No, but some of the boys from my former class once amused themselves with setting their arms on fire. They seemed to be enjoying themselves. Even the one who let his arm burn for a wee bit too long..
eaten sushi [x] And I love it, especially the futomaki... :9
been snowboarding [x] Tried it a few times, I really liked it. Got bruised all over :D
met someone in person from the internet [x] Why yes, that's what led me to meet Olivier.
been moshing at a concert [x] Sure, I was a rebel in my youth.
had real feelings for someone you knew only online [x] Yup.
taken partially nude/nude photos of yourself [ ] Gah, hell no.
been in an abusive relationship [x] Well it was mentally abusive.
lost a child [ ] The kid in Sims died because I didn't wash him often enough..
gone to college [ ] Err.
graduated college [ ]
done hard drugs [ ] Done an overdose of chocolates+salty nuts
tried killing yourself [ ] I did think about it often in my younger days.
taken painkillers [x] Only when it really hurt.
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