Spa Day!

I’ve been dreaming about a spa day … ever since my oldest daughter and her family gave me a gift certificate for my birthday …

I can hardly wait to use it, but until then, I can pretend …

I started by mixing up a batch of my own body scrub. There are so many variations of home-made body scrubs, but the one I prefer uses Epsom Salts (rather than salt or sugar). I added 1 – 2 teaspoons of coconut oil to each 1/4 cup salts. This makes quite a rough scrub (great for feet) but you can add more oil – even a 1 to 1 ratio if you want it smoother. Then I added some chopped fresh rosemary.

I like to use the scrub and then jump right into the bath, and since I always throw in Epsom Salts anyway, this works perfectly.

Because of the fresh rosemary, I would suggest making this scrub in small batches and using it up within a week. Alternatively, you could add some rosemary essential oil which could be stored for a longer time.

These are my images for “stacked” at The Studio Online. I was having a lot of fun with this prompt. As I added elements I was tickled to see how many things were stacked: the stones (and the reflection), the towels, the candle, the leaves of the succulent, and even the plant pot!