I'm not having a great week. But I'm trying to stay on top of three things: taking care of Reuben, working, and my own personal well-being, hygiene being an essential part of that. This morning I ran into a major road block. In the recent frigid cold and snow storms, our water heater has been on the fritz. So after I got up, checked in with work, made breakfast, fed Reuben, I approached the icey cold shower. Other mornings I've made myself get in. If you've never done it, an ice cold shower can make you feel amazing. The life threatening chill makes everything afterwords feels so warm and comfy. But today I couldn't make myself get in.
I stood in front of the shower for like five minutes and tried but my will power failed me. I kept thinking about how Europeans thought bathing was evil and bad for your health. I've scoffed at that view before but I decided if they lived in the frigid Northern Latitudes they were probably right. I can't think of a quicker way to die than immersing yourself in 40 degree water. No wonder the church decided that baptism by immersion was a bad idea. So I've gone medieval. I'm not showering til things warm up.
6 comments:
You could always "go south" where it is warmer.
Good luck, don't blame ya, that would be a pretty rough deal!
Heck yeah, go medieval. Only like half of them died from hygiene-related causes so you're good. Think of it like camping, and when you're camping you're allowed to go weeks without more than a spongebath, which you can do (if you want) by heating water on your stove. Make Aaron help wash your hair from the tea kettle. You do NOT have to take cold showers if you don't want to!
I had lots of cold showers/baths on my mission. I told myself I would never take a warm shower for granted. But, I have to admit I now look on warm showers as a right.
oh cold showers. i really enjoyed them during this past summer after coming in from a run. but in the winter....oh man that's bad. i often don't shower before church now since it starts at 9am, and i'm afraid that if everyone showers within an hour or so then the water will be cold. i just put on extra do.
Katy,
I've been laughing for the three straight minutes it took me to read, re-read, and read your blog post again.
You're a true wit.
But I am sorry about the cold water.
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