Saturday, October 04, 2008

My Conundrum

The have to's in my life are leaving no time for want to's...

And one of those want to's is blogging. However, when given the chance to get another 20 minutes of sleep, these days I need to take it.

This fall is treating me well, but I don't have much time to breathe.

I'm back in school, taking two classes this time, instead of just one. Swedish Massage II is on Tues from 5 - 10:15, and I have Massage Business Practice on Wed from 5 - 10:15... which means that by the time Thursday arrives, having just pulled two 16+ hour days in a row, I'm not what we would call the most efficient employee at work.

Swedish has been incredibly interesting and So Much Fun! We're learning all different modalities, and have studied Lomi Lomi (Hawaiian massage), abdominal, Russian, Thai and still have many other countries to learn from. I love the class, and come home completely energized!

The Business course, on the other hand, has been dry as toast... toast that started out as stale, perhaps even moldy bread.

However, one of the good things regarding the Business class was an assignment to get a massage from a place that you've never gone before, and write a paper on it. I picked a random place in Manch (with help from the internet) and had mine this morning. It went well, but I felt strange. I didn't tell the therapist before it began that I was going to be writing a paper on it, because I didn't want him to do anything different than he normally would. But after it was done, I wanted to ask him questions about some of the strokes he used, but I didn't want to be all "SURPRISE! I am about to go home and write a two page paper, critiquing all things about this entire experience."

And now the days are getting shorter, and I'm starting to see the whole urge to get into my pajamas the minute I step in the door beginning as it does each fall. Good thing about that is, when I get home after 11, it's allowed!

And now, I'm off to take a nap :)

2 comments:

Rachelle said...

Ben told me the other day that he needed "a massage." You will have a huge new fan very soon!

I was going to ask what you wanted to do when you were visiting. Perhaps rest? But seriously you'll have to think about places you want to see.

The Richmond Four said...

So glad you're back in school again! I was just thinking about that.

Hope everything else is well!

I love you!!