January 7, 2008

Don’t Get SAD, Get Glad

Feel Better Already Guide ’08

Are you feeling melancholy and lethargic? Do you find yourself self-medicating with alcohol, Ambien, and/or brownies? Then ask your health care provider about DailyCandy’s guide to beating the winter blues.

Perk up your pretty face with Red’s new facials using the salon’s excellent new ecofriendly products. (Ask for the Miracle Firming C mask.)

Warm your bones with an a la carte session in Salon Dewi’s Miracle Heat Sauna, a toasty, sun-simulating light chamber.

Go holistic (not ballistic) with a detox/fitness program through Wallingford’s sweet homeopathic spa, the Spaht.
 
Fake it, don’t bake it with a hand-applied spray tan from The Bronze Bar, a teeny no-frills spot that provides subtle, natural-looking color.

Throw a cruise party (make everyone dress in leisure suits and listen to yacht rock) or Sunday brunch with smiley-face pancakes. 

Find solace in numbers with an evening of wallowing at Highway 99 Blues Club.

Spring for retail therapy with a dawn simulator, the charming sun jar, or an indoor citrus tree. 

And when all else fails, look on the bright side of living in Seattle: Fares to Palm Springs are less than $300.

Side effects may include spontaneous laughter, glowing skin, or cartwheels. You should not read this guide while driving or operating heavy machinery.