October 4, 2010-Monday Melodies and Bathtime Bliss

     I love days when life slows down a bit, at least for me.  My boyfriend is currently working 6 days a week due to an important maintenance project at work, and the kids are with their dad for the weekend, so I had a weekend day all to myself.  I started out with a good night's sleep and waking up with my honey to go to breakfast. After he took off to work, I blogged a bit and took a walk around the island.  I haven't had a chance to do this on Roi since I started my blog this past summer.  It was nice to familiarize myself with my "temporary" home again.  By the time I was done, it was time for lunch. After lunch, I decided to head down to the beach shack for a bit and relax with a good book. Unfortunately, it's rainy season here, and although it's warm rain, it's still rain, and a gloomy beach day just isn't the same as a sunny one, so after about an hour it was back home to indulge in something I rarely get to indulge in, a bath in a full size bath tub.  You see, on Kwajalein, the BQ's (Bachelor's Quarters) only have showers, and many of the homes only have these half tubs masquerading as real bathtubs, so it's quite a treat when I get to relax in a regular size bathtub as the BQ's on Roi all have normal size tubs. 
     When I take a bath, I require certain luxuries like sweet smelling Calgon powder or some sort of bath beads or bubbles, a comfy bath mat or pillow to relax my body and head on, my Ipod or soft music playing in the background, and a magazine or book to read.  Today was no exception, I experienced total relaxation as I almost fell asleep in a warm tub with music in my ears and a book in my hand.  Days like today are so important for everyone.  We need days where we have no responsibilities, no schedule, no stress, and where we can enjoy those things that make us feel relaxed and special.  Today was a day for Monday melodies and bath time bliss. Recalling the melodies of the birds chirping on the path ahead of me during my walk and soaring high in the air above me, the breaking of the waves and the crunching of coral slowly being ground into soft sand under my feet at the beach shack, and the music of my favorite artists on my Ipod as I soaked in the tub.  Tomorrow, when the stress of life and work sets in again, I'll close my eyes and take myself back to yesterday and to the melodies of the atoll to relax my mind and body and bring the weekend a little closer to me.