Well. I always thought people who paid good money to go to tanning salons fell into the category of "fools and their money are soon parted". This trip to San Diego with Hot Stuff really made me nervous though; I have skin that hasn't seen the sun in many, many years. I want to enjoy the trip, not spend it sick from sunburn. Sure sunscreen helps, but even that has it's limits when you are by the ocean all day. It seemed from past experience that one of my best defenses would be to have at least somewhat of a tan. Well, laying in the sun in March is a cold prospect where I live, so I decided to look up a local tanning salon.
Nervously, I went and talked to a person working at the salon. She explained how everything worked and I settled in to the tanning bed with the UV goggles and the radio playing "Some Beach, Somewhere". Ten minutes later the timer on the bed turned the lights off and I was "done". Turns out ten minutes were just a little too long, I was a little pink, but not terribly so. If I had it to do over, I'd have just done maybe 7 minutes the first time. Still, I felt soooo good afterward. Mentally lighter, more cheerful, and alive. One of the really wonderful side benefits I've noticed is that the eczema rash I've battled for the last 17 years is going away! I have learned that these things are benefits of having your skin make vitamin D (which I must have been chronically short on). I've been twice now and can easily see myself doing this for many happy times to come. Wow. Vitamin D. Who'd 'a thought?
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