I called up and got a same day appointment. I had some difficulty finding the location in the dark and drove around a few minutes because the location was different than my map showed. I arrived 10 minutes late but Mary was sympathetic and still gave me my full time, 90 minutes. Mary was very kind in starting with gentle pressure and worked slowly into deeper tissue. I developed a quick connection with Mary as we both lived in Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers often have that effect on native Wisconsinites. I have had more than 30 deep tissue massages by different therapists; Mary's was by far the best massage I have had. I had never needed to ask a therapist to hold back before. It has been several weeks now and I still feel better than I did before.
I am a tolerant person who enjoys public debates. Unlike those who have been assimilated by the Borg Collective, I understand the need to be able to empathize with both sides of an argument in order to truly debate it; therefore, I enjoyed talking with Mary and listening to her views. She also let me share my own. She was open to listening and I did not find her intolerant nor did I feel like she was judgmental towards my beliefs. She has the same freedom of speech that I have; in addition, I am in her home by my choice. She does like to talk while working, if that is not your bag, let her know before hand and I am sure she will accommodate that wish. I will not demonstrate my own judgmental attitude and intolerance by accusing Mary of being intolerant because she believes and views things differently than myself; after all, that's what freedom means. It makes us individuals. I appreciated that Mary was as devoted to her beliefs as much as she was devoted to giving attention to the work she did on me and the time she gave to me. I am sure she will do that for all who walk through her door.
Welcome to the Oregon Coast, Seaside, Oregon. Here we run on "coast-time" and sometimes we are actually on time. You see, in Seaside we do things a little differently: we stroll on the beach and the Prom, we extend courtesy to tourists who are rude to us because they expect us to be uptight and tense like them, after all, they help drive our economy, we walk around town knowing it is faster than being stuck in a car behind a surrey built for 6 being peddled by 2, and we also understand that life doesn't always happen exactly on time. If people don't like this pace of beach life, they probably don't live here and shouldn't be so judgmental themselves. At least Mary did not cut my appointment short 10 or 15 minutes for my being late as would have surely happened in the "city" or other "more punctual" establishments. Might that extended time Mary gave me interrupt the schedule of the next client? Sure, but Mary did a great job and I was thankful that I got the full time for my money. I will be returning again for another deep tissue massage in the near future. Keep up the good work Mary! Thank you for helping out my back. I feel great! read more