When the girls were infants we washed them in a special baby bathtub. It was basically a giant moulded plastic baby-sized bowl with a non-slip reclining slope on one side. I’m sure my grandmother would have found the need for this thing absolutely hilarious. Her kids were scrubbed in the horse trough! With cold water! In the winter!
I am kidding. Sort of.
The baby bath came with a small plastic container and snap-on lid; a tool to rinse soapy babies. The lid had small holes in the top, so the water would come out as a gentle watering-can like trickle in order to prevent a surge of baby shampoo that cascaded into tender eyeballs.
I am reminded of this pint-sized watering can every time I take a shower in the new apartment because it feels exactly the same. In fact, that unpleasant little dribble means I am showering less than before.
Other than that, I really like where we are living.
Other things I’ve learned this past week:
- Space is a premium…
- … this means that buying supersizes of anything (laundry detergent, toilet paper, bags of flour etc.) is a big mistake. Not that I’d do this, but we are currently the process of using up some large containers of things and it’s amazing how much precious space they take up.
- I packed too many kitchen things. I have been sheepishly re-packing extra things (purses, colanders, pie plates) to store my in-law’s basement. Gah.
- I don’t have enough space to store all of my clothing. I need a plan, or less clothing.
- I FINALLY found my belts. They were in the LAST box of clothing that I unpacked. (Of COURSE they were.) I can once again wear pants without exposing my family to repeated plumber butt.
- There’s no green bin here. I kind of knew this already but we’ve been using one for so long I forgot how much food waste goes into the garbage. And holy mackerel, it’s a lot.
- I need to hem our curtains. That should be quite amusing. Stay tuned for Andrea’s Hemming Show!
Otherwise we are slowly, gradually, eventually, going to be unpacked. And when that happens, I’m having a stiff drink.
But you want to know something? I am happy.
