Baths

I have recently rediscovered the joy of the bath.  Growing up, we had a regular sized shower tub, but then in my early 20s my parents moved into a house with a soaker tub.  Oh my, what a difference those few inches of water make!  It was heavenly.  I eventually moved out and then they sold the house, so, no more soaks for me.  Most of my apartments had a shower stall, no tubs in sight.  It wasn't until my partner rented a hotel room with a soaker tub that I was reunited with my love for the soak.  So much so, that I started to plan a spa bathroom in our basement.  Not wanting to relegate me to the basement, and knowing that we already had two and a half baths just for the two of us, my partner very gallantly offered to give up his shower in the ensuite so that we could put in a soaker tub/spa bathroom.  Oh my goodness is it great.  There is nothing like walking into a room and feeling instantly calmer.  It took sitting in many tubs before I found the one I wanted and weeks of contractor renovations, but I now have my spa bathroom.

I love the way my body feels after a soak in the tub.  It is as though every muscle has relaxed, all tension released and I'm like a baby again, all gooey and pliable.  My soul likes the bath too.  I sit and do nothing, think nothing and just Be for 20 minutes, or 30 minutes, or an hour.  Life is good.