In a time of finding, when the heart is softened with grief, and burdened with guilt; when all human refuge fails; when no rest can be found to the troubled mind, then it is that God applies the healing balm by his Spirit.

This morning, I woke up in a new place.

I can’t believe what an idiot I can be with money. As I’ve shared before, online shopping is, surprisingly, something I’m horrible at. How so? On this fair Saturday morning, I’m rushing to a shuttle bus to take me to a Korean spa in New Jersey. What’s so bad about the spa? When I actually read the details of the deal last night. Just when I thought it would be like the treatment in Manila’s wonderful spas, apparently it’s a spa admission to use the spa rooms. Reading on (which I should have done before buying the voucher. Silly girl…): that is the kind of spa where everyone goes around buck naked. BUCK NAKED. Of course, males and females are segregated. But still. I DON’T WANT TO SPEND MY SATURDAY MORNING BUCK NAKED IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHEN I WOULD RATHER SLEEP AND LOOK UP APARTMENTS. I considered not going, and tried to sell my Groupon to my friend since she’s going with her (visiting) mom and maybe they didn’t get a Groupon deal …