the essence

Girly post ahead (you've been warned)....

I forgot what it is like to have a period when you're not on the pill. My ovaries started hurting Saturday morning & they haven't stopped since. Not just one of them & not just once in awhile, but both of them pretty much ALL THE TIME. Blech, blech.

Plus I've been super hungry. I can't seem to get enough to eat but I'm trying to restrain myself because I freaked myself out by not eating as good or excercising as much as usual & I'm afraid if it continues I'll put on weight. I was so desperate for chocolate the other night that I melted some chocolate chips in the microwave to dip pretzels in.

I don't remember the last time I was this bloated and my boobs are sore.

I'm really tired too. I haven't been nearly as active as usual but I have been sleeping a lot more & I'm still really tired. I feel like something's wrong with me & it's not fun.

On the plus side I went to the spa yesterday. It was absolutely incredible. I was there for about 7 glorious hours. I loved the Swedish massage, the facial was fun (I got lots of free samples!), I ate lunch in the resort restaurant in my robe while most of the other patrons were in regular business clothes (that was a little weird until other spa guests also arrived in their robes), and the manicure took over an hour.

I also spent some time sitting around the pool, drinking a mudslide & reading my gossip magazine.

I could get used to days like that, it was truly fabulous & in my opinion worth every bit of the money it cost. I have Mom very interested in it now - a great mother/daughter trip!