Who is this woman?

Hi! I’m Gael Hees the blogger for Steamy Side of Vegas, Living the Spa Life (I actually like to be thought of as a splagger). I am a true spa slug, loving everything spa-related, including the peace, quiet and serenity.

It is July 2019, and in the past two years I have gotten married, retired, moved twice, have a new car, and have changed and grown tremendously. Almost everything that was true about me two years ago is no longer true today. As I said in my first post, I started this project in 2013 and kept putting it off because life happened. You — the readers — are benefiting from the delay — I care more. I know more. I think deeper. I’ve read more. I hope I’m a better writer.

You will get to know me as we walk together on the Steamy Side, but a few statistics:

• Age: 63
• Children: four — son and daughter of my own, and son and daughter of my husband’s
• Pets: four dogs (two golden retrievers, one pomeranian/poodle, one Shih Tzu); five turtles; 21 fish in an outdoor pond, and one incredibly large cat
• Side of town: east Henderson
• Childhood: Little Rock, Arkansas
• Education: B.A. in economics/accounting, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas; M.S. in hotel administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Interests: spas; travel; reading, making beaded and metal jewelry; growing plants; family; friends; volunteering; living a curated life; labyrinths; healing stones; tarot; aromatherapy; feng shui; creating sacred spaces; writing; crafts (all kinds); spiritual pursuits.

Ninja Rose Hancock Hees, pomeranian poodle