Toasty!
The last time I went to mikvah, the attendant was really friendly and nice and casual and laid-back. I like it when it's laid back. Like a frivolous hair appointment, like happy girl-time. There's an excited kindness, a glad enthusiasm in the air that's more appropriate to mikvah night than the serious, grave attitude some mikvah ladies give you.
She even asked me if it was warm enough when I got in. It was toasty warm! just like the enclosed, safe, comfy womb it's meant to symbolize. She also asked if the chlorine level was too much, or if it was okay. It was better than it had been, for sure. I've asked the mikvah to use hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine in the water, because you can use a lot less of the former, so it's safer & less smelly. It also breaks down in the environment & dosn't go on to poison fishes & ultimately us.
Anyway, I was glad that the chlorine amount was down. The last couple of mikvah visits I have come home stinking of it. Even though I washed again afterwards, I think it may have contributed to my developing a UTI.
Anyway, if any of you are a mikvah attendant or have the opportunity to serve that deeply holy purpose, please keep in mind to encourage joy in your women as they transform from niddah to tehorah.