Sammy Catapari

Sammy has the holiday spirit....notice that Santa is lying under the tree and Sam's lil paw is slowly moving toward his next victim.

My Christmas Wish

Beautiful Day

You might ask yourself why I titled this post Beautiful Day.  It is raining and chilly outside with a flood watch for our area.   So why am I smiling?  Two reasons.  North Carolina lost this weekend.  Tarheels can suck it! That beautiful loss moved Kentucky up in the rankings which is directly related to my second reason for extreme happiness.....         

                    UK IS NUMBER ONE BABY!

Heard Today on the Massage Table

Last week I had several clients show up with stiff backs.  The deep tissue massage was not a pleasurable experience.....

"Is that my PAINcreas?"

"And to think I was actually looking forward to this.  DAMN!"

"You could be a wrestler with all that strength.  If I say 'I give', will you let go?"

"Sometimes I could swear you have a knife in your hands."
                            
"I need a massage after my massage!"                           


Thankfully not all my clients left grumbling....

"Have I told you that I love you?"

"I get the oddest sensations in my body when you are working on me, but I can tell that I am feeling better because I have cut way back on my Advil and instead of taking pills I can stretch and get instant relief."

"You know I have to book my massages a month in advance because you are so busy, but I would rather wait for you than get a massage from anyone else."

Like Fine Wine

Aging does not have to be a bad thing.  I mean if you are getting older it beats the alternative...  If you are pushing up daisies it is a tad late to make changes.  Sure, some things that used to set up high and taut might be pointing southward and sagging, but that is just part of the aging process.  While I might grumble about my waistline not being the size it  was in my youth or that my body feels aches and pains after doing chores that used to not make me break a sweat, I am not obsessing about my weight nor am I trying the newest diet fad to correct my perceived imperfections.  Instead I am taking a page from one of my very wise clients who at age 60 made some changes for the better and now at age 70 she has made a few more.

My client told me at age 60 she committed to "fixing" herself.  This fixing included having her eyelids lifted because she thought they made her look too old.  She had surgery on her feet which was somewhat cosmetic but also improved her gait.  Then she bought herself a convertible.  She told me that she used to think sixty sounded so old.....til she arrived there and she knew that she was not going to be an old woman so she did what she could to feel younger.

Last week my client decided seventy was not the age of an old woman and she made a few more changes to improve her health.  She said she was not going to hit golf balls out of sand bunkers anymore.  She started doing yoga because she thought she was too old to take up running.  Then lastly she decided that massage therapy was going to become part of her regular health maintenance.  She told me when she was MUCH younger she had always considered massage an extravagance that had no real health benefits, but her 74 year old gal pal had persuaded her to see me for shoulder pain and she now knew that therapeutic massage was not "just rubbing".

This lovely young at heart lady said she would let me know her new list when she turned eighty. :)

Grammar Matters

Who knew He was holding them hostage????

Massage Humor

Massage Quotes

"Don't ever piss off your massage therapist.  They know many ways to hurt you."  KB


"The hardest massage I ever did was a 90 minute on a midget.  There is just not enough body to fill the time."


Client:  Have you ever hurt anyone Kim?

Me:  I may have left a bruise or two on a glut..... but they still rebooked.



Client:  This is better than sex *and* I don't have to put up with my husband.


Client:  That was a life-changing experience!