Par Avion

I love spas. I love everything about spas. I even love how they smell of tranquility as soon as you walk in the doors. It's an oasis of relaxation amidst a crazy world. I try and go a few times a year when things get a bit out of sorts.

It often happens this time of year. January in Ohio is cold and gray. Like most people I find cold and gray to be a bit depressing. I'm not nearly as affected by it as some, but I do get the normal winter blahs. January also happens to be the month when we hit the midpoint of the school year, and that means paperwork, lots of paperwork. I really dislike paperwork!

At any rate, I made a comment a week or two ago about needing a spa day. Apparently, I wasn't the only one in need of a spa day because I heard from several people! One that really piqued my interest was a Twitter follower (thank you @pontecarloblue!) who sent me a link to a place she said she thought she needed a week at - The Hill That Breathes. Mere words cannot describe how much I want to go to this place!

I would gleefully sign up for any of the programs (there's even a writing one!) that The Hill offers. However, the one I think I need the most is the "F**k-It Week". That sounds like pure bliss.

I've never been good at saying 'no'. I like the people around me to be happy, so more often than not, I find myself taking on things I really don't have the time or energy to do. Add to that the fact that my body doesn't deal well with stress and you've got the reason I need to try and say those two little words! :)

As I don't actually live in Italy and I can't just drop everything and go, I'm not getting there anytime soon. Imagine my happiness to find that they released the main ideas of the retreat in a book! I've never really been a big fan of the self-help book, as I sorely lack the discipline to actually follow-through on anything I've read. But I thought, what the heck, let's give it a try!

So off I went to see if I could find this magical book locally. Well, of course not, that would be far too easy. Turns out the little book I desired won't be available in the U.S. until July. Those who know me know that I'm not nearly patient enough to wait until July. Luckily for me, it's almost just as easy to get something from a far away land as it is to get something from down the street.

The book arrived today in a neat little white package. In the corner there's a sticker. I'm betting you can guess what the sticker says. Par Avion. Thank you Air Mail. :)

A little side note: For those of you keeping track in mine and V's blog challenge, I've included links to your right ----> to all of our posts, and I will do my best to keep it current.

Thanks :)