5 Necessities For The Perfect Bath + 4 Perks!

Happy Bubble Bath Day!  That's right, there is even a designated holiday for bubble baths.  It's also Self-Love Month, something I'm trying to work on more & more.  (Ya know trying to change that whole mindset!)  Sadly I can't take one for awhile since I recently got a new tattoo on my calf.  I've got a bath bomb with my name on it though just waiting for me!

I don't know how much I've talked about it on here, if at all, but I have anxiety issues & have since I was a teenager.  In general I also suck at sleeping.  Although, to be honest since I started working out regularly, even if it's just 30 minutes in the morning to get my day started, both my sleeping & anxiety have both improved.

However, who doesn't love some relaxing me time every now & again?!

Soaking in baths not only helps reduce stress & help aid with sleep, it also helps ease muscles & boost your immune system when you're trying to fight off a nasty cold or flu!

So what do I consider the necessities for a perfect bubble bath?

1. Bubbles obviously!

I'm also a huge fan of Epsom salts, I currently have Dr. Teal's Muscle Recovery.  Bath bombs are also a fun addition to the bath.  I came home one day awhile back & someone, I still have no idea who, had mysteriously sent me these bath bombs.  The "pink" bomb is the one that is waiting for my tattoo to heal.

2. Good tunes

Music is my jam.  I love listening to it pretty much all the time.  I even throw it on when I'm taking a 10 minute shower.  There are even specific bubble bath playlists on Spotify!

3. ...or sometimes Netflix

When I lived in a house with 2 boys escaping to take a bath was my MO.  I'd grab my laptop & watch a couple of episodes of whatever show I happened to be binge watching on Netflix at the time so that I could just escape & relax.

4. A glass of wine

...or beer, or liquor, or tea whatever your jam is.  I'm personally more of a wine or tea in the tub & sometimes a beer in the shower kind of girl.  Health & safety wise I should probably just recommend the tea but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.  As far as tea goes, I really love the Celestial Seasonings teas.  I currently have 4 different boxes in my pantry of different flavors...  when it comes to wine, I'm a white wine girl.

5. Candles

Whenever I go to take a bath I always bring a candle with me.  Even when I went through a phase of ONLY using a Scentsy warmer in my home, I still had candles for bath time.  It just sets the right tone.  For a long time I was burning a Minnesota Homesick candle my friend had sent me.  Currently though I'm burning a Balance & Harmony scented candle & I'm obsessed!

I feel...

like this...

Seriously my stress levels are at an all time high right now.

30 days from now I will be in the classroom for 100 hours.

BEFORE that starts I have due:

-an interdisciplinary unit (plus an extra pre & post assessment)

-3 journals + a complete set of notes & free-writes

-3 presentations

-classroom management plan

-resume

-cover letter

-online portfolio

-rough draft of an 18 week semester plan (lesson plans & what not)

I also have 0 time to do any of that by the way because I do work from time to time & have other commitments.

Even after the 100 hours starts I still have class 3 days a week that I need to attend on top of teaching/observing 5 days a week.  Nope, there aren't 8 days in the week... damn.

As far as the 100 hour goes, it starts in 30 days & yet not a soul knows where they will be placed.  I also don't know what I am going to do about my job.  I'm not getting rid of it but I'm already starting to get very minimal hours due to business slowing down & school taking a couple days a week out.  Once I start teaching there will be 3 days I absolutely cannot work & 2 more days with limited availability.  My very small amount of hours has me freaking out about $$.

Oh yeah, & then there's this little thing called student teaching that I'll be doing next semester.  As far as I know one of the people writing me a letter of recommendation to even get accepted to do my teaching in Texas, hasn't written it yet....it's due in 11 days.  I still don't know when I'm leaving.  I still don't know where I'll be living.  I still don't know how the hell I'm supposed to figure that out when I'm living nearly 1300 miles away.  The one potential roommate I have won't email me back.  I don't know how I'll afford anything since I won't have a job while I'm down there since a)I'll be in the classroom all day & b)what's the point when I will be living there 16 weeks tops.

Thanks for letting me bitch.  Congrats if you made it through.