Last night on the way home from dinner at Bronte Bistro I asked my husband if he would drop me off at Origins on the other side of Rookwood Commons & Pavilion so I could run in and pick something up.
That’s when I saw him roll his eyes.
“Just what are you rolling your eyes at?” I asked, accusatorily.
“I didn’t roll my eyes,” he insisted, unconvincingly I might add. For a Professor, he’s a rotten actor.
As I started to argue my case I decided to let him off the hook and changed the subject. Why? Because the truth is, he might have a teeny-tiny point. Okay, okay…he’s absolutely 100%, on-the-money, no doubt about it right.
Even I have to admit, our bathroom is quite literally overflowing with bath products. There just isn’t room for more. Bottom line is, I need to cull the herd and use up what I have before buying any more. And the old, “But, it followed me home,” excuse is a lot more plausible with stray puppies and kittens than bottles of bath oil.
So that’s it, I’ve made up my mind. I’m calling a moratorium. No new bath treats until I finish what I already own. What a concept! Maybe I’ll start early and say I’m giving them up for Lent, so I can get my soul squeaky-clean as well. Now that is truly the ultimate “double-dip.” Just goes to show what a good publicist I am. Problem is, I don’t think there’s an Episcopal Priest in the world who will let that one pass. But, if you can think of one, let me know…
I love a good bath. There’s almost nothing bad that a good one can‘t soak away…at least in my world. Especially when it involves a hot, steamy tub full of water laced with bubbles or some deliciously scented “treatment” that promises to change my life and/or attitude for the better. Add candlelight, a cold, (preferably pink) drink in a crystal goblet, an Andrea Bocelli CD… and, I’m in heaven. Why take a bath in plain water with nothing more than a bar of Ivory and a washcloth to keep you company? Some people, (and I‘m married to one of them so I know they exist) take baths just to get clean.
Where’s the fun in that?
I say, (to paraphrase Marie Antoinette), “Let them take showers!” And they do, though my darling sometimes claims I use the slippery stuff and don’t rinse the tub out properly afterward so I can collect the insurance money.
Even though I’ve assured him that is not true, God help me if he ever takes a tumble in the tub and cracks his head open. But let’s get this straight. Between you and me, if that were my intent, I would have pulled that caper off long ago and would be soaking in a much bigger and better tub by now.
My absolute favorite bath product is the “Peace of Mind” Tension Releasing Vapor Bath made by the before-mentioned Origins company. Even though it is like liquid Prozac, it is kind of pricey; so I hoard it for those times when I need special comforting…like for after I’ve had a fight with my mother.
For everyday baths, I stick to drugstore stuff like Calgon, though I’m considering filing a class action lawsuit against them for deceptive advertising for not taking me far enough away. (At least not yet.) Another favorite soak is something I found in the Baby Care aisle. It’s called: “Johnson’s Bedtime Bath.” The front of the bottle says: “Proven to help baby sleep better.” This is a change from when I first started using the stuff. I originally chose it because it was mild and the label said that it helped to “soothe fussy babies.”
And at that point I was feeling pretty darned fussy. I needed something gentle because I was healing up from a rash I got down there using an ice cream topping scented body wash endorsed by a shall-remain-nameless bleachy-haired-singer-actress-”it” girl of the moment. The subsequent doctor’s appointment and crème I had to buy to cure it was so expensive I almost sent her the bill. Nonetheless, I’m wearing a pair of her shoes as I type this.
How soon they forget… Besides “the itch” that stuff must have given me a good, old-fashioned brain-washing as well.
Besides free-lance writing and reporting; the prune fingered and toed Marsie Hall Newbold works as a publicist getting positive press for her clients. She can be reached at: marsolete@insightbb.com
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