Posted by partlycloudy on September 19, 2004, at 9:29:02
In reply to Baths for (are a?) pain - Caution: rambling, posted by fallsfall on September 18, 2004, at 17:07:55
I've had big tubs and little tubs and it doesn't matter the size for me. I add Epsom salts to my bath water anyway because our water is hard and you don't get *any* bubbles without putting them in.
Like Dinah, I get in when it's a few inches deep and relish moving the incoming water around - to mix the temperature, to make more bubbles, to play around.
I like to put drops of lavender oil in the water before I get in. Sometimes I'll take a facecloth, soak it in the bathwater, and place it over my face and just INHALE. Heavenly.
I have a history of christening any book I take to the bath with me, so I compensate with lighting several candles or some incense, and playing a CD to either lull me or let me sing along.
I have taken baths therapeutically, to ease muscle hurts. For me, just taking a bath is therapy in itself. I take along my pumice stone and work on my leather feet. I put a face mask on and let it sit until it gets uncomfortable, then I rinse off. I don't use bath oils per se very often, because I'm afraid of not being able to get out of the tub without falling.
I try to plan ahead as much as I can, so I'll have everything I might want to hand BEFORE I get in. I've never eaten food in a tub, although it makes perfect sense for mangoes. A glass of wine makes a fine companion to a bath.
I might not be the Queen of Baths, but I am trying to perfect the science of it.
pc who needs a bath right now and am going to after posting....
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