Rewarding Myself After An Exhausting Journey

After all of the ups and downs that this year have given me, it cost me a lot and even compromising my health sometimes from the lack of proper rest. Yet here I am, still alive and kicking but with headaches, back pains, numb legs, and low immune system. I did have a cough and fever for few times, and so stress that I'm not aware of lashing it out on my groupmates. But thankfully, they know my personality already to just laugh at it every time.

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So when I have time this month, I did something to reward myself and to relieve all the body pains, of course, except for the heartaches 'cause I don't have that, just purely disappointments. Kidding!

After running some errands at the Mall, I went for a massage at Khan. It was already dinner time when I got there and the building grounds were closed. I came here 'cause I thought they're open 24/7, fortunately, I have inquired in a security guard. It turns out they have moved to another location, but just at the second floor of the building.

I booked for an hour of service and they lead me to a room. I've complaining about my tense and aching shoulders as the masseuse was focusing on that part, so she willingly repeating it until the pain was gone. I guess I've choosen a wrong duration of service because an hour wasn't enough. It feels good and relaxing that I almost fell asleep.

When we're done, they gave me a cup of ginger tea in the lobby to relax a bit before leaving. The tea was actually good, it's just a bit sweeter for my taste 'cause I'm not really a sweet tooth.

I've been on a Shopping spree also this month, spending here and there, checking out what I have saved on my cart for a long time. Parties everywhere this Christmas are waving, so I bought tops and trousers for myself 'cause they require a dress code. Also, those were my rewards for working hard and trying hard to save up this year. Just a little treat for a stressed soul and an early Christmas present to compensate all the efforts I did to improve.

I choose to be an inactive member of our organization and in the Naval also this year due to the amount of workloads I have. I can't manage to have other extra non-curricular activities already, couldn't even go home still in Christmas because I have to finish all of my narrative reports. Though there still paperworks left, at least, I can manage to breath above those mountain pile high of workloads previously. For now, I can enjoy staying up late and waking up late without hurrying to prepare for work or to school. I'll be facing that kind of life next semester again, but for now, I wanted to take advantage of the Christmas vacation and semestral break to recuperate, revitalize, and replenish the drained energy in me.

After spending that much for pampering myself, I don't regret it because I know I deserve those after a year of struggles and hard work.

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December 21, 2023

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@ayane-chan