Age Challenged rQQzy: Massage Absolute

Nice to see you!

Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Massage Absolute

Yesterday, BGWLBH and I were booked in for a Japanese Head Spa.

I went first.

For 45 minutes, I lay on my back on a special bed and had a delightful treatment on my hair, a scalp massage, gentle neck and shoulder massage, followed by both arms and hands massaged with an organic lotion.

It was just lovely.

I left the room to find BGWLBH in the waiting area, but she stood up and left! It was supposed to be her appointment next!

Outside, as we made our way to the car, she proceeded to tell me that I had completely misled her and that my girl told her that she wasn’t qualified to massage!

😳 WTAF!?

So I said “Well isn’t it interesting that I just experienced a lovely 45 minutes of massage!?”

It certainly wasn’t a deep tissue massage, but it was a lovely, gentle, relaxing massage and I don’t know what BGWLBH actually asked or why the girl said that she didn’t do massage.

None of it makes any sense to me.

So the girl lost a sale, BGWLBH missed out on a lovely experience and I went from feeling dopily relaxed to feeling confused and stressed in a matter of seconds.

I have not spoken to BGWLBH since she yelled at me and I am using my meditation lessons and skills to process and release. It is taking longer than I anticipated.

🥴

Today, I caught up on The Block episodes and basically spent the day in front of the TV with Adoring Husband on one side and Harley on the other.

Right now, I’m watching the BMW PGA Golf Championship Round 1

I imagine that I will fall asleep to the sound of club on ball.

Tomorrow, I plan on catching up on some GAIA documentary series and writing some more of my book.

To partner my change of diet, I’ve been practising ‘fasting’.

On average, since 25th August, my fasting period is 17.4 hours between dinner and my next meal the following day. Once, I went 26 hours!

Most days, I have to make myself eat because I don’t feel hungry and I have no cravings. Maybe I should see how long I can go without eating.