Day 9 - Busy Day!

Just drove home from Manchester and my youngest DD (dolly daughter) has been all round the ground floor of the house, tidying up and lighting scented candles to welcome me back - wee darlin'. I'm knackered from getting up at 7.30am, teaching most of the day, then driving 200 miles. So, what a welcome!

For tonight's plan, I have decided to launch a two-pronged attack, one being the bathroom cabinet downstairs, the other a much more pleasurable task. Armed with my trusty wash-basket, I cleared the entire shelf of the cabinet into the basket and, as I do with all boring chores, I carry out this operation in front of the TV.

Here, I arrange a small basket to contain skin care and cotton pads, another with sanitary towels, (3 girls in the house) and one with tampons. This way, I can see at a glance when to top-up. Next are all the male and female disposable razors (unused). These are good, upright in a plastic tumbler, again to see when to re-stock. There is also a make-up bag with all the little accoutrements such as tweezers, nail-clippers, spare unused make-up and brushes to match.

This is the bathroom beauty zone. Sorted..........! I threw out lots of empty tampon wrappers and you know those wee curled up papers from the ST's. I threw out all the empty this and that and all the rust-encrusted razors, only fit to shave a hairy T-Rex! Wipe down the shelf and hey presto! A ten-minute de-clutter!

Next, I present the reward for today! I bought a paper gift-bag (pictured here), labelled "Just for you". I packed it with beautiful-smelling bubble bath, lady's shaving foam and razor, a lovely exfoliating scrub with a puff-ball to use with it, a back-scrubber, a foot-grater, cotton buds for the little "tricky" bits, and shampoo and conditioner (the good stuff, kept away from little pouring hands who seem to use it to clean the drains with). This gets hung on a hook or handle in the bathroom and replenished after each pamper session.

I fill an oil-burner with some coconut essential oil, put the fluffy bath-robe on to the radiator to heat, the fluffy slippers at the ready and Classic FM on the bathroom radio. Chill-time! I emerge like a bar of melted chocolate, I'm so relaxed and unwound from this day in the life of........................x