Stop and Smell the Soap

When one is single and lives alone, one needs to revel in sensual pleasures as they might be found. I've decided that enjoying refreshing scents of handmade soaps during morning showers is a small pleasure that can easily be afforded, especially with internet shopping and the rising cost of everything. And as every good Italian knows, olive oil is good for everything, especially aging skin. So why not enjoy some delightful scentsation every morning during the obligatory matin ablutions, and make the entire process beneficial beyond the social necessity of cleanliness. In the summer when the weeding tasks are furious, and sweat is more profuse, what a welcome antithesis to wash up with soothing gentle non-commercial and non-chemical soap with a favorite scent that is derived from herbal oil. What a pleasure the morning shower with the silky olive lather simultaneously exfoliating the skin and the bacteria of the night while not dessicating with preservative chemicals. The olfactory pleasure makes one want to waste some water and linger. Alas, the day is too soon hurtling onward.