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Holiday (Golightly) Recovery

Erf. Are they over yet???

According to our Golightly Girl, Card, the holidays aren't officially over until February 15. Also known as Independence Day.

However, the REALLY stressful craziness has pretty much passed, and you all deserve a round of applause for surviving. That is, if a round of applause could massage every muscle in your tense body, to some soft Sade tunes, while simultaneously feeding you chocolate-covered strawberries and Veuve Clicquot.

My advice for you? Do something nice for yourself in the next few weeks. Be completely selfish about it. Need ideas? I'm frequently selfish, and have plenty. Most of the following should be done only after unplugging/turning off your phone:

1) Aforementioned massage. And don't let the masseuse talk to you. You are paying for this, and you need Quiet-Relaxy Time. Relaxy is a word.

2) Lie down on the couch with your iPod for one hour, and put on playlist entitled "Napping Time". Don't be absurd, of course everyone has a playlist entitled "Napping Time". And if you don't, make one, and include aforementioned Sade, along with Zero 7, Nick Drake, Damien Rice, Billie Holiday, and fill-in-the-blank-with-your-favorite-mellow-artist.

3) Have a glass of wine with lunch. On a weekday. If you already, normally, do this? Have two.

4) Buy yourself something you'd normally never buy. Like a wig, or a hat, or rhinestone opera gloves. Then verbally identify them as "ME!" items. "This is my ME wig!" It's all about you.

5) Take a "mental health" day, and just watch the Bravo channel all day long in your pajamas. With any luck, there will be a "Real Housewives of Orange County" marathon.

6) Bubble bath.

7) Need I even say "new shoes"?

Now go!