Thoughts on Bathrooms (or, the most random post ever)

The other night, after a long day at work, I wanted nothing more than to take a nice, relaxing, hot bubble bath. I proceeded to fill the tub with an absolutely delicious-smelling mango scented bubble bath, got out my nifty little bath pillow and settled in. Somewhere between thinking "This is really relaxing," and "I'd better put some more hot water into this before it ices over with the window being open," I turned my head to the left...to catch sight of the toilet, sitting not two feet away from my head.

Suddenly, all the sweet-smelling bubblebath in the world couldn't mask the fact that I was bathing in such close proximity to a waste receptacle. Now, I do understand why this is so...bathrooms in general are where the type of plumbing that is conducive to both bathing and...well, other things that I won't mention simply out of decency happens to be located. However, it seems strange  that in such a supposedly "advanced" society as the one we live in today, such functions aren't kept separate out of some innate sense of decency.

I'm reminded more and more of this old, crappy, rather run-down house I rented a room in when I was attending an actual university as opposed to a community college. The place was drafty, damp, and didn't even have modern three-pronged outlets, let alone any sort of cable TV or possibility of such. No internet, either. Anyway, in spite of these deficiencies, this old crappy house was the most advanced I've ever lived in, at least in terms of bathroom logic. One such room was devoted entirely to a the toilet and sink, with another (separate!!) room for the shower alone. 'Twas bliss, showering there. Of all the things I miss about about that town (which are admittedly very few) the solitary shower room is the one I remember most frequently.

I realize that this rant is pretty random, and for the most part rather nonsensical. Most of the time, thoughts such as these never even enter my head, and I'm pretty sure most people aren't thinking about their toilets as they bathe. But if you really give bathroom layouts some thought, the whole thing is pretty disgusting. Not quite as disgusting as the baths I currently have to take since this apartment doesn't include a shower, but I digress. When I have the money to design my own house, the first thing I'll insist on is a separate showering/bathing area...and a bidet somewhere very near the toilet. But that's another entry.

 

 

Thoughts on Bathrooms (or, the most random post ever)

The other night, after a long day at work, I wanted nothing more than to take a nice, relaxing, hot bubble bath. I proceeded to fill the tub with an absolutely delicious-smelling mango scented bubble bath, got out my nifty little bath pillow and settled in. Somewhere between thinking "This is really relaxing," and "I'd better put some more hot water into this before it ices over with the window being open," I turned my head to the left...to catch sight of the toilet, sitting not two feet away from my head.

Suddenly, all the sweet-smelling bubblebath in the world couldn't mask the fact that I was bathing in such close proximity to a waste receptacle. Now, I do understand why this is so...bathrooms in general are where the type of plumbing that is conducive to both bathing and...well, other things that I won't mention simply out of decency happens to be located. However, it seems strange  that in such a supposedly "advanced" society as the one we live in today, such functions aren't kept separate out of some innate sense of decency.

I'm reminded more and more of this old, crappy, rather run-down house I rented a room in when I was attending an actual university as opposed to a community college. The place was drafty, damp, and didn't even have modern three-pronged outlets, let alone any sort of cable TV or possibility of such. No internet, either. Anyway, in spite of these deficiencies, this old crappy house was the most advanced I've ever lived in, at least in terms of bathroom logic. One such room was devoted entirely to a the toilet and sink, with another (separate!!) room for the shower alone. 'Twas bliss, showering there. Of all the things I miss about about that town (which are admittedly very few) the solitary shower room is the one I remember most frequently.

I realize that this rant is pretty random, and for the most part rather nonsensical. Most of the time, thoughts such as these never even enter my head, and I'm pretty sure most people aren't thinking about their toilets as they bathe. But if you really give bathroom layouts some thought, the whole thing is pretty disgusting. Not quite as disgusting as the baths I currently have to take since this apartment doesn't include a shower, but I digress. When I have the money to design my own house, the first thing I'll insist on is a separate showering/bathing area...and a bidet somewhere very near the toilet. But that's another entry.