LUSH LOVE

This is a totally girly post, so to all you Y-chromosomers out there: I will discuss pink fluffy bubbles. You've been warned.

So...I've been working. A lot. The half-hour-to-hour commute twice each day, the ten to eleven-hour workday, and the constant traveling is bad enough; then tack on all the pressure we have to meet our milestones and I become one very stressed girl.

My favorite way to relax? Soak in a long, nice bath.

Here's my recipe for relaxation:

1.) Allot time. This is usually the most difficult part for me (hey, you try turning down drinks with your colleagues and saying "umm, I want to take a bath" when they ask why you're leaving). But it's imperative not to feel rushed! I always try to set apart one bath night a week. Usually 1-1.5 hours will suffice. Primetime is right before bedtime.
2.) Pick an album you adore to play in the background. Today's was Fleet Foxes for me.
3.) Find a combination of bath products that you love. Try mixing up bars, bubbles, soaps, oils, candles...whatever it takes! Today I used 1/4th of The Comforter bubble bar and a Keep It Fluffy (the purple one) bath bomb, both LUSH products.
4.) GO CRAZY!

 

I crumbled the bubble bar, a longtime love of mine, first under the hot running water. It filled my tub with glorious fluffy bubbles and turned the water a lovely baby pink color and laced my bathroom with a sweet cotton candy scent, yummmm. When I was done running the water, I dropped in the bath bomb, which fizzed into a lavender smell and turned the bath water purple - so fun!

I definitely love experimenting with different smells. In fact, I ramble on and on about "omg I had the best bath ever last night" so much to my colleagues that I've since persuaded a couple of them to try it for themselves - I've even piqued a couple of male colleagues' interests. But in all honesty, despite everyone's snickering, I firmly vouch that bubble baths are probably the most underrated things ever for adults. For just a few bucks and an hour or so of your time, it will do miraculous things to your body, mind, and state of being. And it leaves you feeling clean and girly and smelling like lavender. Seriously, what more could you want in life?