[LiteraryLark]

Hi everyone!

I thought we could use this space to play "Show and Tell" and share photos or text of things that we are proud of...only this time we won't have to stand up in front of the class: we get to do it in the comfort of wherever we find comfortable!

Here's my show and tell. It's a photo of me that my mom took while we celebrated my birthday at the casino. We had an absolute blast! We had mimosas with our lunch and had hot hot hot hot slots that was raining money on us...We were both ahead when we left. Then we had Dutch Bros coffee afterwards and had a very good evening.

I don't take many photos of myself, but I really love this photo, and even though I'm wearing a mask, I thought this is perfect to share here since it keeps me pretty anonymous.

[divine1966]

I always thought you are gorgeous. This is a different hair style than what I remember in your old pics. I like it a lot! Nice necklace too. So glad you had fun on your birthday

[Nammu]

Wow what a nice birthday 🎂 that is a great photo.

I’ll have to think of something to show and tell.

[downandlonely]

Cute photo with the elf

[LiteraryLark]

Originally Posted by divine1966

I always thought you are gorgeous. This is a different hair style than what I remember in your old pics. I like it a lot! Nice necklace too. So glad you had fun on your birthday

What a nice thing to say!!! Thank you so much!!!

I love my necklaces! They are so much fun and I have so many nice ones to choose from!

[LiteraryLark]

Originally Posted by divine1966

I always thought you are gorgeous. This is a different hair style than what I remember in your old pics. I like it a lot! Nice necklace too. So glad you had fun on your birthday

Now I'm curious as to when I last uploaded a pic of myself hehehe. My hair is always changing. I'm very fussy with it and if I'm not cutting it I'm dying it. Although when I moved to Oregon I shaved my head and let it grow out naturally to shoulder length. Then when I moved on my own I dyed it a lot. Then I had my heart broken then went back to nautral color and got this hairstyle. Who knows where my liberation will take me with my hair

[LiteraryLark]

I have to share this!

This is based on a creative writing prompt from my mom about special talents. I want to share this for my Show and Tell because I'm sure a lot of people can relate when it comes to bath time, and my special talent is helping the elderly with bath time (as a caregiver).

Enjoy!!!

An Ode to Bath Time

Today I took a bath
With my rubber ducky
Bubbles and peppermint oil
I scrub a dubbed
Until I felt clean and holy
Like the power of the steamy hot temp
Washed away the pain and grief
As I sank lower and lower
Blowing bubbles from my nose
Letting the menthol of the peppermint
Relieve the tension of a hard day's work

Why do I sit and argue with myself
About whether I really need to be clean
When the bath is so hot and inviting
Billowing bubbles going poof poof poof when I slide in
What is there to dread?
Is this what the elderly think?
When I drag them by the arm
Promising them they'll be a new man or woman
And "No, no, no!" they cry
"Don't put me in the tub!"
"Oh," I thought as I gather up the sudsy bubbles
"You'll feel so much better."
They grunted and grumbled, and they did other things to bide their time
Anything but a bath, good gracious no

So I thought, while sitting in the tub
Why do I feel this way?
Like them, afraid of the bath?
Even though they're required two baths a week
Sometimes, it can be two weeks before they step in
Or worse, a month, oh I can't bear to fathom those who go longer
Am I really that bad?

The bath can be too hot
Or not enough bubbles
Sometimes, I just feel sad
And go without a bath
For a few days, or do I daresay a week?

I hate to admit,
I am lucky to get clean once a week
The effort is treacherous
By god, the scrubbing and the tediousness of it all.

To get undressed, my ugly nakedness
Would scare most people silly
And oh, the steam would fog up my glasses
And then I'd have to change clothes

"But oh, Mr. Wesley, you'll be a brand new man
Think of how good you'll feel
Your day will start out right
When you get into clean clothes after a nice hot bath"
And they'd get angry, if I push them too hard
But eventually they'd cave in
And something special would happen
When I start scrub a dubbing...

"Why, you're right!
This bath is just perfect
I could sit in this tub all day
And I even feel young again
These bubbles just lift my spirits
I'm not ashamed of my nakedness anymore
You make me feel safe...and clean!"

See, that wasn't so bad
I thought as I pull the plug
No, I won't hop up
I want to sit there till the water is gone
And I'll throw the towel on me when the tub's empty
Because I'm just so pleased with the bath
It was so darn delightfrul
And I feel like a new woman

So my special gift, one so unique
Is one I take great pleasure in
Helping those with bath time
Even though its something I struggle with myself
But like them, I'm very similar
in a very unique way...

You can drag me to the bath,
But don't you dare drag me out!!!

[Mountaindewed]

My real name (not legal but the one I use now) is either the name of a member from The Beatles, The Monkees, or The Beach Boys. Have fun guessing.

[downandlonely]

I guess George.

About baths, I used to love them and have a nice big tub, but now that I'm obese it's difficult to get up out of the tub. So I mainly shower.

[divine1966]

Originally Posted by LiteraryLark

Now I'm curious as to when I last uploaded a pic of myself hehehe. My hair is always changing. I'm very fussy with it and if I'm not cutting it I'm dying it. Although when I moved to Oregon I shaved my head and let it grow out naturally to shoulder length. Then when I moved on my own I dyed it a lot. Then I had my heart broken then went back to nautral color and got this hairstyle. Who knows where my liberation will take me with my hair

You were still in California then. It was awhile back. I think it was quite long then

[unaluna]

Originally Posted by downandlonely

I guess George.

About baths, I used to love them and have a nice big tub, but now that I'm obese it's difficult to get up out of the tub. So I mainly shower.

Peter.

And im so fat, theres more of me in the tub than there is water. Eureka my crunchbird!

[mote.of.soul]

Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

My real name (not legal but the one I use now) is either the name of a member from The Beatles, The Monkees, or The Beach Boys. Have fun guessing.

Is it Mike Love? That's a pretty cool sounding name. He was in The Beach Boys. 🙂