I'VE GOT ONE NERVE LEFT AND YOUR STANDING ON IT
April 27th 2007 07:35
My mum has a fridge magnet that sits at eye level so when you open her fridge door you cant miss it, it has a photo of an agitated looking owl and in bold type I'VE GOT ONE NERVE LEFT AND YOUR STANDING ON IT....She bought it as a statement about how she feels about my Dad .....but that's another story entirely...a book in fact...........
The reason I thought of the fridge magnet was today I discovered just how on edge my nerves are... ...so there I was sitting alone in my mortgage this afternoon, contemplating life and thinking too much about what I dont have........of course not being grateful for what I do have...which is something I am trying to work on.......When I said out loud...Right, enough of this, you have so much time on your hands and so many things on the list of things you'd like to do before you die, so how about we look around and find something to do..that you enjoy..something nice.....something that doesnt cost any money....or is inexpensive......
Well..... I had read Lily's beautiful poem about the Lovendar bath this morning and thought...when was the last time you had a bath.....I knew exactly...and it wasnt in this apartment, it was a bath made with bubbles for two...(you know the kind I mean)....
In fact I realised that the whole 2 years, 5 months, 3 days I have had this mortgage I have never had a bath...I did have to give up the bathroom with the bathtub when I got a flatmate, but it didnt bother me, I prefer to shower, there is something a bit too relaxing about a bath..sorry I am digressing again..So..there is a lovely bathtub, but it now belongs to my male flatmate...he has often said, if you ever feel like a bath, just go for it...So today..I did...
OK..well half an hour of scrubbing the bath tub later I was mumbling under my breath about mildrew, soap scrum, pubic hair and some unrecognisable bits....but finally the bath tub was clean...Run the bath...rummage under my bathroom sink for the bath bubbly stuff I got for christmas..got it...next....shut the balcony doors to keep the traffic noise out...OK done that...next..I know..I'll put on the CD Mum gave me for Chrissy...Rainforest Sounds...sounds lovely...Ok get the gear off, put a towel on the floor...Into the bath...........
Mmm...I lay back and actually thought, this is really nice......then CRASH....Holy hell, flatmates come home early...I grab for a towel...but no footsteps.....Hmm...I wonder what the noise was...well noone is in the apartment, must be something on the balcony..I can check that after the bath.....I sink back from the startled upright position I had assumed...whats that..sounds like gallons of running water, cascading down somewhere nearby...sit bolt upright again..check the plug hole..seems ok and the level of water hasnt gone down......sit back....hmm....then the hot water tap decided to...well not turn itself on...but purge like a last held back flow of boiling hot water right onto my decidely not well placed foot......Buggar...and now I can hear voices.......that's it I've had enough.....I jump out of the bath, slip on the towel and land on my arse......great.....so I pick myself up, cover myself up and go into the lounge to see where the voices are coming from................its the bloody rainforest CD....it sounds like a bunch of pygmies I guess....and they are having a picnic by a waterfall that sounds like Niagra...........Ok.....that's good.....no problem...but guess what.....bathtime is over for me.....I empty the bath, wash down the sides and walk away.......Nerves a tingle.....now where did I hide my long lost TM teacher's number...?
The reason I thought of the fridge magnet was today I discovered just how on edge my nerves are... ...so there I was sitting alone in my mortgage this afternoon, contemplating life and thinking too much about what I dont have........of course not being grateful for what I do have...which is something I am trying to work on.......When I said out loud...Right, enough of this, you have so much time on your hands and so many things on the list of things you'd like to do before you die, so how about we look around and find something to do..that you enjoy..something nice.....something that doesnt cost any money....or is inexpensive......
In fact I realised that the whole 2 years, 5 months, 3 days I have had this mortgage I have never had a bath...I did have to give up the bathroom with the bathtub when I got a flatmate, but it didnt bother me, I prefer to shower, there is something a bit too relaxing about a bath..sorry I am digressing again..So..there is a lovely bathtub, but it now belongs to my male flatmate...he has often said, if you ever feel like a bath, just go for it...So today..I did...
OK..well half an hour of scrubbing the bath tub later I was mumbling under my breath about mildrew, soap scrum, pubic hair and some unrecognisable bits....but finally the bath tub was clean...Run the bath...rummage under my bathroom sink for the bath bubbly stuff I got for christmas..got it...next....shut the balcony doors to keep the traffic noise out...OK done that...next..I know..I'll put on the CD Mum gave me for Chrissy...Rainforest Sounds...sounds lovely...Ok get the gear off, put a towel on the floor...Into the bath...........
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Comment by David
This is the type of post that needs pics ... *
Just joking, okay? ...
But talking about your mum and fridge magnets has given me a good idea for my next post... so thanks ...
These are real posts ... This is what blogging is about ...
David ...
Comment by Miss Nomer
Glad to be inspiring something with that episode!!!
I really need to get a life (my most recent ex told me that..and u know what now I know what he meant)
x
Comment by charliesgirl_992000
Histeries, Mysteries and what not
Lifes little slices
Mystical Creativity
Tammy
Comment by Miss Nomer
Have a great weekend X
Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
As much as I share your pain (and I mean literally... post bath tiles are slippery little suckers..) I'm laughing so hard* I'm in pain again!
*at the post**
**why did I feel the need to clarify that?
....hahahahahahahahahahahaha! !!
Unnerved me.
...warmth Miss Nomer....
Dusk
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Comment by Lily
Ars Poetica
sorry it had to end this way...
sounds like a song, don't it??
god, i've probably put you off baths forever, i hope not, maybe the kind for two is better..
~Lily
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Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
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Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
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Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
And with one of my kids bathing in it twice a day at the moment, minimum (chicken pox) and living in a small house, half of the house or more smells like it permanently.
I even had essential oils in there the other day, it still didn't kill the smell.