we all have to try new things

Okay, this may sound really weird, but I actually remember the day I graduated from taking a bath, and moved on to taking an actual shower. I remember thinking how odd it was to stand up while bathing myself, and not lay down to dunk and wash my hair. No more water filling my ears and getting wrinkly from sitting in the water too long. I think I was about 6 years old, right around the same time I got my ears pierced, and I remember thinking that I was such a grown up, because I could take a shower standing up. Then it became second nature and it wasn't as exciting anymore, and I wished I could go back to taking a bath. Now-a-days, adults usually take baths for the relaxing factor, or for romantic purposes, not to actually to bathe themselves. Showers are faster and therefore, more efficient. (Although I think they waste more water that way?)

Side note: We have a garden tub in our new house with jets, and after a really hard day, I love to take a bath, listen to some soothing music, and relax.

Well, for as long as I can remember, I have ONLY showered in the mornings. I feel it wakes me up, and I like feeling super clean first thing in the morning, to start my day off right. I used to think people who showered at night were totally weird! Baths are a night time thing, and showers are a morning thing!

For the longest time, I had several good reasons for not showering at night. Among them was the "weird" factor. Here are the rest:
-When I'm tired, I become incapacitated. I move like a snail, I'm incoherent and all I want to do is sleep. Once after playing in the snow, I walked into the house and fell asleep with ALL my clothes on, including my jacket, snow pants and boots! I was that tired. So, night time is sleep time.
-Sometimes if it gets really hot in the night, my body will sweat, and then I feel dirty. So taking a shower at night is a moot point.
-My hair. If I shower at night, and don't blow dry my hair, it'll dry all crazy and then go off in 11 different directions when I wake up, making it impossible to tame.
-I'm not going to blow dry my hair, just to go to sleep.
-yada yada yada, you get the picture.

Well, on Tuesday night, I did it. I had a hard day, I wanted to take a bath but I didn't want the hassle. I was grumpy and needed to relax. We had been working around the house, and I was so dirty that I didn't want to even lay on my bed in that condition. So, I took a shower that night. I decided to let my hair dry while I slept (killing two birds with one stone! Yes, I can multi-task in my sleep)... hoping that my hair would be somewhat manageable when I awoke.

I slept an extra 30 minutes the next morning, since I didn't have to shower. I woke up, and after straightening a few sections of my hair, I was done getting ready for the day! (after a 5-min make-up application).

I've never gotten so many compliments on how I looked! That day alone people commented on my hair, how I looked and my entire persona than I get in like 3 weeks! Gee whiz!

Last night was round two, and so far, so good! I love this shower-at-night thing now! I'm a total convert, and my hair loves it too. It feels healthier now that I don't blow-dry it!

This is definitely journal worthy. I remember the day I took my first shower, and now I'll always remember the day I showered at night. I'm a changed person! :)