I have never been much of a girly-girl. I have never been to a salon, as I have always cut my own hair. I do not wear frilly clothes and I try to stay away from pink altogether. If anyone had told me a year ago that I would be taking monthly trips to a spa, I would have laughed in their face.

This all changed on my birthday. I received a spa basket from my new sister-in-law, who obviously did not know what kind of person I was. In the basket, there was a certificate for a free spa pedicure. Not wanting her to have wasted her money, I decided to use it.

That changed my life. I have never felt so pampered before. I loved the feeling of it and I decided that, since I rarely do anything for myself, I was going to go and do this once a month. I have stuck with it and it is the one thing that I look forward to more than anything.