Laurie Hernandez Quotes

I just work so much and so hard that I love the idea of being around family, friends and my animals quietly at home, just chilling out.

To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.

I like to have a massage therapist come to my house, get a massage, take a bath, go to bed. That's a perfect night alone for me.

When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.

Assuming I'm home and don't have an event, I'll have a massage or I'll talk on the phone.

At least once a week, I try to have one day where I have nothing planned so I can get up and just go back to bed and lay around and recharge my batteries.

There is just something about starting your day with something luxurious like a bath.

I've always thought of beauty therapy, 'alternative' treatments and the like as the female equivalent of brothels - for essentially self-deceiving people who feel a bit hollow and have to pay to be touched.

And then, I do love my shopping, but actually, lounging is the big thing.

I just want to be in my sweats, walk my dog, watch TV and eat pizza.

When we are busy at work and busy at home, an hour's walking every day becomes a real luxury. If done alone, the walk injects a period of meditation into the day, and if done in company, it allows space for some really good conversation.

When we do get a little time off, I tend to watch movies, go to dinners, and keep it low-key.

I'm just a glutton for spas and messages. And I love to surf and hike.

Right now I just want to chill for a while. Take a hiatus from all the craziness. To clean my house, see my family. Just see some movies and pick some strawberries.

After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with the other actors.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

I like getting massages regularly. So much so, that I built a massage room adjacent to my office.

Work is so much fun that it doesn't really seem like downtime when I'm not. But cooking, spending time with my family, friends and dog are what I'm usually doing when I'm not working on something.

I daily disconnect and read a good book or listen to a good sermon or call a friend or my mom and talk on the phone with my feet up. I also take baths with bath salts that I make myself.

Baths are my favorite thing. I can have two, three a day.

I think the family movie is very important to everybody right now.

I could spend a whole day at a spa. I'd get a facial, a scalp rub, massages, then eat some grapes and be good to go.

I love foot rubs, too. I'll take one whenever I can.

If I had a free afternoon, I would play music, sit in my backyard, and drink coffee.

My favorite thing to do is just stay home with the dogs and read or watch movies and be together.