march photo challenge: treat & market

Yesterday and today's prompts are Treat & Market

This is the sitting area at my spa. I had a massage today. You can sit here in your robe and slippers before and after your massage and enjoy some tea or water. When it's colder they have the fire going. It is so relaxing.

 Back when I was at my lowest and I just started seeing my psyc, she kept telling me I had stopped taking care of me and I need to start again. We started with little things like putting time aside to do things I like. Crocheting, reading, walking. Even stupid little things that made me feel good like making sure I shave my legs and exfoliate. I then joined a gym and got back on track with my eating. The Hubby suggested I treat myself to something I really enjoyed. A massage. He had given me gift certificates in years past, but it had been a while. I went and it was amazing. They were starting a new membership deal where you are locked in for a year, but you pay a discounted price once a month and you get an hour massage once a month. I was hesitant because I don't like to spend money on myself. As soon as I told the Hubby about it he actually "ordered" me to do it. He told me I needed to relax and treat myself. I have been going for a while now and it is amazing how it has helped me. I'm more relaxed. They do fertility reflexology on my feet. I don't know if its helping, but it can't hurt and it feels so good. I had broken my tailbone 12 years ago and have a lot of nerve damage in my upper butt/lower back. If I sit for too long everything goes numb and it was always painful to the touch. They have focused on it each time and now the numbness and pain are a ton less. I didn't know it, but I actually had a lot of edema(swelling caused by fluid buildup) in there and even after the first session it went down so much to the point where I felt a difference in my pants. They were looser!

I stopped at the market quickly just to buy some swiss cheese for ruben sandwiches made with the leftover corned beef I froze from St. Patrick's Day dinner. Hot corned beef, sour krout, melted swiss cheese and thousand island dressing on toast. Soooo gooood!