Reserve a brief bath to distinguish a difficult episode from the next daily decision.
Materials
- A bath product for people, marketed and fragrance-freequantity indicated on the label
- Running wateramount needed to fill the bathtub to the usual level
- A towel1
Step by step
- Close the bathroom door and check that the cat stays outside.
- Read the product label and locate the indicated usage amount.
- Fill the bathtub with water to the level you usually use.
- Add only the amount of product indicated on the label.
- Stay in the bathroom for a few minutes and name a possible action for later.
- Completely empty the bathtub when finished.
- Rinse the surface with running water and wipe up any spills.
- Open the door only when the bathtub is empty, rinsed and without accessible remains.
The meaning of practice
Closing a bad streak works here as a framework for reflection on what you want to leave behind; The bath does not alter the facts or the luck.