Ready for a Nice, Soothing Bath? Just Head to the Backyard.
The New York Times Leah Chisolm-Allison takes her morning routine seriously. On her days off, she enjoys a big breakfast along with a smoothie. She draws a bath and sprinkles in a floral bath tea. When its ready, Ms. Chisolm-Allison heads for the backyard, because thats where her bathtub resides.
A 27-year-old autopsy technician, Ms. Chisolm-Allison lives in Tampa, Fla., and typically gets to work by 7 a.m., but a soak in her backyard bathtub on those off days soothes her. Most of us are running around, we never really take time to slow down, said Ms. Chisolm-Allison. So its just a nice reminder to just be in the moment and relax and enjoy where you are.
Ms. Chisolm-Allison bought the free-standing tub in 2021 from a furniture salvage store in downtown Tampa. It took five of us to just get it to the backyard once we got it dropped off at the house, she said. The bathtub rests in the back corner of the yard, near a palm tree, surrounded by a tropical garden planted with plumeria, passion flowers and desert roses, among other flora. A pipe connected to the houses main waterline fills the tub with hot and cold water.
