Snowflake Challenge Day 1

[turps]

Bandom holidays have gone live and I was gifted with Better Than Him which is early days Mikey/Gerard/Ray, and I mean, come on. That's a very pretty threesome right there. I don't know if my writer is on my flist, but if you are, thank you again anon writer of awesome for writing something so catered to my tastes. You're fantastic.

I haven't read or looked at any of the other works yet, but in total there are 18, which I think is pretty fabulous. Way to go bandom people. I always try to read and feed everything in exchanges, so am looking forward to checking out the rest. If anyone is interested the works are here. I may even read and feed my own story if a guessing post is put up, though I always feel weird about that. Should I heap praise on myself? Tell myself I suck? The sky is the limit!

Other things. I went to see Bumblebee yesterday and it was great. I'm glad we picked that over Mary Poppins, though may still go and see that at some point. We saw in New Year sitting in our bedroom watching the firework displays for miles around -- having a house on a hill helps with that. We're not big drinkers at all, but decided to have a drink of the bottle that we brought back from holiday. And soon realised what tastes lovely in a hot, summer farmers market stall in the Canary Island really doesn't taste the same at home. Also, why the hell did we apparently buy fermented banana wine? The majority of the bottle went down the sink today, but we did have a shot of marshmallow vodka each. That was nice.

And now, snowflake day one.


Day 1

In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My bath. I love my bath, it's big and deep and unless I'm out late, which isn't very often, I have a bath every night. I like to have lobster baths, where they're so hot I come out with bright red skin. I love using Lush products, usually bubble bath bars that fill my bath with suds, often too many and I have to lie reading with my arms stuck up in the air to keep my kindle away from the bubbles. I love products, face masks and body conditioners and find if I don't go in the bath I don't sleep as well, even though my bath times are well before bed times.

I always read in the bath. Usually on my kindle fire, but sometimes an actual book. But sometimes I use my fire to watch an episode of something on Netflix. That's how I made my way through Grace and Frankie, watching a new ep each night. I've even got everything set up for ultimate bath comfort, a flannel on the bath side to stop my legs slipping when I prop my feet against the sink to achieve the ultimate water submersion against need to have hands out to change page ratio.

I've read thousands of stories in my bath, hundreds of books, seen many many tv shows. Shed tears and on one notable occasion ended up with a cat falling into the bath with me. Though that's unusual, mostly they just sit in the sink and watch. Pervert cats that they are.

Yeah, it's my happy place. It's calming and my bath and bathroom walls always have a slight shimmer of glitter due to all the bath bombs/bubble bath bars that I use. So it's my happy, shiny, calming place.

Comments

[seleneheart]

Your bath sounds amazing! So luxurious and the very definition of self-care! We should all slow down enough to enjoy a relaxing bath instead of rushing through a shower.

[shadowhive]

I’m glad you liked your fic! It’s awesome there’s so much stuff to read. I’ve read a few so far (starting with the one for me of course) and ahh. The one I got was Gerard/Mikey/Ray too, which ngh.

I feel you there, I’ve never done a challenge like this where my work has been anon so it’s strange to get used to. I’m glad so many have been done though and I’ll totally do it next year too (or any other such challenges)

I’ve heard bumblebee is meant to be good. I’ve not seen many of the transformers movies but I’m glad people like it. I’m not a big drinker either, I usually just drink stuff like bucks fizz at Christmas and new year. I love stuff like that that’s fruity, most other booze tends to be ugh to me (I dunno how people can drink beer). Banana wine? I never knew there was such a thing! Or marshmallow vodka

I’m not a big bath person, but that does sound pretty nice. I’d be too afraid to use my pad in the bath though. I have read books in the bath before though

Glitter is always good!

[stripytights]

Even reading your description of your happy place makes me feel relaxed. Ultimate bath comfort indeed.

Also marshmellow vodka sounds pretty interesting.

[norsellie]

I am a fellow bath-lover, although I can't stand mine quite as hot as you describe. I just float and muse in mine.

[oldtoadwoman]

I picked the bath too. Although your tub sounds better than mine. Someday, I want a nice deep tub. (I might be moving when my lease comes due this spring and a larger tub is on my wish list.)

I love the mental image of your cats just staring at you while you read. ♥

[teigh_corvus]

This is the most vivid description I've seen of your bath set-up/ practice, and it is delightful! It's marvelous how central it is to your fandom experience. And I can't help grinning over the mental image of the glitter tub. Though - OH NO, NO CATS IN BATHS. Silly fuzzybutt.

[eglantiere]

just thinking about your bath makes me feel all nice and fuzzy. what a lovely place! awwww. (i'm glad both you and the cat escaped with your lives, ha.)

[frausorge]

I'm impressed how much you've fine-tuned and optimized your bath experience! And really, leaving a slight shimmer of glitter in your wake is the right way to go through life, imo.

[northern]

That sounds so nice, reading in the bath!

[sperrywink]

I loved looking at my awesome bathtub???? Ahahaha. bath!fail!!

I'm glad you have a daily joyful bath ritual!

[wenchpixie]

There are some very delightful bits and pieces resulting from Bandom Hols this year :).

OMG, I didn't know I knew anyone else who'd ha a surprise!cat bath companion ;D. They're a bit sharp when that happens... ;).

[turlough]

*boggles* Fermented banana wine?!!! *boggles again* You certainly know how to see the new year in with style ;-D

I knew it! You did talk about your baths! I don't like taking bath myselfs but you always make yours sound absolutely delightful. And very luxurious! Despite the pervy kitties :-)

[glitteryv]

Aww, that fic sounds like it's tailored made for you. ;)

Ah, 'm so glad that y'all enjoyed Bumblebee (srsly, I've yet to hear anyone say that movie was "just OK" or that they didn't like it.)

[ephemera]

I am so not a bath person, but your Perfect Shrine of Bathing Relaxation And Sparkle makes me smile, because you so clearly are, and people should revel in things that they love, and you do, and it's good ;)

[rikes]

Your bathing routine sounds lovely!

[brandywine28]

FERMENTED BANANA WINE. Now I'm thinking about the lyrics to that Hozier song 'Cherry Wine' and imagining the rewrite of the century. :)