52 Weeks of HAPPY.

I often struggle to know what to write on here. Although I love writing, I also want to write something that people want to read, not something they read the first two sentences of and then move on.

Are you still here?

Great.

So thanks to Spinster's idea, I am going to try to blog 52 weeks of happy. Reasons to be happy, things that make me happy. Glorious good stuff. That's not to say I wont mention my unprofessional conduct at work (latest exploits around not being allowed to attend court due to my trainers and having people struggle to understand that in normal life you only need one pair of shoes for one pair of feet, and that in the world of trainers- the bigger the better is the rule) or stories about Starbucks latest exploits (recent ability to walk in slow motion acquired).

So todays happy? The spa. This weekend I was lucky enough to attend York hall Spa in Bethnal green. There is something glorious about being near naked and warm. On top of this I went with my best friend, True. The overlooked aspect of a spa is that when you attend for a session, that is all that you do for those 3 hours. No mobile phones. No list of chores. No other agenda than chatting and relaxing. How often does this happen in modern day life. A few hours of being still.

The bible mentions quite frequently 'being still', and I think its an art. One that yoga and meditation enthusiasts might be able to champion better than myself. But being in a moment, complete and with no forward facing agenda, no baggage of history, but just being alive in a moment is a powerful place to be.

This is also what I like about the culture of having a cup of tea. A moment around a table with a friend, both holding a mug, that is the activity, nothing more. Just you two and an activity you need not think to do.

We didn't have any treatments at the spa, just enjoyed the sauna, steam rooms, tepiderium, bucket shower, plunge pool etc. Brilliant. Did you know it feels like an achievement to stand under a bucket of cold water and pull it over you, or to submerge yourself in an icy pool? Why cant you write things like this on your CV? you'd get a much clearer picture of what sort of person you were.

1/52 Happy? Going to the Spa with an interesting person.