In light of March Madness, I created a tournament bracket that has goals I’ve set for myself as well as rewards I get when I complete those goals. Rewards make things so much more…rewarding. It gives me a brief moment to take a break and remind myself that I’ve put a lot of hard work into getting to where I’m at today.

I completed the 4-mile run a few days ago, so it was time for a bubble bath. I have not taken a bath since 2008. I think baths are a waste of water and something about sitting in my own filth bothers me. Plus, when I was living in China, we didn’t have a bath and when I went traveling through Southeast Asia, they didn’t have hot water and I showered from a bucket or a river.

Taking a bath almost seemed foreign to me. Good thing there’s an amazing bath store called Lush. Their products are all handmade, smell great, and very creative. They have this bath bomb that you throw into a tubful of water, and it fizzes and explodes. It’s awesome, kind of like launching a grenade into your bath tub.

The one I used is called Think Pink. Trust me, I hate pink but it seemed fitting. If I was going to treat myself to a bubble bath, it had better be girlie. And girlie it was. After the bath bomb exploded and turned my bath water pink, it also released little hearts into the water so that I ended up bathing in a pool of hearts. It’s pretty neat. My skin ended up really soft and smooth. It was the perfect reward for a 4-mile run.

So ladies, get yourself some bath bombs. Boys, treat your special lady to a special bath. It’s worth it.