Alone Time

It occurred to me that the only real alone time that I have nowadays is when I am in the bathroom.  The rest of the time I am surrounded by the family, the little munchkin or people I meet for work.  Even during bedtime, well.. ideally there are a lot of things that I would like to do then... read, write, surf, watch movies or my shows.  But a lot of the time I myself succumb to what we all call..sleep!  And so, really.. the only real alone time, like I said is in the bathroom.

Yesterday, I gave myself a henna (inai) toenail paint job before taking my morning shower.  Later in the day, I bought some body scrub, a little indulgence for the bathtime.  Tonight, I plan to give myself a foot spa before showering - peppermint foot soak, watermelon foot scrub and later followed by simple massage using some old foot lotion I found.  A little bit of simple pleasure.

Before, I used to relish times when I went for - exercise class or a facial or body treatments - because really, those are just times when you can be alone and relax.  It's been a while since I've had the chance to do any of those.  So I guess, it has to just be in the bathroom for now.

Speaking of henna (inai), I used the modern type - the ones you squeeze right out of the tube.  I remember those days when we used to have to make the mixtures ourselves using the henna leaves or powder.  And we would try mixing it with a variety of things like lime juice or tamarind juice or tea leaves - in order to get the most vibrant orange colour.  Nowadays, it's all been pre-mixed...