bath

House Targaryen pillow cover
Dragon Claw ring
A Girl Needs A Name necklace
4 x 6 art print of a soldier in the snow
“Winter is Coming” Honey almond bath fizz from Frakking Bombs on Etsy
White Walker King magnet
Hand of the King Brooch
Dragon Ear Cuff

The ear cuff is awesome but I have freakishly small ears (or a giant head… Whatever) so it was a BITCH to get this thing on. And it hurt. But that’s not the cuff’s fault; I just had no idea how to get it on and the trial and error caused me pain. It’ll take practice before I decide to wear this around.

The art, magnet, and pillow case are cool, the ring and pin are badass, but I don’t even wanna USE that bath fizz because it smells SO awesome. I spent a few minutes just sniffing it. If I ever have any money again; I would absolutely purchase some.

This is one of the boxes I get that I look forward to the most every month. There’s always something that surprises me! The contents are very original and unexpected. Even though I stopped watching this show somewhere mid season two; it’s like Walking Dead in that you cannot avoid absorbing it somehow. It’s just everywhere so I know the context for the necklace and the magnet and such. I know the characters despite not turning in for the episodes. I’ll save why for another post (if you want) but it is NOT as angry a reason as why I quit The Walking Dead. It was more “I have WAY too much shit to read/watch/do and I don’t have time for this and who the hell was that again?” It’s there, I’m here, and I have this AWESOME collection of goodies as a result. I can’t wait to see what they do with the next one.

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For this week, I picked the topic of ritual baths.

With my New Year’s resolution to work out more, I’ve switched to working out in the daytime. I do some pretty intense workouts so I end up sweaty and gross, necessitating a shower before I go to work. But I still make time for my nightly shower and let me tell you why.

I use that nightly shower for more than just washing off book dust and makeup. I cleanse myself of the whole day. If any patrons were rude to me, if my kid threw a tantrum, if I got a paper cut; I wash all of it down the drain. I don’t take to long because water costs money but I get it all out so I can take a deep breath, kiss my child good night (no matter what she did to me that day), and get to sleep without rehashing all of it and having it keep me up all night. I sleep better, I don’t have library nightmares (yes, this has happened), and I all around just feel better.

If I happen to get in some altar time, then this is doubly important because I need to concentrate on what I’m doing. I wash away my distractions so I can be a better writer, too. Nothing gets the muse going like a nice hot shower. 😉