Massage

[clevermanka]

After work today I am getting my first professional massage ever. I'm very excited. The woman (Erin, at Kinections on Mass) comes highly recommended by one of our grad students. She's of the "dig in my elbow while you breathe through the pain" school, and since this is usually what I ask friends to do when I get a particularly bad shoulder cramp, I think it'll be a good time. A question, though: How much do I tip? I assume I tip, yes? I shoulda bought some epsom salts for a soak after the massage--I'll get those on the way home.

I didn't realize that one of my favorite artists has a very extensive Cafe Press store. lillianleitzel, if you have a moment, check out her variations on las sirenas.

Note to self: If the grocery store is sold out of the 1% milkfat cottage cheese, just skip it and eat the blueberries by themselves. Fat-free cottage cheese is boring. And I don't like to eat boring food. I'm unsure what to do with the rest of the quart. Because seriously: Bleh. "How bad could it be?" I thought. Well, it's not bad. It's not...anything. What a horrible food. Is this how regular (not non-fat) cottage cheese tastes to other people? No wonder it has such a bad reputation as a noxious diet food. I had no idea.

Comments

[cskippy2000.livejournal.com]

I'd like to know the answer to that tip question too. I was blown away when I heard you had to tip your hair stylist. Not like I need one, but still. That stuff is already spendy, you know? So what is one to do?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I usually tip my stylist 15%, or 25% if she waxes my eyebrows for free (which she can sometimes get away with if nobody's in the room with us). I don't go to a very expensive salon, though, and I have...well, had, an easy haircut to maintain. Maybe people who are getting perms or color treatments tip higher.

[cskippy2000.livejournal.com]

I see a color treatment in my very near future. This is good to know!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

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