To some, their bathroom might not seem too important to them.
I often hear of people going in and out, and never spend a good
amount of time in their bathrooms. For me, that was never the case.
Growing up, my bathroom was where I spent a lot of my time. My mom
would do my hair there every morning before school, and she would help
me brush my teeth and make me take one of those purple fluoride pills
that tasted horrible. It was where I took baths every night, and I would
pretend to sell the soaps and shampoos to my sister like I was on an infomercial.
Fast forward to a time where I started taking showers, and I
preferred to be in the bathroom without my mom. She would visit
occasionally for times where she would help me take my temperature
and give me medicine, but for the most part now the bathroom
became my alone time. It was where I discovered I had acne at the
age of 11, and where I would try hundreds of dollars worth of
products to help fix my face. This bathroom was the place where
I discovered my first of many insecurities, but in the future
where I learned to overcome them.
It was also the place where I tried one of my favorite things
in the world to this day, makeup. I could now cover my acne,
not well, but it was a start. I could express myself through
makeup and hair, and I loved every second of it.
My love for makeup and hair never died, but my skills have definitely
improved. Less acne and a lot of purple eyeshadow later I was now
in high school, spending more and more time in my bathroom. Blasting
music before school as I got ready, fighting with my sister over
counter space and the mirror. It was also where I was taking insanely
long showers trying to figure out how to shave correctly, and my dad
would yell about how much hot water I was using.
Then there is now, where the rule of no showers after 10pm still exists,
but my time in the bathroom is much more relaxed. My sister and I are no
longer on the same schedule, let alone not home for a long period of time
together anymore, so the fights over who is spending too much time in the
bathroom is not an issue. The occasional fight still happening now and again,
and it sends shivers down my spine as I think back to high school,
but getting to be home together during college breaks makes it worth it.
My bathroom will forever be one of my favorite places, and I will continue
to love it until my parents sell my house. I think there will never be a
better bathroom in my eyes, until I have the chance to design one for myself
when I'm rich and famous, but that one will not hold the memories I have made
throughout growing up.