I subscribe to a few newsletters for freelance writers. Some are about marketing, and others have writing tips or ideas for how to build your writing career.

I’ll never forget what one of my favorite newsletters said one day. It was talking about creating a daily schedule that keeps you productive and energized, and one of the suggestions was to reward yourself at the end of the day with a hot bath instead of a quick shower.

I did exactly that the other day. I had some major deadlines I was trying to meet, so after a long day of working, I made sure to relax in a hot bath.

Our bathtub is a big, high-sided claw foot tub, and I’ve often wondered how kids and elderly people would fare trying to get in and out of it. I guess if we stay in the same house until old age, eventually we’ll have to think about what we want to do with that tub to make sure neither of us have accidents as we age. I love my hot baths and can’t go without, so I suppose when the day comes that I can’t step over the high side of a claw foot tub, I’ll have to consider investing in a walk in bath!

How do you reward yourself for a hard day’s work?

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