Heaven Isn’t Too Far Away

by Leslie

It’s actually right in my bathroom.

It’s my tub.

And that’s not just any old tub. Well, actually it’s a really old tub. A 99 year old tub. And it just happens to be the exquisite vehicle through which I was transported to what some call nirvana, last night.

It was around 1:30 a.m. I’d been working furiously on my monthly site updates for My Mommy’s Place, having left the bulk of the work to the last minute, as usual. (You see, I’ve gotten into this habit where I work round the clock for about 48 hours to have my updates ready for my self-imposed first of the month deadline, after which I collapse into slack mode for roughly the rest of the month until I have to do it all again.) My back and neck were sore, my muscles were quivering from a mixture of caffeine and fatigue, my eyes were burning and I still had to read those last two chapters of a book I’d promised to review by today. I needed a refresher and it seemed like as good a time as any to try out the tub in our downstairs bathroom.

I grabbed a cup of chamomile tea, a spoon and the container of leftover icing from the cake I’d made the day before and slipped into the warm bubble bath. I cannot believe it took me five months of living here to get in that tub. There aren’t enough words to describe the pleasure of being in it. It is otherworldly. Even the water seems different in there. Perhaps it draws upon the Fountain of Youth because I found the energy to push on working through the night.

And now, as my workload is beginning to lighten, all I can think of is getting back in that tub. If you don’t hear from me, that’s where I’ll be.

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Comments

8 Cool Kids Came To Play

Karly on February 28, 2007 10:11 pm
I absolutely love that you ate a container of frosting. That so sounds like something I would do. But I wouldn’t tell anyone. LOL.

And could you please explain to me how in the hell you get a 99 year old tub so clean? Mine is only 1 year old and hoo boy it does not look as shiny as yours!
Daddy Forever on February 28, 2007 11:11 pm
Love those old tubs. Not too want of today’s plastic tub-shower combo.
Michelle on February 28, 2007 11:27 pm
I love the stand alone tub. Oh how fun that would be to have one of those, relaxation would be guaranteed.
kelley on March 1, 2007 12:25 pm
Oh my god, I have a serious fetish for those old tubs. You’re right - the water does seem different, and the iron retains its heat for so long… I am jealous just thinking about it!

Hot bath + icing = really good idea… I may have to try this soon.
Mommy the Maid on March 1, 2007 12:50 pm
That sounds heavenly. I need me a nice long bath.
petite mommy on March 1, 2007 2:52 pm
The tub is beautiful yet scary at the same time. But I must add I have a sort of fear of bathtubs all together. Call me crazy.

I update my site daily…It’s hard work and we get so little back out of it in the beginning. I do the blogs and all the other sites as often as I can throughout the week. It’s tough and sometimes stresses me so much to the point of wanting to eat a whole box of doughnuts just to feel better.
Faith on March 2, 2007 1:45 am
I loooove those old tubs. I keep my fingers crossed that the next house I move into either has one or I can find one to put in.
vasilisa on March 2, 2007 4:05 pm
oooh… that’s a nice tub… so stylish looking… and so inviting… lucky you!