This weekend was no different from any other weekend the past few months. I had 4 massages on Saturday and another 4 on Sunday. The Sunday shift was slightly different though. Since it was Father's Day, my first 3 clients were male and my last one was female. Normally 70% of my clients are female. I have nothing against working on men but the reality is that men are harder to work on because they tend to be much bigger and their muscles are so dense. Yesterday, my first 3 clients were all over 6'2� and definitely all over 220 lbs and they all wanted deep tissue massage. Sometimes, I think that we should consider charging based on weight and body density instead of a per hour rate. After my third client, I just felt so drained that I was happy to find out that my last client was about 5'6� and probably less than 120 lbs. All she wanted was a firm Swedish massage. The irony is that she tipped more than the men did. After that shift, I was just exhausted.
After taking Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday off from yoga, I was expecting a good practice on Sunday. Sunday's class starts at 8AM but the shala opens at 7:30AM. I purposely came early because my massage shift starts at 11AM. I figured it would give me time to get home, take a shower and have breakfast. Well, the receptionist never showed up and the teacher arrived a little after 8. My practice started late and I spent most of my time looking at the clock. I was hoping to get out by 9 but since we started late I didn't finish my practice until after 9:30. Needless to say, it was a terrible practice.
Yesterday, I was craving food from Happy Family. It's a Chinese vegetarian restaurant in Monterey Park. It's a good 30-minute drive one-way from where I live. Since it was Sunday, I thought I could make it in 20. I was wrong. The traffic on the 10 freeway was terrible and I got there in 40 minutes. Anyway I got my two favorite dishes fish with hot bean sauce and orange peel chicken. Keep in mind that it's both fake fish and chicken. It was really good though. I got enough for about 3 meals. It was worth the drive.
I got to bed at around 9:30 last night. I figured I'd be easily awake by 5:30AM and ready for my 6:30AM practice. I slept well last night but for some reason I felt exhausted. I normally only need 6 to 7 hours sleep but this morning my body just refused to get up. I stayed in bed until 7:30. My energy level the past few days has been low. Is this a cycle thing? I know I haven't gain weight lately. So what's going on? I hope it will just pass.