I was due later in the week for an appointment with the gynecologist. Early one morning, I received a call from the doctor’s office to tell me that I had been rescheduled for that morning at 9:30am.

I had only just packed everyone off to work and school and it was already around 8:45 am. The trip to his office took about 35 minutes, so I didn’t have any time to spare. As most women do, I like to take a little extra effort over hygiene when making such visits, but this time I wasn’t going
to be able to make the full effort.

So, I rushed upstairs, threw off my pajamas, wet the washcloth that was sitting next to the sink, and gave myself a quick wash in “that area” to make sure I was at least presentable. I threw the washcloth in the clothes basket, donned some clothes, hopped in the car and raced to my appointment. I was in the waiting room for only a few minutes when I was called in.

I hopped up on the table, looked over at  the other side of the room and pretended that I was in Paris or some other  place a million miles away. I was a little surprised when the doctor said,  “My, we have made an extra effort this morning, haven’t we?” I didn’t respond.

After the appointment, I heaved a sigh of relief and went home. The rest of the day was normal … some shopping, cleaning, cooking, etc. After school when my six year old daughter was playing, she called out from the bathroom, “Mummy, where’s my washcloth?” I told her to get another one from the cupboard. She replied, “No, I need the one that was here by the sink, it had all my glitter and sparkles in it.”