There is one saying that says: You only realize how much you cared about someone until you have lost him. Try to imagine the same saying but refer it to an action rather than a person. This is what the following rows are about…

Ever since my departure from Romania last winter, I knew that I was about to face the ultimate disaster: my human right of taking a normal bath inside a bath tub would be withdrawn from the list of my possible actions. Not only had I known that I would be coming back to my shared bathtubless bathroom in Skjoldhoj kollegiet but I also had a feeling that I would get close to July without having the privilege of a normal bath. I was speaking with a very dear friend of mine about baths and my nostalgy regarding this topic popped back in my mind, bringing a lot of memories that simply make my body shiver in delight thinking about the upcoming evening of the 2nd of July: I will spend 1 or 2 hours in my bath tub in Bucharest, enjoying that bath like it would be my last.

What I am really curious about is the way you guys (and gals of course) adjust the temperature of the water in the bathtub. I have had a series of disturbing experiences sometime ago and I think I have discovered the perfect strategy (alright, it might have some flaws but it’s close to perfect anyway) of adjusting the water temperature. I got you curios, haven’t I? Meh, first let me tell you one of the disturbing experiences I was telling you about earlier.

As you probably know, I hav always been a multitasking kind of guy. This means that I used to let the water pour inside the bathtub and then do something else in the amount of time left until the bathtub would be filled with water. So, when the time came, I went back in the bathroom, got naked, took a sit on the edge of the bathtub and shoved a foot inside the water. AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH it was so damn fucking frigging extra super uber HOT ! I pulled out the foot and started screaming my lungs out due to the pain. I swear, the water was so hot that I couldn’t even put my hand to raise the lid that holds the water in the tub. Ever since happenings like this, I do the following:

• I make sure the temperature inside the bathroom fits my temperature standards (which have lowered since I am a Danish resident) which means that I can stay in my underwear and not get any goosebumps or shivering because of the cold.
• I only let the warm/hot water flow and fill 5-6 centimeters of the bathtub and then I get inside. (don’t worry about putting your bottom inside extremely hot water. the temperature of the bathtub combined with the temperature of the water will result in a very pleasant water to sit in.
• You then settle the water flow to your desired temperature, making sure to check from time to time whether or not you still feel comfortable.
• Stop the water when you get to the safety point. The safety point is the point where if you put more water inside the bathtub and put your head inside the water, water pours outside of the tub.

Well, those being said, I wish you a pleasant bath like the one I am so dreaming of (I don’t want to take anymore showers but I have to) and I would like to ask you what your actions into taking a perfect bath are