Epsom Baths

This past weekend we finished our chicken coop.  While the tale of that adventure belongs on our homeschooling blog, or the microfarm blog we have yet to start, the self-care I need to do because of it belongs here.

So, what do you do when you've installed nearly 1,000 staples with a $10 staple gun, contorted your torso in positions only seen in Cirque du Soleil, knelt too long, and used a circular saw with improper body mechanics one too many times?  You soak.

Preferably in a deep tub with some epsom salts.  However, if you're like me and feel that it is too much effort to clear off the garden tub, clean it from lack of use, and wait forever for it to fill decently since its design is poorly executed, you can opt for a regular tub with epsoms.  Now, if the regular tub requires too much effort to scour because you haven't been keeping on your children about their non-daily chores, you can opt for the glorious footbath.  A little wash tub (or dish pan), a little water, a little epsom salts--you can be doing your body some good while reading, paying bills, feeding the baby, watching tv, facebooking, playing sudoku, instructing your children, or blogging.  Less effort, less water, less clean-up, less hassle.

And if you're willing to put forth the effort to carry it out there, you could even water part of your garden with it once you're done!

I discuss footbaths further in my Basic Self-Care workshops.

-JS