The red button reality

I don't know about you but when someone tells me not to do something it suddenly becomes the only thing that I can think about. If someone says don't push the button, now you want to push the button. I know that if I had said don't touch me, my brothers would hold a finger just above the skin so they are not technically touching you but they kinda are. We all do this, if you ask me to stop the urge becomes uncontrollable. Sometimes the consequences are not that bad: like when the recipe says cool before eating and you eat it right out of the oven. Oh second thought burning the roof of your mouth on dinner suddenly makes it not as good.

After my surgery they told me I could not submerge in water, I could stand but not sit. I am not typically much of a bath person but as soon as the nurse said no sitting in the tub all I have been able to think about it how amazing a glass of wine and a bubble bath would be. I mean I don't remember the last time I took a bath, it was in St. Louis but I haven't really wanted to in a while but suddenly I am just dying to sit in one. I am not sure what it is about someone saying I can't do XXX but that is all I want to do.

I am sharing this with you because for a few minutes tonight I really considered getting in the bath tub and I wondered what is the worst that could happen? Since I am a scientist the worst that could happen is pretty bad, this is why I am writing you not luxuriating in bubble bath. I am looking forward to taking a bath in the garden tub at my new apartment.

I am not sure why we all want to push the big red button that says do not push, but I do. I know that I shouldn't do it but the more I think about not being able to do it I just really really want to do it. Oh well, it happens at least this time I am being an adult about the bath for the time being. 3 more weeks until I can be submerged in water... only 3 weeks!