5 minute freewrite: Sunday prompt: Spa
The word "spa" always looks as if something is missing. Maybe it was supposed to be Spandex? Or Spaghetti? Or Spacious? It's just too short! I've read that it is an acronym for a Latin phrase meaning "health through water." Some spas have mineral springs to bathe in. Others have saunas, massages, facials, foot baths, and hot stone treatments. I've been to a spa just once, for a massage and an herbal wrap. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable experience, something I'd like to do again. Today it would be especially nice to be in a warm, relaxing spa, because it is really cold and windy here. Do people in Florida ever feel the need to go to a spa? Land sakes, it is always warm and relaxing there, isn't it? At least by the beach?! I wouldn't know; I've never been there. Florida just sounds really good now, like one big giant spa. I don't like saunas, though, so if it's really humid there, forget it. I lived in the Midwest for several years, and the summers felt like one long sauna session. With mosquitoes. I can't really recommend that. Now I am running out of things to write about a spa, so I will end with a very pathetic poem:
Tra-la, Tra-la,
Let's go to the spa!
It's fun! It's relaxing!
And not at all taxing!
Just bring lots of money
And also your "honey"
It's a two for one deal
Which has some appeal!
Wow, I'm really glad the 5 minutes are up!! Have a great Monday!
Haha some prompts are more inspiring than others! I agree that about summers in the Midwest...saunas with mosquitoes 😜
And then there are the winters, with snow coming down sideways....
And sheets of ice haha
I did Once Upon a Time go to a spa in Florida... It was just as enjoyable as here in cold, snowy, did I say cold? Do I say snowy? Yes, cold and snowy and icy and rainy and terribly unpleasant Pennsylvania LOL nice job! Stay warm.
Sounds like your weather matches ours in northern Idaho just now. You stay warm, too, ok?
You're right! The word spa does sound too short! Cold days are the best days to be pampered! (And having been to one twice, you're not kidding about lots of money! LOL)
Right now it's so cold, I don't even want to drive to the nearest spa, which is at least 20 miles away. Maybe when it warms up I will reward myself with a spa visit for surviving another winter.
This was a funny little write. We spa all the time here in Florida. Just kidding. I actually don’t think there are as many spas here as other places I have lived. It is just like a summer day here right now.
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Thanks for the giggle! Did you catch today's prompt? There still (pacific standard) time. https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-123-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-fumigate
Thanks! I am just getting ready to check it out!
I don't like mosquito spas either lol - but I liked your poem ...
That's kind of you, considering I rarely write poetry of any kind and thought this one was quite lame. But I did have 5 minutes to fill, and I succeeded.