I remember back in the 90's when I was a kid being outside playing all day and all night. My neighborhood was full of kids and you could always find us biking, or running, or rollerblading through the two blocks are parents deemed safe. It was so much fun! Baskin Robbins was around the corner from my home and so was the 99 cent store and an awesome place called Steve's Burgers. What was so great about these places is that they were CHEAP! We would run over there and grab a quick and delicious affordable snack and be on our merry way. My mom would holler my name out around the time the street lights would come on. I ignored her until my middle name started being called out too. That's when I knew I had to get my butt in the house.
I would walk in and the house would feel so warm to my over heated body and flushed cheeks and scratchy skin from all the rolling around I did in the grass. I would immediately be sent to the shower. I would spend some time in the bathroom making funny faces in the mirror or shaving my face with my dads razor and shaving cream. Or I would make my hair into crazy do's and laugh to myself. After about 20 minutes of that I would finally peel my icky clothes off and hop into the shower. Yes most likely at that age I probably did hop into the shower. Once in the shower I would proceed to take my sweet time playing with the shampoo or just letting the water run over my body and notice how nice it felt and how relaxing it was. One time I shaved a piece of my hair off just to see what would happen. Let's just say it totally freaked me out and I never did that again. Once all of that was done, I would get down to business and actually clean up. And during the clean up I would SING. Loud, soft, obnoxiously, in low tones and in high. It was my favorite part of my evening. Everyone sounds amazing in the shower so it's an instant self esteem boost that in my opinion everyone needs at least once a day. After that I would get ready for bed and have the most peaceful sleep.
Well the reason I am telling you all of this is that I was thinking tonight while in the shower that I never do any of that anymore. There's no time I tell myself. But that's not true! Instead of making lists in the shower or trying to hurry up so I can get out and do more important stuff I sang again tonight. Like totally sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow in about 50 different ways. I took my time in there. I had fun, I enjoyed my shower dammit! Just like when I was a kid. Why is it that when we grow we lose that? We lose just living in the now and making even something as simple as a shower fun and care free? I know we have responsibilities and things to do. I know that. But I really think singing in the shower or making funny hair do's in the mirror are more important than laundry or dishes. Let's remember that shall we?
So here it is...........a challenge.............give yourself at least one time a week where you belt it in the shower, or do whatever it is that makes you happy and feel relaxed for an hour. Hence belt it in the shower hour. This is my gift to you, I am telling you it's okay to let your hair down and get jiggy with it for an hour a week. Enjoy :)
(all of my blog post are just free write, i type and then i post. i find this works for me. there's no pressure, just me)
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