--- title: Retta Celebrates Parks and Recreation's 'Treat Yo Self' Day description: Today is Treat Yo Self day and no one is enjoying the day more than Retta, who played Donna on Parks and Recreation. canonical: https://time.com/4530742/treat-yo-self-day-retta-2/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-13T21:13:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:39.345Z og:title: No One Is Enjoying "Treat Yo Self" Day More Than Donna og:description: Treat. Yo. Self. og:url: https://time.com/4530742/treat-yo-self-day-retta-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: No One Is Enjoying "Treat Yo Self" Day More Than Donna twitter:description: Treat. Yo. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 13, 2016 9:13 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 13, 2016 9:13 PM UTC [Mean Girls Day](http://time.com/4516776/lindsay-lohan-celebrates-mean-girls-day/) is so two weeks ago. It’s October 13, the best day of the year, Treat Yo Self day! The holiday, which emerged on the [television show _Parks and Recreation_](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/04/top-10-arts-lists/slide/parks-and-recreation/) five years ago, is an [annual celebration to indulge](http://time.com/4530029/queso-doughnut-oozefest/) as dictated by characters Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) and Donna Meagle (Retta). In a memorable scene from the “Treat Yo Self” episode, the pair explain the goods that one can treat themselves to: “Clothes! (Treat yo self.) Fragrances! (Treat yo self.) Massages! (Treat yo self.) Mimosas! (Treat yo self.) Fine leather goods! (Treat yo self.)” Although _Parks and Recreation_ is off the air, it doesn’t mean that we stop celebrating Treat Yo Self day, which is why Retta blessed us with a tweet letting us know that she too is enjoying the best day of the year. She later even congratulated some lucky Tweeters on how they were celebrating the day. > [](https://twitter.com/unfoRETTAble/status/786644656905826305) > [](https://twitter.com/unfoRETTAble/status/786646184257478661) > [](https://twitter.com/unfoRETTAble/status/786647487536701440) > [](https://twitter.com/unfoRETTAble/status/786646184257478661) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4530742/treat-yo-self-day-retta-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4530742/treat-yo-self-day-retta-2/"},"headline":"Donna Is Living it Up for 'Treat Yo Self' Day Along With Everyone Else","datePublished":"2016-10-13T21:13:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:39.345Z","description":"Treat. Yo. 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