Organizing 'Me Time'

In my late 50s, with a rather fragile autonomic nervous system, I have been thinking about 'how to spend my me time'.
(This is also this month's theme for the 'Garden of Words' membership I participate in.)

I am not good at being alone...
I feel lonely when I am by myself...
But,
when there are people (my family) around, the sounds of their daily lives bother me.

For me, feeling a bit stuck like that,
the most comfortable way to spend 'me time' is,
--"Bath Time"
--"Bath time"!

In the bath, I soak in the tub.
And then, I wash my body.
I don't do anything particularly special.

While feeling the warmth of the hot water,
I leave the window open just a crack to feel the breeze.

In the morning or during the day, I use natural light,
and at night, I turn off the lights and soak in the tub in the dimness, relying on the light spilling in from the dressing room.

When I do this,
I feel as if every single cell in my body is rejoicing.

When I still have pain in my legs,
I rotate them.
I rotate my ankles,
rotate my lower legs,
and rotate my hip joints.
Then, the pain eases.

My mind is always busy.
However, when I get in the bath
and commune with the water, my thoughts become clear.
Strangely, ideas start to bubble up.

Even when I am feeling distressed,
I get flashes of inspiration that lead to solutions.

The ultimate 'me time' is,
amidst the warm steam,
the person that is me,
just being in the bathtub.
I simply savor that.

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