It's amazing how rejuvenating a good soak in the tub can be. Not just
your utilitarian scrub-a-dub, but taking the extra time to make your
bath a true retreat.
As your draw the water, light some candles
and fill the tub with bubbles, your favorite salts, or a few drops of
essential oil. Turn on some soft music, fix yourself a snack (fruit and
chocolate, perhaps?) and close the door. Make your bathroom a technology
free zone - the phone can wait for a few moments.
Invest a couple
dollars in a bath pillow, and bring your favorite recreational reading
material with you. If there is salt in the water, be sure to pour a cool
glass of drinking water to replenish the hydration that the salt will
draw from your skin.
Breathe deeply. Close your eyes. Let the stress of the day melt into the water.
I'm
always amazed at how refreshed and peaceful I feel after an unhurried
time in the tub. I don't do it often enough, but it is healing to the
soul.
It's the simple things.
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