You should take a 'ME' day

Hello Friends,

Last week was not the rosiest of weeks. In between dealing with grade school bullies, finding out that my grandmother was in the hospital and hearing the tragic news of one of my besties I kind of hit a low point. To put it midly I was BURNT.OUT. I needed a day off, to recharge and just take my mind off of 'everyday' life for a change. So on Friday I decided that I would play hooky from work take a mental health day and here's a sneak peek at how I spent my day:

I decided to start my glorious day off with a morning at the Nova Spa, right in the center of Yorkville. I was lucky to get a last minute appointment for a massage and wasn't sure what to expect as it was my first time there. I have to give kudos to this spa, my experience there was truly awesome (and I am very picky when it comes to spas). From the moment I entered this place I felt the knots in my shoulders starting to disappear. The spa had great facilities like colorwet sauna (heaven!) a relaxation room with current magazines (and not from 2005 like i've seen at other places) and my massage therapist was absolutely amazing. She did not have wimpy hands, and I left the massage feeling like mush:

After my short little nap, my growling tummy reminded me that it was lunchtime, so I got ready in a zombie-like state and proceeded to the Windsor Arms Hotel to meet a dear friend of mine for High Tea.

Now I already discussed my experience having high tea here, however, I just wanted to show how gorgeous this hotel is:

And of course what 'ME' day wouldn't be complete without a little bit of window shopping on Bloor Street (otherwise known as the mink mile)? And you know what is even more fun? Trying on uber-expensive things that I could never afford, just for the hell of it!.

First stop, Chanel, to try on this (f*ck) $4750 tweed jacket:

Then, last stop was the infamous Hermes (which I had never been to, by the way). I avoided the purse section and made a beeline for the bracelets, essentially driving our poor sales person nuts sneaking pics with my iphone:

From left to right: Clic-Clac bracelet, Forgot the name of the middle one, a lizard Collier bracelet

Honestly, my 9 hours of me time (the equivalent of a full workday) left me feeling energized and I hopped around with an extra spring in my step. I had not felt that relaxed in months weeks, and strongly encourage everyone to take a day off, and do something that you love. Life is too short to not take time to enjoy yourself and have fun, especially in this crazy rat race of a world that we live in.

So what about you? When was the last time you took a 'me' day? And what would be your perfect day off?