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When we did it in boarding skool, we did it 2 save water, but now, I just do it out of habit.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my daily shower routine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash underwear by the sink<\/li>\n<li>Hang it on the bathroom door (I always leave d door open when I&#8217;m takin a shower)<\/li>\n<li>Brush my teeth<\/li>\n<li>Brush my teeth again<\/li>\n<li>Rinse my mouth with Listerine mouth wash<\/li>\n<li>Put on my shower cap<\/li>\n<li>Wash my face with an Olay cleansing cloth<\/li>\n<li>Enter the bath-tub<\/li>\n<li>Turn on the hot water and then the cold water<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the temperature is okay then turn the shower overhead shower thingy<\/li>\n<li>Fold the long sponge in half and then fold it again (to be 1\/4 of the original size)<\/li>\n<li>Put the soap in the sponge and rub it till it lathers really well<\/li>\n<li>Stand under the shower and let the water wet my whole body<\/li>\n<li>Start by scrubbing my chest, then my hands, then my neck, then my upper back, then my stomach.<\/li>\n<li>Then I wash my you-kn0w-what, then my thighs, then my calves, then my feet, then my back again<\/li>\n<li>After that, I unfold the sponge and scrub my whole back, then I tie the sponge on my waist and stand under the shower and let the water rinse me and the sponge.<\/li>\n<li>Then I rub soap on the sponge again and scrub inside and outside my ears, and then I scrub my neck again<\/li>\n<li>Then I rinse the soap out<\/li>\n<li>Then I squirt some Olay scrub in my palms, rub my palms 2 lather then I cleanse my face.<\/li>\n<li>After that I stand under the shower 4eva and just let d water make love 2 me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now that I have given you a detailed info about how I take my shower, I&#8217;m beginnning to wonder if it was necessary sef.  But anyways&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I took a nature walk today too.  It was nice as usual&#8230;except that it was rather windy.  My eyes kept watering and I looked like I was crying.  And the wind was scattering my hair alll over the place.  I don&#8217;t know what I had more problem with: the wind in my eyes, or the way the wind was aggressively raping my hair.  Anyway&#8230;that&#8217;s all over now.<\/p>\n<p>We go yarn tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I was taking a shower and I realized that I have been taking a shower the same way for God-knows-how-long. On a day that I take a quick shower, it takes me about 30 minutes. The actual shower is only about 10 minutes though. 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