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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:14 PM
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Lounge ladies and gents..what do you do to pamper yourself?
I really believe that most of us are fairly unkind to ourselves. We focus more on our jobs, our families, our partners, and neglect ourselves. So I want to know...what do you do, to take care of YOU. Do you ever take time just for you? Do you have a private candy stash? Take private walks or bubble baths?

OR what couldyou do, to take care of YOU.

I like to get up way before the kids and enjoy a cup of tea while I write in my journal. Sometimes I meditate or I paint my nails. It's my chance to center myself and be just "me", before a busy day of being mommy and wife. How about you?
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Rising Phoenix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:15 PM
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1. get my nails done
and I make it a point to get my hair done and my brows waxed, just makes me feel good about me
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:16 PM
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2. Good for you!

You get a gold star!
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Rising Phoenix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:21 PM
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16. yay!
I"m number 1.... I"m nubmer 1!
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 01:15 PM
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32. me too
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:17 PM
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3. I buy two loaves of bread
instead of only one. :hi:
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:18 PM
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6. ....
:rofl:

:hug:
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:22 PM
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20. Hello
:hug:
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:19 PM
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9. What do you do with the other loaf?
*wink wink nudge nudge*
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:20 PM
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11. I loaf
What else would one do with it?

:P
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:21 PM
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18. Well..as long as you don't run out...
Edited on Fri May-25-07 12:22 PM by youthere


If you do..just let me know..I'll be more than happy to remind you to pick some up!:rofl:

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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:24 PM
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22. You would?
You're so thoughtful. :hug:

:D
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:25 PM
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25. I'd do anything for you my dear!
:hug:
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:18 PM
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4. I read books. Stuff like Koontz.
I have to read so much non-fiction during the semesters, that when I have time off, I read fiction--stuff like suspense and true crime. I just finished Odd Thomas and I'm about to start Velocity. Got about five hardback, mint-condition Koontz books at a yard sale several weeks ago--for fifty CENTS each. :woohoo: I love bargains. :)

As far as my body, I get a pedicure and a hair-cut when I'm needing a self-esteem boost. :)
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:23 PM
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21. I don't think there's any better way to escape than a good book.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:18 PM
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5. i put on adult diapers, don my widdle duckie bib, bonnet, and suck a pacifier
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:19 PM
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8. TMI!!!!
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:26 PM
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27. oooh..bad visual..
ah what the hell..whatever floats yer boat I says.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:19 PM
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7. a long early morning run
on the back roads. no one out there but me and the critters.
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:20 PM
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13. Sounds nice.
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lizerdbits Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:19 PM
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10. Eat a pint of strawberries with some double devons cream
Mmmmmm. Of course that's only a limited time of the year.
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:24 PM
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23. yummy...
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:20 PM
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12. i take myself out for a nice lunch
i take my book, eat, drink a beer or two and just be quiet
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:21 PM
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14. Cool.
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:21 PM
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15. duplicate
Edited on Fri May-25-07 12:21 PM by youthere
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:21 PM
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17. I will confess to loving long hot baths, despite their being bad for the environment.
Edited on Fri May-25-07 12:29 PM by GreenPartyVoter
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:24 PM
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24. A long bath is pretty relaxing.
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 02:18 PM
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37. Oh yeah, hot bath
Nothing like a loooong hot bath with a cup of tea and a nice trashy novel.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:22 PM
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19. Massage. At least once a month
And getting my toenails done. That makes me feel SO GOOD!
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:26 PM
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26. That's my husbands favorite..
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:36 PM
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28. I ride my bike out here and soak in the beauty
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 01:03 PM
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30. Breathtaking.
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 12:46 PM
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29. The "back-road boogy"
Get in car with a buddy driving. Sip beers riding shotgun as we drive all over on the back-roads - trying to stay on dirt roads as much as possible. This goes on for hours and hours. Along the way, we pop in on friends that live in the middle of nowhere. All the time taking in the beautiful sights.

An example, this is overlooking my Dad's property. The house is to the right of picture, but this is one of my favorite views.



:)
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 01:03 PM
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31. Very nice.
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 01:21 PM
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Ariana Celeste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 01:16 PM
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34. Loud music.
These days usually Blind Melon's 'Nico', or Queen's Greatest Hits, though right now it is Opeth's 'Blackwater Park'.

Loud freaking music, a good cup of coffee, and either DU or a book. My mum just sent me 3 new books for my birthday that I need to get started on. :D

If my bathtub wasn't so small, it would be loud music and a hot bath with lavender oil!
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 01:20 PM
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35. Oh yeah! Queen!
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 02:57 PM
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38. professional pedicures
heaven -- highly recommend
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 03:01 PM
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39. Go to vegas and rent a scooter so I don't have to walk
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NaturalHigh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 06:52 PM
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45. LOL...
You saw that thread too?
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Nicole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 04:21 PM
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40. My whole life is a pamper fest.
:rofl:

Seriously, I treat myself very well. I live alone & don't work so I pretty much do what I want, when I want.

The most pampering is the days I go shopping & out to eat while someone else is cleaning my house.

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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 04:23 PM
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41. Absolutely nothing!
When life has been hard, I fall back to hours of nothingness, being lazy and giving myself the rest that I so badly need.
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 04:26 PM
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42. It's usually a round of golf at one of the nicer local courses...
...and instead of my usual Titleist DT SO/LO, I'll splurge on a sleeve of PRO V1Xs.
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TheCentepedeShoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 06:18 PM
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43. Buy a new book
Especially one that I would stock in my imaginary I-Hate-Bush Bookstore.
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 06:21 PM
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44. Massages
Best.Thing.Ever.
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NaturalHigh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 06:53 PM
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46. Curl up in front of the TV...
watch The Shield with my wife, turn the AC down until it's almost chilly, get under a blanket, and eat like there's no tomorrow.
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My Good Babushka Donating Member (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 07:33 PM
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47. I'm looking for ideas
for pampering myself. I guess a bath with music is nice. I always feel pretty guilty if I spend a night watching TV.
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 07:40 PM
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48. I sleep :D
dreams are good, time off from worrying is good, it's good for my complexion :headbang: And it makes the cats happy, they wish I never had to leave Bed.
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 08:31 PM
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49. I do a few things...
:hi: On the weekends, I get up around my usual time (sometimes later) and fix coffee and catch up on things on the 'net. My husband is usually still asleep then, and I just take it easy in my bathrobe before anyone else is up.

Also, twice a week, I do a facial mask and have 30 minutes of "me" time. It helps me unwind from work stresses and home stresses. :)

I try to take care of my physical well-being by working out and taking fitness walks. When I get home from exercising, I enjoy a long, warm shower. It helps me regroup. :)

I love pampering myself and have cosmetics, lotions, potions, and bath products galore. :)
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