It had been a long day.
Not in terms of hours, but in terms of all the ‘stuff’ that had been packed into it.
Good stuff. Slow, easy-going, soul-renewing stuff.
As we sat quietly in the car, each of us lost in our own thoughts, I realized with a small smile that it had been a good day. In fact, a really great day.
You know what I mean … the kind of day when:
Your agenda was relaxed and the surroundings were beautiful.
There were periods of both animated conversation and comfortable quiet solitude.
You walk confidently among the dragons …
… knights in shining armour …
… and various fairy people …
… blowing bubbles into the wind …
… all without losing your place in the ‘real’ world.
And on this magical day, dinner was simply ice cream at the nearest Dairy Queen – because it felt ‘right’.
You had just spent this wonderful day in the company of good friends.
Note – this ‘day’ was actually 48 hours in the great company of Deb from The Widow Badass (centre) and Karen from Profound Journey (right).
My Life Lived Full 
It’s so great to see three of my favourite bloggers enjoying a spa day together. The location looks lovely. My three (adult) children took me for a spa day to celebrate my 60th birthday a couple of years ago, and it was really wonderful – both the spa experience, and spending the day with the three of them. It wasn’t my first experience at a spa, but it was my first spa DAY. Boneless describes it perfectly.
Jude
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I don’t think a spa day spent alone would be the same. I saw a few people alone with a book and although I’m comfortable spending solitary time, this is the type of experience that just seems so much better with good company 🙂
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Ahhh….zen 🙂
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Ommmmm 🙂
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Looks to me that you had not only a good day, but a GREAT day. Going to the spa with good friends, surrounded by knights and winged fairies and bubbles. Truly, you can’t get much better than this. xo
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You got it right on all counts 💕
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And bubbles -oh yeah / like the cherry on top 🍒
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Another lover of bubbles!! I was asked recently why I carried a bubble gun in my car. I responded ‘doesn’t everyone?’ 😆
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Hahha – that is funny
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I recommend it. You never know when you might have a bubble emergency 😉
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Hahha
One year – my father n law’s second wife (no longer married – but were then) bought the children old fashioned bubble wands – lathe sticks with string – that was it – and they were tied to make a circle and you dragged them through a large bucket and they made enormous bubbles -so fun
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I don’t think there is a kid alive who doesn’t love bubbles 💕
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🙂
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Joanne – I have followed you for a while and I have to say that I think you have a new style of writing – maybe it has always been this way but such a nice flow with words and thoughts/
And women brave enough to share photos in bathrobes get an extra gold star! Yes – let’s be who we are / my friend and I snap occasional photos after yoga class (sweat – and hair – etc.) it is all about living life to the full and this what was felt here !
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Thank you. That’s a nice compliment 💕
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😉
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“Slow, easy-going, soul-renewing,” is always a good day. Happy to hear you had such a magical time.
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Thanks 🙂 … I might be needing another soon 😉
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‘Slow, easy-going, soul-renewing’ – doesn’t get better than that. That spa looks so inviting and any day with bubbles is a good day #bubblessolveeverything. Spending a day in the company of good friends is the icing on the cake.
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Yes!! Someone who also appreciates that bubbles makes any day better! 🙂. Yesterday I was questioned why I had a bubble gun in my car. Shouldn’t everyone? 😉
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😍 #wantone
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What an awesome day, Joanne. It sounds absolutely perfect!!
I love the photo of you, Deb and Karen. Your smiles speak volumes!!
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Thanks Donna. The day was perfect in so many ways 🙂
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“Soul-renewing” I sigh at the feeling you invoked with that term, Joanne. A good day, indeed. Such a light and lovely post. Thank you for letting us be a part of that day. Hugs!
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Always a pleasure to have you along Teagan. I think ‘soul-renewing’ activities will be my new favourite quest going forward 🙂
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A good day indeed.
Thank you for including the shot of you Three Lovely Ladies – you looked so relaxed & rejuvenated!
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Thanks Ju-Lyn. We truly were very blissful 🙂
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Looks like it was a very special time in a blissful location Joanne. Fun to share with friends too. Did the three of you meet through blogging or did you know each other before?
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We met through blogging. Isn’t this a wonderful community? 🙂
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That it is Joanne. A wonderful gift I never expected.
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[…] two friends I’d met only through their blogs and as members of the Profound Journey tribe. Joanne (my life lived full), Deb (the widow badass) and I thoroughly enjoyed our day of pampering at the spa — almost as […]
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How wonderful and fun to spend the day at the spa with special friends! Blogging friends at that!
Loved the last image with you all in your robes rosy cheeked, and gorgeous smiles on.
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It was my first all-day spa experience and it really is rather decadent. However, spending time with like-minded people with stimulating conversation is a huge added bonus! 🙂
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Indeed! 😊
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How awesome! And heavenly! If it weren’t so hot and muggy here…I’d be jealous. Well, maybe I am just a little bit jealous. Glad you girls had a wonderful day!
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Now that I know what I’ve been missing all these years, I’m going to want to make this a regular affair 🙂
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😁😁
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DEEELIGHTFUL! Sounds absolutely splendid! 🙂
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IT WAS!!! 😎
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Meeting friend in such a beautiful surroundings – sounds great. I love the dragon!
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Thanks. There were 3 dragons and they were awfully cute 🙂
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Oh, that does sound like a very good day.
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Any day spent with like-minded friends is a good one. Adding in the spa is just icing on the cake … and you know how much I like icing 😉
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Cool place . . . love the dragon!
What a terrific place for a blogging meet-up!
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It was a perfect meet-up and the 3 dragons kind of felt like mascots to me 🙂
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Oh, how fun! I’ve always wanted to go to a spa!
So were the three of you friends before you were bloggers, or did you meet through blogging?
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We didn’t know each other before blogging, but Deb and I had met each other last year. The 3 of us getting together for a spa day was brilliant. I had never had a spa day before and wouldn’t have thought of it in a million years!
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How fun! And how cool that you met through blogging!
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That sounds so wonderful, Joanne. I love the relaxed, smiling faces as you pose in your spa robes. What a cool spot too!
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It felt pretty weird to spend an entire day in a bath robe, and who knew that after doing nothing all day we would be so exhausted!!! 🙂
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Relaxed, not exhausted. Lol
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hahaha! Of course 🙂
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OMG. I am so jealous. I admit it… beyond green with envy. Ok, for the spa day as well. And the ice cream for dinner. But mostly, for the meet-up of 3 amazing women I would so like to meet IRL. I can only imagine the conversations…. and get even more envious. Seriously, I am so glad you were able to do this… it’s been put on my bucket list for sure. I need to create a map of where all my blogging buddies live now…
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I was thinking about you a few times when we were talking about archetypes. You would have fit in perfectly!!
Truly Pat, the best part was the conversations. It amazes me how 3 women could be so very different and yet have so much in common at the same time.
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Even more jealous now. I’ve put meeting up with blogging buddies on my Possibilities List for sure. Ask the Universe… and amazing things can happen!
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I think you should start planning a trip up to Toronto and the 4 of us can get together for a couple of days of epic conversation.
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I’m putting it on my list. I haven’t been to Toronto in years!
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Yay!
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It looks like a beautiful place and relaxing day. How great that you were able to get together! Thanks to introducing me to additional great bloggers, Joanne!
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Happy to introduce you to Karen and Deb. I’m proud to call them friends and we had a great time together.
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I have had countless massages but never a “spa DAY”… Looks blissful and fun. Good for you!!!
Peta
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That was the same for me, Peta. I’m not exactly a sit-around-doing-nothing kind of person and I should have been very hyper at the end of the day, but in fact I felt ‘boneless’ 🙂
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How lovely!
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We all should have special days like this on occasion 🙂
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Did you all know each other already, or was this the first meeting of blogging kindred spirits?
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We did not know each other before blogging although I had met Deb last year. I credit Karen for getting the ball rolling on this idea 🙂
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Excellent – well done, Karen.
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Looks like a great day with wonderful women friends.
janet
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There is something very uplifting about spending time with like-minded women 💕
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Agree. I’ll be doing that this morning in a little over an hour from now.
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🙂🙂🙂
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Sounds like a great weekend!
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That it was 🙂
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A good girlfriend day! How much better does it get?
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It doesn’t. Truly.
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It was great to see you in the spa zone, Joanne – the glazed eyes, stumbling walk and blissful smile of someone really enjoying every minute. We’ll definitely do it again. I can’t think of a better way to spend a day than with two good friends in a beautiful place like Ste. Anne’s.
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Amen to that!!
… although I think we proved that we didn’t need the beautiful Ste-Anne location to enjoy spending time with each other 🙂
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That is the kind of day we all need every once in a while. Great photo essay of a wonderful experience, Joanne!
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Thanks Peter. You’re right – we all need days like this once in a while … and the company makes all the difference 🙂
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What a triple threat treat!
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It was a treat in a multiple of ways!!
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Who knew that all this friendship and laughter and insights and pampering and ice cream could be sooooo tiring?!?!? But only the best possible kind of tired. 🙂
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The very best kind of tiring 💕
I must be getting old when I think it might take me a couple of days to recover from a spa day 😏
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A friend and I spent a day at Ste. Anne’s a few years ago and it was wonderful! Worth every single penny!
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I admit that the price tag always caused me to put it off. Now I’ve decided I’m worth it 😉
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Not sure I could enjoy such an experience. I’d be worried the whole time that someone was stealing my wallet. Nonetheless, congratulations for finding a way to relax with good friends.
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I’m not sure about the stealing part, but it definitely leaves a dent in the wallet 🙂
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Oh shoot. Well then, there’d be nothing left in the wallet to worry about.
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Exactly.
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Oh Joanne, I have yet to visit St. Anne’s spa. Looks like all of you had a wonderful time!
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This was my first spa experience and I had heard so many wonderful things about Ste-Anne. It really is a great way to spend time with a friend or two.
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Yeahh! And not to mention a door! 😉 I’m so glad you had glorious couple of days with good friends! I can’t complain either: I’ve had a month in the country of origin with my parents and now amore has joined me too for two weeks. And it’s been hot!!
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Nice! I hope you’ve had many great adventures while you’ve been visiting. I admit though that the hot weather makes it really hard to be motivated to do much.
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How fun! That poor knight in armor doesn’t look that shining!
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hahaha! No, he doesn’t 🙂
I suspect he might have spent too much time in the steam room 😉
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Hi Joanne! How cooool to do a spa day with fellow bloggers! And ice cream for dinner? How great is that? I can only imagine the wonderful conversation AND laughs. We should all have something like this on our bucket lists! ~Kathy
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I give Karen full points for this brainchild and it was wonderful! With the right company (and it was!), it’s the perfect outing 🙂
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I’m jealous. Your day looks and sounds lovely. How fun, and well-deserved, for you. I especially like the dragon who inspires confidence. No wonder you look so relaxed.
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We were all pretty mushy at the end. This was my first spa experience and now I’m wondering why I waited so long! I’m thinking it would be a very different experience in the winter so that will deserve another visit, don’t you think? 😉
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Definitely!
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Sounds wonderful and ice cream for dinner! Woo hoo!
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When in doubt, ice cream for dinner is always a good choice 🙂
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When I was a kid, once in a while we would have strawberry shortcake for supper. I thought my mom was the best!
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Your mom was the best!! Lucky you 🙂
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Knowing when to break the rules is good parenting.
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A spa day with good friends? Heck, yeah!! Good for you, Joanne. Have not had one of those in forever.
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This was my first! Now I’m wondering what took me so long!
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Not really a spa person but that looks magical. What a fun time you must have had.
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This was my first spa experience and I could see a repeat performance 🙂
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What an amazing 48 hours you three must have had. Your faces probably hurt from smiling and laughing. 🙂
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All three of us were definitely exhausted. When I got home, I promptly had a nap.
I don’t think non-bloggers really get the connection that can happen between bloggers and the real friendship that can result.
I’ve never had a spa day like this before and getting to spend it with 2 like-minded individuals with stimulating conversation was icing on the cake.
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It’s so great that you met up with cyber friends Joanne 🙂 I have to try a spa next time I meet up with bloggers.
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ok – now you have me laughing at the thought … although maybe you would really like the idea of walking around in a bathrobe all day 😛
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OMG! I am so envious! As I was going through your day, I was reflecting back to days that I’ve had like this… just perfect. Then, at the end of your post, to see that you got to spend your perfect day with Karen and Deb – wowzer! The three of you look terrific – so happy and relaxed.
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We weren’t exactly coiffed to look our best, but happy and relaxed does describe it perfectly 🙂
This was actually my very first spa experience. I’ve been to spas for one-off treatments like a massage, but never a full-day pamper city like this one. All three of us were pretty mushy at the end of the day 😴
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