I went on a canoe race this morning to raise a little dough for a volunteer fire department. Now my shoulders are burning. How’s that for irony?

To make sure I’m going to be able to function tomorrow, I’m going to take an epsom salt bath. I try to take one epsom salt bath a week to help my body recover from a weeks worth of workouts…it’s great for comforting sore muscles and reducing inflammation.

You can get epson salt at fine stores like Walgreens. They even carry some with lavender that is suppose to make you sleepy—which sounds a little risky to me. So, if you decide to buy the lavender epsom salt bath, make sure you call a fireman and/or life guard first in case you go under. That, or wear a life jacket.

Sweet dreams.