You’ve heard of a ‘vacation’.
This summer some clever stores unveiled the ‘stay-cation’ (where you save $ and gas by staying home and fixing up your house instead of going on vacation)
I would like to introduce the ‘coma-cation’. That is where you go and become so relaxed that all you want to do is sleep for days. OK… so my ‘coma’ was somewhat medically induced — afraid of getting queasy on my cruise last week I took 1/2 a Bonine for motion sickness and was out cold by 8 pm. I almost feel asleep at my muster station but did rally for dinner. That was my trend the next 2 days… sleep, eat, nap, eat, see a show, sleep… it was heaven on water! Oh how I needed a break!
There is nothing better than a little R&R with the one you love! BTW… my main-squeezes name is Craig — it has been pointed out that I have been ‘protecting’ his identity — for good reason! He is so amazing I don’t want anyone trying to steal him away!
When I came out of my fog… I got my sea legs and didn’t take any medication after day 2… I found artistic inspiration in between reading, eating and napping.
I checked out the art and was able to study many different art techniques and styles at the art auctions. They even had a 1/2 hour ‘history of art’ that was pretty interesting.
Leslie Lew, one of the artists whose paintings were being auctioned off was on board and did a few live demonstrations. She does very textured art — “sculpted oils” she calls them. You can see more of her work on her website at: leslielew.com
And every night we had a new towel animal waiting for us in our cabin — talk about a piece of art! I of course bought the book that shows me how to make 75 different animals — it is harder than it seems. Those cabin stewards are quite talented to clean up the rooms and create these towel creations so quickly! Kudos to the towel art!
Anyway — I had a wonderfully relaxing time and found some inspiration at sea. I hope you have the chance to unwind, relax and look for new things to keep you inspired!
~ Tara
Hi Tara,
Welcome back! Your cruise sounds amazing and I’m sure well deserved R&R! Cute towel animals — what a concept!
Gaby
Tara, Relaxation sound so good. Especially out at sea. Good for you. The cruise you took sounds interesting. Wondering where you stopped on your cruise? And which cruise ship?
Looks like it was tons of fun! I’m jealous!
That looks like fun! And what a cutie you have…he’s got a great smile! I used to not be that interested in cruises, but they are looking better and better to me all the time! Those towel animals are so cute… I’d never unwrap one! Sounds like you had a great time.