Because you never know when ideas strike, I’m a firm believer in having a notebook in every room of the house. So my kitchen, bedroom, living room and bathroom all have little notebooks or paper & pen in case I need it. This often comes in handy when you’re watching a pot boil and a rhyme falls into place, or if you’re in the loo and can’t go to your computer to jot down an idea.
I thought my various notebooks covered any exigencies but I had forgotten one area that is known to be idea-friendly – the bath.
I was lounging in a sea of bubbles thinking of nothing in particular when two great ideas plopped into my head. I was startled. Then dismayed. I could see the notebook on the bathroom cabinet nestled with almost-overdue library magazines. Getting out would mean dripping on the bathroom floor, an interrupted soak and unnecessary cleaning…so I stayed put (laziness won), repeating the ideas over and over in my head, willing myself not to forget.
I finished my bath sooner than expected. The ideas weighed heavier than the pleasure of the soak. I could always do that again, but the ideas once gone…
This got me thinking of possible solutions to the ideas-in-the-bath quandry. I once read of shower crayons that you can use to scribble on tiles, then wipe out. I think they’re meant for kids 
, but that would be a good solution. Anybody use these?
