How did you find JOY today?

Bèsame* · 06-26-2025, 08:22 PM

Joy...having a chocolate frosty on the one year eve mark of losing my Mom. ....(we shared frosty's not knowing it was our last night) Brings joy in my heart, reminiscing.

Nothing replays more in your head than the last day you physically saw them.

Bèsame* · 07-09-2025, 01:12 PM

This memory

easygoingfemme · 07-09-2025, 06:14 PM

I have been really deep diving into the joys of living alone. I've raised my child. I've been married and divorced. I've purchased a sweet small home that I love every inch of. I'm learning new ways to make it mine.

It's a small house with a pretty small bathroom. Which is normally just fine. However, I find I'm often wired at night and have trouble settling down. Especially after I have crew practice or a work event. I'll be hyperactive tired.

I was thinking, it would be great if I could have a hot bath at night to help me settle in. But there's no tub in my bathroom.

I found a collapsible tub that fits in my shower. My shower is 45 inches wide and the tub is 40. I wasn't sure how it would work but I had to give it a try. I had recently put a shower speaker in my shower so I can listen to music in the morning while I get ready for work. I've been using shower steamers too. Just upping the bathing routine one step at a time. Tonight, after working all day and then going to my parents to help them with a bunch of stuff, I was hot and had a lot of energy. It was tubby time.

I tested out the tub. It set up like a dream. I put a new audio book on my shower speaker. I put essential oils in the bath water. I soaked and relaxed and listened to a story. Total energy shift to relaxed and calm. I was worried about it draining but I had hooked up the equipment correctly to go down the shower drain and it all worked fine.

I don't think there's anything else in the world that I need.

06-26-2025, 08:22 PM	#1
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,373 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,109 Thanked 40,936 Times in 10,726 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Joy...having a chocolate frosty on the one year eve mark of losing my Mom. ....(we shared frosty's not knowing it was our last night) Brings joy in my heart, reminiscing. Nothing replays more in your head than the last day you physically saw them. __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

07-09-2025, 01:12 PM	#2
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,373 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,109 Thanked 40,936 Times in 10,726 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	This memory __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

07-09-2025, 06:14 PM	#3
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,682 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,014 Thanked 14,948 Times in 3,308 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I have been really deep diving into the joys of living alone. I've raised my child. I've been married and divorced. I've purchased a sweet small home that I love every inch of. I'm learning new ways to make it mine. It's a small house with a pretty small bathroom. Which is normally just fine. However, I find I'm often wired at night and have trouble settling down. Especially after I have crew practice or a work event. I'll be hyperactive tired. I was thinking, it would be great if I could have a hot bath at night to help me settle in. But there's no tub in my bathroom. I found a collapsible tub that fits in my shower. My shower is 45 inches wide and the tub is 40. I wasn't sure how it would work but I had to give it a try. I had recently put a shower speaker in my shower so I can listen to music in the morning while I get ready for work. I've been using shower steamers too. Just upping the bathing routine one step at a time. Tonight, after working all day and then going to my parents to help them with a bunch of stuff, I was hot and had a lot of energy. It was tubby time. I tested out the tub. It set up like a dream. I put a new audio book on my shower speaker. I put essential oils in the bath water. I soaked and relaxed and listened to a story. Total energy shift to relaxed and calm. I was worried about it draining but I had hooked up the equipment correctly to go down the shower drain and it all worked fine. I don't think there's anything else in the world that I need.