It must be time I took a bath!

Last Christmas my husband gave to me some lovely bath/pampering products which included some bath bombs ... a pack of 5 to be precise. I had a 4 week old baby (and a 2 year old) and we had just been through a very busy few months moving to Melbourne. This gift was his way of encouraging me to look after myself ... it was a really beautiful gift.

Now we have just moved back to Sydney and we are 3 weeks away from Christmas ... I still have 2 bath bombs left! This means in almost 12 months I have only taken 3 baths ... hmmmm ....

I really love a soak in a nice hot bath so why have I had so few? Well, I seem to recall that the few I did take were cut very short by a crying baby deciding that she didn't feel like sleeping after all so they lacked the relaxing vibe I was seeking. Then, I think I fell into the trap of looking at the bath, with the duck slip mat, the bag of bath toys and the baby seat and decided it was all too hard to pull it all out so I would jump under a shower instead.

For me this is more than just about how many baths I have had ... it is a reflection of how little time and energy I really invest in my own self care. I would like to see this change in 2012. I would like to see myself put my own needs above my family a little more often and I would like to be more committed to doing things that make me feel really good.

What about you? Do you have some simple self care things that are absent from life right now? What would it take to change this?

Love to hear from you :)

Linda x