<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Back when I had time to read books, I often read my favorites multiple times. And I probably read Valley of The Dolls at least 20 times\u2014always when I was feeling dramatic, lovelorn, or tragic. And a couple times, while feeling all three, I&amp;#039;d finish the last page and start right back on page 1. A much younger me would daydream about making it in New York City like Anne, Neely, and Jennifer. (Minus the uppers, the downers, and the Scotch. Well, a little Scotch.) Now that I&amp;#039;m older, wiser, and a mom, my Valley of The Dolls daydreams have taken a different spin: When Rory woke me up this morning at an hour that felt 14 hours too early, I started having vivid fantasies about sneaking off to a Swiss medi-spa and taking a 10-day beauty rest, a la Neely. Yes, I KNOW letting doctors knock me out for 10 days and living off intravenous fluids is probably a bad idea. But let&amp;#039;s forget about the medical repercussions and the cost of a flight to Switzerland\u2014and the fact that I&amp;#039;d miss more than a week of my son&amp;#039;s life\u2014and let me indulge in the fantasy of getting an exorbitant amount of sleep. And maybe while I was out someone could wash and blow-dry my hair and do a quick mani-pedi. Oh, and a bikini wax! (I&amp;#039;d prefer to always be knocked out for those, anyways.) I would pay someone a lot of money right now for the chance to wake up feeling refreshed. You know, after the drug-induced grogginess wore off. Do your fantasies also revolve around sleep and blow-drying your hair? Or have I completely lost it? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.womansday.com/relationships/family-friends/a41963/id-pay-someone-to-let-me-take-a-10-day-nap-right-now-does-that-make-me-a-bad-mom-15912/>