Spa day *light*

I went over to the Island today to spend 4.5 hours with my buddy Nicole, I arrived at 12:30 and left at 17:00. Why only such a brief period of time you ask? Well... it was her birthday today and we hadn't seen each other in about 6 months. It was long overdue.

We wanted to celebrate by going to the mineral baths at the beautiful Tigh-na-mara Resort in Parksville, BC for spa day.... but after looking at the website and consulting their price list... we thought we'd save that for another time.  However, we didn't want to skimp out on treating ourselves on her birthday... so we did "spa day.... LIGHT"!!!!

We accomplished pampering ourselves by booking in a 30 minute back/neck massage each at the esthetician/massage school first. We then strolled over to the local mineral baths at the acquatic centre. lol...We went for a wee swim, enjoyed the hot tub, and steam room... for a fraction of the cost! Mind you, we did have to share it with young children and seniors, but for a $6 entrance fee, as opposed to $70, that's A-Okay.

Just because you don't have all the money in the world for an elegant "spa" day, doesn't mean you shouldn't pamper yourself- these are just a few of the many tips and tricks to self-pampering.

Happy Birthday to my best twin friends ever, Leanne and Nicole on this rainy fall day; happy to have spent it with one of them while the other is in New Zealand and exactly 8 months pregnant to the day! Looking forward to celebrating a birthday with her in the near future!