spring cleaning

11 Things: Spring cleaning

Thursday, March 23, 2006

1. Your skin. Dr. Wilkinson's, Golden Haven, Calistoga Oasis Spa are just three of the many mud bath meccas in Calistoga. www.napavalley.com/regions/calistoga/spas.html.

2. Your stress. Take a hot bath or get a massage at Kabuki Hot Springs. 1750 Geary Blvd. (415) 922-6000; www.kabukisprings.com.

3. Your soul. Walk through Golden Gate Park's San Francisco Botanical Garden or have tea at the Japanese Tea Garden. www.sfbotanicalgarden.org or www.frp.org/japanese_tea_garden.asp.

4. Your cynical perspective. Buy a kite and head out to Crissy Field or Ocean Beach. If you're having a Charlie Brown kite moment, no worries. The views alone make it worth it.

5. Your brain. At the Oxygen Bar. Various aromatherapy blends available. 795 Valencia St. (415) 255-2102; www.oxygensf.com.

6. Your ears. Use Q-tips, then head to Amoeba Music. Be careful not to clean out your wallet in the process. www.qtips.com, www.amoebamusic.com.

7. Your pet. Treat your pet like a king at Bow Wow Meow in San Francisco or San Mateo (415) 440-2845 or (650) 802-2845. www.bowwowmeow.net or Pawtrero Hill Bathhouse & Feed, 199 Mississippi St., S.F. (415) 863-7297. www.pawtrero.com.

8. Your closet. While listening to Eminem's "Cleanin' Out My Closet," which you hadn't listened to in almost four years because that's how long it's been since you last cleaned out your closet.

9. Your drawers. Persuade yourself to sell those clothes you will never wear again at a thrift store. Better yet, donate them to Goodwill, which has 17 locations in the Bay Area. (415) 575-2100; www.goodwill.org.

10. Your clothes. At Brainwash Cafe and Laundromat, Tony Sparks hosts Comedy Night at 7 every Thursday. Laundromat open daily (with the last wash at 9:30 p.m.). 1122 Folsom St., S.F. (415) 861-3663; www.brainwash.com.

11. Your insides. Psyllium husk is the latest dietary rage for the 30-and-younger crowd. Use it and you'll find yourself cleaning out just about everything else that remains to be cleaned out.

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