All is well with the world. My day of relaxation was awesome. The day started with brunch at Water Course with my friend Christina. Water Course is a vegetarian restaurant in Uptown Denver. The ambiance was fun, nothing special. The food was pretty good too. I ordered the NYC scramble with sweet potato hash browns and a biscuit.
The scramble was pretty good, the hash browns were really greasy though. I didn’t finish either. The biscuit was delicious. yum!
After brunch Christina and I went on a walk through our neighborhood. It was really nice to be outside on such a beautiful day.
After the walk I headed over to the massage place. I went to the Renaissance Aveda Salon and Spa. It was my second time there, but my first time getting a deep tissue massage. When I got to the salon, they immediately handed me a hot towel and a cup of tea.
I had some time before my appointment so I got changed into their robe and sat down in the waiting area. It was really peaceful, I just wish that they had reading material or something. I am far too much of a multi-tasker to be ok staring at the wall.
When the masseuse came to get me I was so surprised at how petite she is! I was worried she wouldn’t be strong enough to work out my knots. Boy was I wrong!
The massage started out with some cards, I had to pick out my chakra? I don’t know about that stuff, I hope it didn’t count against my 60 minute massage. I just wanted her to get down to business. When she did get down to business, it was fantastic. I walked out sore, but I could feel that she broke down some of the knots. It was a fantastic experience, but at the end she took my robe and put it on my back? That was kind of awkward.
The really weird part of the appointment was when I went to pay. I never know what to tip, but when I have a good experience I want to reflect that in the tip so I tacked 20% on. However, when I got the receipt, it turns out that they automatically include $10 in the cost of the service (even though there is a sign in the changing room about the fact that gratuity is NOT included). So I gave her a HUGE tip. which isn’t the end of the world, but I thought that was kind of shady. Next time I know to give a 10% tip since it’s included already. Overall, the experience was a good one, my back feels SO MUCH BETTER! That is a success.
I walked home from the appointment because it was such a gorgeous afternoon. Dinner was a bit of a mess. Since Dan just came home, he wanted to order pizza. I only had a piece (oops) and then had an artichoke.
I also snacked on some total crap. I won’t recount it all. Just let’s say, I need to get back on track. At least I walked like 6 miles total!
How much do you tip for haircuts/waxes/massages etc? 10%, 20% somewhere in between?
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