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Hi everyone. It’s The Missus here. I am honored to be guest-blogging for Miss Jenn while she is away in the “durty-durty.”
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I am such a masochist lately. Between all my crazy workouts this week (Pilates, weight training, Core Fusion), I have now decided that today I will be starting my fourth 30-Day Bikram Yoga Challenge.
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In case you didn’t know, Bikram Yoga is hot hatha yoga. It’s 90 minutes of 26 traditional hatha yoga poses. And they are done in a room that is heated to about 107 degrees, with a humidity of 70%. During class, your brain starts to zone out. Your heart starts to pound just from lifting your leg up. Your shoulders get exhausted. And you are soaked with sweat in mere minutes after the first posture.
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That last item is precisely why you must wear shorts in the class. And the shorter, the better. You don’t want to be yanking your shorts around because they are bothering you during the meditation. And where there are short shorts, there comes a need for bikini waxes.
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Think about it, you’re bending forward, with your butt in the air… Or stretching with your legs spread. Or laying on your back, pulling your knees into your chest… Something could easily peak out. And because I am starting a challenge today, I decided that I needed a bikini wax last night.
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What a totally awesome way to spend a Friday evening at the end of an already tiring week!
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The one thing I fear most when I get a bikini wax isn’t the pain of the ripping and pulling. Nope, I have adjusted to that. What I fear most is the conversation you have when you are getting it done. I mean, you’re sitting there, naked from the waist down. And the woman who gives you your facials each month is now looking at your “ginger snap” up close, and trying to make it “pretty.”
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So I decided to come up with a list of topics that I have discovered, over time, are “okay” to discuss while getting a bikini wax. These approved topics for discussion include:
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- The weather. You can’t go wrong with talking about the weather at any time. It’s a good topic for any occasion.
- The reason for your bikini wax, if it’s not too personal. I mean, you probably wouldn’t say to your esthetician, “Yeah, I’m seeing a new guy and really want to impress him when I go to sleep with him tomorrow night.” But if you’re getting a wax for a beach vacation or for a yoga challenge, you can talk about that.
- Other services the spa offers, besides bikini waxes. While you’re laying on your back, it’s a good time to inquire about other treatments available at the spa. Last night, I asked about Exhale’s new GRN line. It’s cheaper than the Fresh line I have been using, but it too is organic.
- Pop culture. Like the weather, this topic is good for many situations. In fact, this could be a great time to ask what they think of all the celebrities who go around showing off their bare “ginger snaps” to the paparazzi. You could even ask their opinion of how often they think the celebrities go to get their’s waxed too.
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If all else fails, you can sit there in awkward silence… And pray it all ends quickly and efficiently. But I prefer to go the Carrie Bradshaw method of making conversation while wearing hot pink heels. (Fast forward to 6 minutes and 38 seconds.)
