How often and at what time of day?

Most threads can be perceived as intrusive, unnecessary, boring, etc etc. We don’t have to answer if not interested.

Cabbie21

Instead of wingeing about other posters, I wish someone had commented on what I said upthread about Ukraine and those places where a shower is an unthinkable luxury.

I'm not sure what you want us to say? I doubt that there is anyone on this thread who doesn't realise that how often we shower is not of international importance and what the Ukrainians are suffering is beyond anything we will ever experience.

Every day, the thought of going unshowered for even one day makes me shudder and my flesh crawl. Weekday workdays have a shower straight after getting out of bed. One of the luxuries I allow myself is a really long hot shower. Weekends or none-work days I might slob around on the sofa in my dressing gown doing stuff on the iPad, watching TalkingPicturesTV and drinking cups of tea, and will have a shower before getting dressed whatever that time is, sometimes morning, late morning, midday or early afternoon.

At one stage, when I was commuting I tried to save time in the morning by having my shower the night before. But it just felt wrong and as if I was starting the day on the back foot.

Every day, the thought of going unshowered for even one day makes me shudder and my flesh crawl.

Really? Have you considered counselling? This seems quite an extreme reaction to a mere thought. And thinking it every day is probably not helping.

Shower Every morning and hair wash....if I'm going out 8n evening or I've been active or hot day then shower in evening.....love a hot shower ...haven't had a bath for around ??? 10 years.... don't like the thought of lying in dirty water

Exactly, argymargy. I cannot understand this thought.

To me, water is a precious commodity.
I am sure my childhood still influences me, with the tin bath hauled out for the family weekly bath, and the loo down the garden.
We take too much for granted. If this thread is a talking point ( and who cares how often we shower, really? ) then other countries’ situations help to put a perspective.

Cabbie

There's a thread on food and drink about what people are having for dinner. Perhaps you'd like to go on there and lecture us about refugees from war and the developing world. Because of course discussing first world stuff means we haven't a clue and don't realise our good fortune.

Why at the moment does everything on Gransnet have to turn into a rant or dig at each other?
Posters are looking for topics to lighten it up and get shot down.
Maybe we are all feeling the strain of Curry dinners, Party gate, Elections and the big one where will Putin strike next, but a bit of frivolity does help sometimes.
If you were feeling down which some might be you would feel suicidal after reading some of these threads and never post again.
We all realise our good fortune, we know someone personally who is a prisoner of the Russians and I am sure others do to. He is constantly on our minds and a little light relief helps.
To get back to the post, I shower in the morning wash my hair less now it is short and not as greasy and would shower again if I was going out and yes we are on a water meter. We have lovely soft water and need very little shampoo or toothpaste which my GD found to her delight when she brushed unsupervised the tiles were covered in foam.

The problem with light hearted threads is that they don't stay as light hearted threads for long.

Today I haven't had a shower and won't be having one. I'm going to do some gardening ?

I’d hate to live somewhere that only had a bath, not a shower.
If I’ve been mowing the lawn or doing other heavy work in the garden in my gardening clothes I will have a second shower afterwards. So sometimes I do have two showers a day. I love long hot showers.

For what it’s worth, I think the OP has sparked off some interesting posts.

To answer the question, I have a very quick shower every day. I’m very conscious of the need to save resources and I don’t want to strip my skin of its natural oils, so I’m in and out in under 2 minutes. But I admit to having a long, luxurious bath with my book when I need a treat.

Why at the moment does everything on Gransnet have to turn into a rant or dig at each other? Posters are looking for topics to lighten it up and get shot down

Hear, hear. It really isn’t necessary. If a topic doesn’t interest you, bores you, etc, scroll on by. We’ve just had 2+ very difficult years, there’s a war on - a bit of light relief helps most people. This doesn’t mean they don’t care / aren’t interested in the big events globally.

I've only just turned 60 but already I'm finding it more difficult to get out of the bath than I used to

I used to love a once weekly, pampering long soak in the bath. That all changed one evening when DH (with Dementia) got totally stuck in the bath and it took me an hour of inching him (much bigger and heavier than me) up while jamming towels under his bum, to eventually get him out.

Since that day I have only taken a bath when door unlocked and a DD on the premises - eg when on holiday. Now I have downsized, I only have a shower room but in fear of slipping or falling I do not lock the door and keep my mobile within reach in case I need rescuing.

BTW I was advised (after the event) that with a large DH stuck in the bath, I should have rung the Fire Brigade who would have sent someone to assist.

Never quite sure.
Is it better to bath/shower in the morning and wash off the sweat and dead skin flakes from the night and the day before, so you go to work fresh?
Or bath/shower at night and wash off the sweat and grime of the day and the day’s dead skin flakes before climbing clean into bed?
Which routine would deserve more frequent bedding washing?

Shower in the morning - just a quick one. Really don't like baths.
I shower in the morning so I dry properly. My mum always told me I'd be ill if I went to bed with damp hair so I guess that message is stuck in my subconsciousness!
With regards to bedding washing - no idea, but I think you'd need to factor in whether you wear PJ's, a nightie or nothing at all into the equation.

Had two hot showers today. One after getting up and the second early evening after working in the garden.

A shower or bath every night- I cannot get into bed unwashed ☹️. The bath has to be accompanied by a good book and a long soak with bubbles or oils.
In the morning a quick shower/hair wash or a good wash at the basin.
I well remember a bath weekly as a child, scalding hot and very shallow, followed by my sisters.
Now it’s still a small luxury I enjoy. I couldn’t have a house without a bath ?

Lucca

Millie22

Oh no not again

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Hmm it doesn’t seem long since the last thread about baths and showers! I remember being a bit taken aback at how many people had how few baths or showers. ?

I'll have you know I have one on my birthday and at Christmas!!

I have arthritis so having a hot shower helps me loosen up. I have one each morning without fail and quite often in the evening too.

Callistemon

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Shower every morning shampoo every other day.

We both shower every morning and again after golf, netball, cricket, walks whatever but we don't spend hours in there. I have given up bathing as our bath is huge takes too much water and I can't stay in there very long at all as my back and neck are too painful.

With water and energy use to mind - a better question would be 'How long do you take to shower?

My family take anything from a few minutes - to half an hour (more water than a bath, I'm sure) - with the eldest taking a shower, to clean, immediately followed by a bath - to soak and relax!