I've done everything on the list except the deep frying!

I had my first pedicure a couple of summers ago (age 49) and loved it, very much to my surprise. I picked a striking, deeeeeep pink polish---figuring that if I was going to go to the expense of a pedicure, I might as well as let the whole world know! Didn't want to spring for one this summer, so I nabbed a bottle of the same color polish and did the honors myself. DIY is not so easy or deliciously self-indulgent, but it saved me major bucks.

I'm a HUGE fan of massage! A really good massage does wonders if you're in the 'right hands.' (I've had a few so-so massages as well as many GREAT ones.).......Because I spend most of my day in front of a computer, I tend to hold loads of tension in my neck, shoulders, and arms, plus lower back. And I carry a lot of that tension over into cycling. Fortunately for me, my boyfriend is trained in massage and he works at de-knotting my worst spots a couple of times a week......I also have a neighbor who is a professional massage therapist who has a sauna, steam room and massage studio in her home. When I've indulged in all three on a single visit I can barely walk the two blocks back to my house, I'm soooooo relaxed! Heavenly!