save money, shorter showers
Something that always makes me feel like a new person after?
Taking a steamy, long, hot shower.
Something silly?
I almost never do it.
I’m usually in and out. Or I’ll skip it completely if I haven’t gone out. The hot water will make my hair oily, I say, or it’ll dry out my skin.
But I realized it’s actually because when I was growing up, my parents balked at the idea of racking up the water and gas bill. That is so ingrained in me, I feel guilty taking a long shower. Like I shouldn’t waste that money, like I don’t deserve it.
Something I’ve had to work on.