In need of a massage
August 25th 2008 11:26
It's been pretty stressful but thanks to Will life is still pretty easy with him cooking and cleaning the house for us most of the time, leaving me having to only concentrate on getting us through financially.
However with a much lower salary now I am missing out on a lot of things I used to be able to do, such as visit the chiropractor once a month to release all my tense muscls and adjust my badly sat on bones, as well as getting my favourite Thai massage done.
This morning I woke up with my first stiff neck for about a year, and it made me realise life was really so easy back then. (And I didn't complain
I often look back on parts of my life, including all the stuff ups and the very low points when I am feeling stressed in the present day. It makes me feel better. I like to compare everything to the lowest point in my life so that nothing seems bad. However going from one period of great things and having to drop to half of the quality of life we had just 3 months ago, it gets a little hard.
So last week I happily watched Will put in uni transfer applications. I have said that I love Coffs Harbour and although my job as a travel agent is a lot of fun, it is perhaps time to let my brain (and not my emotions) do the thinking and it would be a wise move to try to get back into a city when we can so I can at least work in corporate again. Although the job may not be as fun, at least we won't be pressed on money.
It's funny isn't it? Money isn't everything, and Will & I certainly live the none materialistic way that we had met in Peru - based on what is enough, not on what we want. With occassionally a little treat for ourselves including staying in a hotel from time to time when travelling or going out to a nice restaurant to eat - once in a while. However, now as life get a little more expensive for everyone and me being the sole income earner, it seems to get a little more important when it is actually affecting on our lives.
Actually, I did have enough saved to have a massage but there isn't any good ones in Coffs Harbour! Lack of resources here. Not just massages - the other week I was down with severe flu and no medical centre would take me. There is one walking distance from where we live and they don't take any more new patients. Then we drove to one Will said someone mentioned that does take new patients and they were so full they couldn't take me until 5 hours later. Not wanting to wait, we tried another one in town and same thing, I was turned away because they didn't take any more new patients. So I was nearly giving up until a lady came up to me on the way out and told me there was a new medical centre down the road that may take new patients. And finally, I was able to see a doctor, all this time having to drive myself to find one while having a fever. Was not a good day.
So, back to the massage business. If you know Coffs well, do you know where I can get a GOOD massage? (preferably Thai, but anything that is deep tissue. None of that relaxation crap coz it doesnt work on me)
However with a much lower salary now I am missing out on a lot of things I used to be able to do, such as visit the chiropractor once a month to release all my tense muscls and adjust my badly sat on bones, as well as getting my favourite Thai massage done.
This morning I woke up with my first stiff neck for about a year, and it made me realise life was really so easy back then. (And I didn't complain
I often look back on parts of my life, including all the stuff ups and the very low points when I am feeling stressed in the present day. It makes me feel better. I like to compare everything to the lowest point in my life so that nothing seems bad. However going from one period of great things and having to drop to half of the quality of life we had just 3 months ago, it gets a little hard.
So last week I happily watched Will put in uni transfer applications. I have said that I love Coffs Harbour and although my job as a travel agent is a lot of fun, it is perhaps time to let my brain (and not my emotions) do the thinking and it would be a wise move to try to get back into a city when we can so I can at least work in corporate again. Although the job may not be as fun, at least we won't be pressed on money.
It's funny isn't it? Money isn't everything, and Will & I certainly live the none materialistic way that we had met in Peru - based on what is enough, not on what we want. With occassionally a little treat for ourselves including staying in a hotel from time to time when travelling or going out to a nice restaurant to eat - once in a while. However, now as life get a little more expensive for everyone and me being the sole income earner, it seems to get a little more important when it is actually affecting on our lives.
Actually, I did have enough saved to have a massage but there isn't any good ones in Coffs Harbour! Lack of resources here. Not just massages - the other week I was down with severe flu and no medical centre would take me. There is one walking distance from where we live and they don't take any more new patients. Then we drove to one Will said someone mentioned that does take new patients and they were so full they couldn't take me until 5 hours later. Not wanting to wait, we tried another one in town and same thing, I was turned away because they didn't take any more new patients. So I was nearly giving up until a lady came up to me on the way out and told me there was a new medical centre down the road that may take new patients. And finally, I was able to see a doctor, all this time having to drive myself to find one while having a fever. Was not a good day.
So, back to the massage business. If you know Coffs well, do you know where I can get a GOOD massage? (preferably Thai, but anything that is deep tissue. None of that relaxation crap coz it doesnt work on me)
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Comment by Fobzy
Fobz
But you seem to have your head in gear, sometines it take a flight of fantasy to bring it back into control, so well done, and good luck with everything.
I'd be looking for and endeavouring to correct what is wrong with your neck/back rather than finding the need for such massages, relieving as you may find them.
It's possibly a physical and mental stress that you could avoid, take care, I do like all my little lady friends to be happy.