Forest Bathing…Are You Kidding Me?
When someone first told me about “forest bathing” I looked at her with a stupefied face & could barely get out “say WHAT?” She told me it was “a Japanese thing” so I of course Googled it & lo & behold, forest bathing is a real thing. It is based on the Japanese concept of shinrin-yoku, which translates to forest bathing or “taking in the forest.” The basic idea is that meandering through a forest has scientifically proven health benefits. Japan & Korea are so serious about this stuff, they supposedly cover it with medical insurance. I might just move to Osaka.
It seems to be trending in the US right now, so all you turmeric & Buddha bowl fans should jump on this right now!!!
Leave the Diva at Home
On an upcoming trip, I’m going to be roughing it. I will truly be sacrificing some comfort. I will be…
traveling without a HAIR DRYER!
Don’t judge. This is seriously a sacrifice for me. If my house were burning down & I had to choose between my hair dryer or toothbrush, I’d grab the hair dryer. I have short, bi-polar hair & I just never know what mood it will be in from day to day. I look terrible in hats, so I can’t cover up a bad hair day. Hence my dependence on this large unwieldy tool.
I rarely travel with a hair dryer because I purposefully select lodging that has one. Conversations like this can occur in my household:
Let’s Go to Banff…or not
I might have mentioned at some point that I have a travel addiction. That’s not an exaggeration. I am truly a travel junkie. You want to know how I know? Because the first thing I do upon returning from a trip is…[you guessed it]…start planning the next one! Eric is just as guilty. On a recent drive home from Alabama, Eric said
let’s go somewhere for Labor Day!