When was the last time you had a bath? I'm not saying you stink or anything, I'm asking when was the last time you actually took a bath rather than a shower?
I've kind of rediscovered baths in the last couple of years, after many years of always taking showers instead. It's one of those things that I think I developed a weird mindset about growing up — I associated baths with early childhood and then being "old enough" to take a shower instead, so I somehow thought that taking a bath was a childish thing to do; not the sort of thing a "grown up" did.
This is nonsense, of course, since baths are designed with grown-ups in mind (although maybe not fat people like myself) so I'm not entirely sure how and why I developed that mindset. There's also the companion mindset that "baths are for girls", as exemplified by that one episode of Friends where the girls catch Chandler taking a bath and mock him mercilessly for it.
What's not to like, though? You can lie down and relax, and being in water feels really nice. I used to be a bit scared of hot water, but over time I've developed quite a taste for a hot bath that makes you "tingle" a bit. It was especially nice this evening after a gym session; a nice way to relax after some activity and an easy way to get the stank off before bed.
A pleasant end to a fairly unremarkable weekend, then. But at least there's an exciting weekend coming up, as I mentioned in yesterday's vlog… more on that soon!
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