for the last two years (or approximately seven hundred and seventeen days) i have had my own bathroom. and it has been nothing but pure joy. undressing when i want to, leaving hair on the shower wall (only if i'm in a hurry, ok?), letting the trash almost overflow (no, not during the the twenty-sixth through the twenty-ninth), leaving the flat iron and blow dryer out (but not plugged in, of course), and allowing my toothpaste to overflow (because i can and i want a new brand anyway). all of those things help me be a little bit nicer and more pleasant and more fun. and really, who doesn't want me to be those things?! exactly. sharing a bathroom means you are constantly "on" which is totally great and healthy. in fact, i love being on. but sometimes you want to be off. or sometimes I want to be off. and right now i want to be off and i'm not allowed to be off. and i'm not really allowed to be off for the next three hundred and fifty nine days. and now i'm whining about it. but maybe it's not even about the bathroom. maybe i'm just scared out of my mind and frustrated with myself and hurt and afraid and it's being taken out on the bathroom. maybe?
i made a risky and big decision to move into a new place with friends. not a bad decision, just ehh... different. i certainly did not plan for this transition enough. and if you've never worked with me, you wouldn't know this but i am real good with other peoples' change (hence the career choice of therapist), just not my own. generally. so these next few months are definitely going to be ones of transition. we'll see how that goes.
in the end- at least i have a double shower. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH A DOUBLE SHOWER? i'm sure anna q will come up with something witty. let's hear it.
look close and you will see. two shower heads. 
Friday, August 8, 2008
i'm sharing a bathroom. with a double shower.
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i believe we should take available opportunities to live with good people/friends before we get married and then live with just our partner and then family. having roommates teaches you grace. it helps you learn adaptability. it pulls you away from selfishness. it promotes cooperation and communication. and it sure adds some spice & fun to life.
also, a really good roommate will understand that you can't be "on" all the time, and give you the grace & the space to be off. because we all sometimes need to leave our straightener out and come home from work and not talk to anyone for awhile.
Even though we all know what double shower heads are intended for, you can make the best out of them right now: double the power for your hair washing? brushing your teeth and gurgling water in your mouth WHILE washing the conditioner out of your hair? i'm outta ideas. definitely need anna q's advice.
The two shower heads are for you and your spouse. Since you don't have one it is to clean your back and front at the same time, to save time in the shower by dual washing, to wash both arm pits at the same time, to wash your feet and your hair at the same time, and maybe both ears.
Wow, called out to comment. Sorry for the delay. Here are some ideas:
Wash your dishes while showering.
Put one shower head at hot and one at cold and dance around in the middle. Water your plants while showering. Hook one shower head up to a keg and get your drink on while showering. Have your physical therapist over.
i like the last idea.
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