A Bath

[mishalak]

The water in my tub was the pale green of dissolved copper against the pitted white enamel of the tub. I dipped my sore foot into the hot water to test it. Too hot so I started the process of dipping and adding cold water until I could at last get in. I flexed the arch of my foot a few times like a ballet dancer trying to get whatever deeply buried joint that was causing me trouble to behave. Finally I lay down in the water trying to get as much of my body into the almost uncomfortable heat. It was perfect.

Lying there I had very few cares until at last I was sleepy and lethargic. Then I rose up slowly with the water dripping as cool air. That felt wonderful as well after so long simmering. A short cool shower later and I was clean from head to toes and ready to go check upon my baked beans.

Comments

[aylinn.livejournal.com]

oh, god, I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO jealous!

I can't take a shower or bath for another month or two at least!

*whimper*

[mishalak.livejournal.com]

I take it having your SO give you a sponge bath gets old after the first few times, eh?

[aylinn.livejournal.com]

It's not that it gets old. It's just that I can't get completely clean all over all at once. I haven't been able to wash my hair properly since the beautician in the rehab home. that's 3 weeks. Before that it had been three weeks or so. Having your hair washed by a hairdresser is a sybaritic experience to begin with - it's practically bloody orgiastic when you're in my circumstances!

I want to be CLEAN!! I want to immerse myself in lovely warm water & rehydrate all the itchy flaking dried skin! WAAAAHHHHHH!!

*catches breath* I do apologize if this is Too Much Information. <G> Like I said - I'm desperately jealous of able-bodied people right now.

[mishalak.livejournal.com]

I write sometimes. There is no such thing as too much information. It's all material!

[gomeza.livejournal.com]

That'll teach you to wear ballet-toed bondage boots all day.

Okay, seriously - what did you do to your foot? I think I missed that entry.

[mishalak.livejournal.com]

My left foot just started hurting when I was out walking on Sunday. I was rather surprised that this happened as I have serious arch support inserts in my hiking boots. It hurt fairly badly yesterday, but now it seems better, though still not 100%.