To this day, it surprises me that the thing I blew my bonus on in 2007 turned out to be a really good idea. I'm talking of course about that first hot tub I bought, as a single guy with no financial accountability to anyone else. It felt like a cliché, a way to impress women, but it turned out to be a fantastic way to relax and clear my head. (And oddly enough, very few people, women or otherwise, had been in it.)
It pained me to sell that hot tub when we moved to Seattle, and not owning a house where I could put one was hard. It shouldn't be surprising that it was a big priority to get another one when we moved back, though smaller and less expensive was better.
This winter has been awful for using it, not because of the temperatures, but because of the wind. Twenty degrees is no problem, but if it gets windy, it's not fun. When a lot of time passes, I almost forget that it's there. Then I get back in it and feel better when I get out. I've been dealing with a lot of stress the last few weeks. The tub helps control it.
Still, I wonder if there's a novelty that has partially worn off. Diana almost never uses it anymore, so that's a bummer. I also won't use it if I'm home alone with Simon, because of my irrational parent fear that I could drown while he's sleeping and he'd choke on some random object (in his sleep). If that weren't enough, my "less stuff" mentality makes me wonder if I'll want one after a future move. My priorities seem to be changing.
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