Relaxation in Rosses Point

In my previous blog I mentioned how nice it is to take some time out and treat myself whilst struggling with mental health issues. So, I was delighted when Yeats Country Hotel & Spa in Rosses Point, County Sligo, invited my mum and I along for a mother-daughter spa day. There's nothing like getting pampered and escaping from the trials and tribulations of life for a few hours!

I have been to the spa at Yeats Country Hotel before and absolutely loved it. Sometimes I do feel a bit intimidated going to a spa as I feel like I'm not a normal person half of the time but the girls at Yeats are so lovely and welcoming. We were greeted by Mary who showed us to the relaxation room, which was gorgeous and bright and overlooked the sea.

We chilled for a short while as our aromatherapy baths were being prepared. The baths were so relaxing, the perfect temperature and the scented aromatherapy oils in them made our skin silky smooth and smelled amazing. We sat back in our baths and listened to the soothing music and got out after about an hour. I could've stayed in there all day!

Next, it was time for our treatments. I chose a facial and mum went for a back, neck and shoulder massage. I love getting facials, they always make my skin feel amazing and rejuvenated. My facial was just lovely, I loved the heated towels - so much so that I nearly fell asleep! If only I could get a facial every day. After my facial I had a lovely Indian head massage. I absolutely love head massages and this was heaven, I could feel all my stresses melt away.

For my final treatment I chose a nail file and polish as my nails were very chipped and in need of some TLC. I picked a gorgeous purple colour which was very hard because they had some amazing colours! I was tempted to get a different colour on each nail. Overall I was delighted with the end result, my nails looked fantastic and the polish lasted ages.

After our lovely pampering it was time for lunch. We were brought our food to the Relaxation Room which was wonderful, we didn't have to lift a finger! I had a delicious vegetable noodle stir-fry and mum had a sesame seed crusted goats' cheese salad which was to die for. The food was beautiful and the selection on the menu was really good, they do pizzas too. 

I highly recommend you go to Yeats Country Hotel & Spa if you ever find yourself around Sligo. It's one of my favourite spas, so friendly, relaxing and the food in the restaurant is great too so you can make a proper day of it! Thanks again to Yeats Hotel for such a brilliant experience.

Great Food At Glencar TeaShed

Is there anything nicer than Afternoon Tea? Recently, Glencar TeaShed invited my mum and I along to try their Afternoon Tea, which was very kind of them. Until recently I had no idea they did Afternoon Tea, and at such a beautiful location just beside Glencar Waterfall, what's not to love?

We were seated at the window with an amazing view of the mountain. Glencar TeaShed have an extensive list of teas, some of them sound absolutely delicious. I went for Morning Dreams green tea and mum went for a rosehip type one. Both smelled and tasted absolutely delicious and complimented the Afternoon Tea so well. Now on to the best part: the food! The cake tier we were given was full to the brim of delicious looking goodies: mini Oreo cheesecakes, mint Aero traybake, lemon drizzle cake, white chocolate and raspberry scones, sandwiches, salad, crisps, mini cupcakes... everything looked divine and I couldn't decide what to try first.

We worked our way steadily through the goodies and everything was scrumptious. The café were kind enough to do me some vegetarian sandwiches too: cucumber sandwiches, and pesto, mozzarella and tomato sandwiches. Yummy, The sweet treats were gorgeous, my favourites were the white chocolate and raspberry scones and the Oreo cheesecake. I loved the variety in the Afternoon Tea, it's nice to try a little bit of everything. We were absolutely stuffed by the end and even though we were dying to try one of their ice cream sundaes we admitted defeat - next time though!

I love how peaceful and bright Glencar TeaShed is. I also love their little shop which is part of the café, they sell some really unusual little trinkets. I think the fox design gifts were my favourite. After our feast we went for a stroll up to the waterfall as you can't go to Glencar and not see the waterfall, to quote mum! I tried out the 'silky water' feature on the Huawei P8 which is great, I was pleased with how the pictures came out.

We had a lovely day out and both really enjoyed the Afternoon Tea. If you're ever in Leitrim I highly recommend you pop into Glencar TeaShed, they have loads of tasty options even if Afternoon Tea isn't your thing. Thanks again to all at the TeaShed for inviting us along and for a lovely afternoon.