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SPA DAY IN
A SPA DAY IN!
A WELL PLANNED DAY AROUND THE HOT TUB OR POOL SHOULD
END UP CHEAPER, FUN AND IN THE END FAR MORE RELAXING
Secondly, plan what food and drinks
you will want and get them ordered,
delivered and prepared before the day. It
is of course up to you what you eat but
remember that one of the values of going
away to a spa is that you will have a
healthy, balanced diet. This doesn’t
mean a day on lettuce leaves but it does
mean planning simple, tasty food for
breakfast, lunch and supper – yes, three
meals, no skipping!
Sharon Scott of Champneys says: “Begin
the day with yogurt or fruit smoothies as
these make brilliant revitalising and
refreshing breakfasts and with the addition
of a few fresh strawberries or raspberries
can become a luxurious start to the day.
Eat your evening meal early to avoid
indigestion and make sure you drink plenty
of water throughout the day.”
Choose simple, fresh ingredients and
dishes that can be prepared the previous
day so that all you have to do is take them
out of the fridge and eat them. Most spas
discourage the consumption of alcohol and
certainly you would do best to avoid it until
supper time when a glass of champagne
might add just the right sparkle to the end
of the day. Whatever else you drink during
Y
ou know the feeling. You’re, tired and Like most events, the more planning you the day do remember to have plenty of
grumpy, your skin feels dry, you ache do in advance the more successful your well chilled still and naturally sparkling
from the sheer weight of the tasks of the spa day will be and it will also ensure that water by the pool and drink it regularly
day and everything your nails to your hair you have all the time in the world to enjoy throughout the day.
could do with some care and attention. the experience.
The answer is simple. Book yourself into Work on the atmosphere
a swish spa and have somebody pamper Remove the children around your pool
you for a few hours. If you have children, the first thing to do is However beautiful your pool or hot tub is
But then reality strikes and you to get rid of them – temporarily of course you may want to get a bit creative about
remember that little thing called expense. but from at the least early morning of the giving it a real Spa feel. It goes without
The fact is, of course, is that such luxuries Pamper day to, preferably, the following saying that you will want to make sure your
do not come cheap and the battering your morning. Bribe your friends, threaten your poolside furniture is looking good and that
bank balance takes almost undoes the mother-in-law, overpay the babysitter – the kids toys (or yours!) are out of the way.
benefits your mind and body gained. whatever it takes but buy yourself at least It’s surprisingly easy to find relatively
For those who have a home pool or spa, 24 hours of having the house to yourself. cheap, big bowls and dishes and a couple
however, a bit of forward planning can Ideally, you want to wake up on the day of these laid around your pool surround
mean you can enjoy a really luxurious day of knowing that you have nowhere to go and piled with exotic fruit can create a really
pampering and self-indulgence at a fraction nothing to do but enjoy yourself. So no colourful focal point and provide
of the cost. Sharing your day with one or school run or station drop, nothing which sustenance when the relaxing gets too
two carefully chosen friends might make it means you will have to do more, first thing much for you! Choose some really
even more fun and would be a great way of in the morning, than wake up gently and relaxing mood music, too, to help create
celebrating a birthday or anniversary. enjoy the big open space of the day ahead. just the right spa feel.
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