September 26, 2009

Bathing

I took a bath yesterday. This may not sound like a big deal to you, but after 3 years of showers only it was glorious. There were no bubbles, no perfume, no powdering and pampering. It was steamy hot water until I was pruney. I loved it. When I was in the Philippines the ladies were advised that if the water was unsafe for drinking, it was also unsafe for bathing. Something about bacteria, fungi, and parasites. I applied this bit of wisdom to my life in Thailand. We had a positively gorgeous blue tub, over 5 feet long with armrests molded in the sides. I took showers in it for three years, because the water was unsafe for drinking. There are benefits to living in the USA.

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  1. Yes, here are benefits in the U.S.A.! We are so privileged. Maybe one day I can be employed. This is my first visit to this weblog, now that I have internet access at home (no iMac yet, though). I have this live-bookmarked in Firefox now.
    Keep eliminating high-fructose corn syrup -- and other sugars -- from your diet. Sugars naturally-occurring in fruits are okay... In Malaysia I took-up using honey in my tea. But now I just drink tea with milk, as I have done in Lent. So many of our processed foods have sugar. Have to read the labels...

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