An evening of self care✨

After a long day of doing nothing important, Deborah decided to take the evening off. She's been on break for a week and a half and has been feeling guilty for not accomplishing anything on her ever-growing to-do list, but she reminds herself that it is okay to simply exist and that she is not a machine but a human. Humans need rest, she tells herself. So she gets up, dusts off her record player, puts on her favorite track, and begins to dance. And dance, and dance, and dance. When she is finally exhausted, she decides to cook herself some dinner. It's simple, really, but with the addition of way too much Trader Joe's seasonings and not quite enough sriracha, it becomes one of her favorite meals. Satisfying. After finishing her meal, she ponders for a moment. If she's not working or feeling guilty about not working, what is she supposed to do? A brilliant idea pops into her head. Take a bath, of course! So she runs the water as hot as it'll go, using an expired Lush product that she found in her bathroom cabinet. Coupled with her favorite candle and a long-forgotten book, she fully relaxes. She only leaves the tub once the water has gotten too cool for her liking and finally dries off with a towel. And afterwards, she cozies up in her favorite blanket and begins to watch whatever Korean drama she is obsessed with at the moment before dozing off into a deep sleep.