I feel so relieved- I AM NOT ALONE! Dudes, I shower maybe once every other day and I only wash my hair once or twice a week, when I can start to smell it without sticking my nose in it. I figure, as long as I'm changing my underwear regularly, I'm cool.

My husband showers every day. Sometimes twice a day. It's totally weird and creeps me out. And I say that with love in my heart. I, however, am a stay at home mom in a neighborhood full of overachieving, helicopter, stepford wife moms. I quit trying a really long time ago. I aim for two or three times a week. During the summer, we spend alot of time at the pool. That counts, right?

I started laughing before I even finished the first paragraph because I knew where this was going.

You know my secret? I have super oily hair so I use pre waxing powder on my hair/roots in the mornings. I shower at night but without the powder by mid afternoon my hair is ICK! Give it a try and you might actually be able to go without washing for 2 weeks!! haha. I buy it at Sallys Beauty supply (better than baby powder because it has NO scent and it a bit less flour-y)... and uh, this is for everyone else who has to look showered n stuff for the public life.

:)

I take a shower every night, but I wish I could go one day without feeling the need to. I feel crazy when I haven't showered, I feel dirty and stinky and that my scalp is coated with a layer of grease. Also, I wash my feet when I get home because I wear flip flops all day and get squicked at the idea of sitting on my bed with dirty feet.

I realize these fears are unfounded, because I'm a very clean person and I wash my face and hands more than I need to. This knowledge does not stop me from taking a shower every night, shaving my legs every other day, and obsessively washing my hands 20,000 times a day.

Needless to say, I wish I could take a break from that kind of crazy and just not shower. How spontaneous!

Ugh. JEALOUS!

I shower every day Monday through Friday, but I have an office to get to daily. I usually skip Saturday's unless I have to go somewhere "important". Sunday makes up for not showering on Saturday. I don't shave but once maybe twice a week. I'm blonde so the hair has gotten less as I get older, my husband doesn't care and I don't care nearly as much as I did when I was younger.

Uhhh... since stopping birth control my legs and underarms get a 5 o'clock shadow. Oh and don't forget my donald trump eyebrows or toe knuckles... those are getting hard to keep up with.

*drops head on keyboard*

Remembrance ... http://www.sallybeauty.com/GiGi-Pre-epilation-Dust...

Just flip your head over the sink. Sprinkle a good amount of the powder into your palms and rub your roots like crazy. You'll get good volume this way too. Flip your head back, wash your hands, pat lightly dry, and use the extra moisture on your hands to clean your forehead and ears off. Then hairspray and done! Headband and high pony tail or whatever.

There are waterless shampoos (same idea) out there but they cost like 5x the amount and the bottles come nearly half empty. Plus they all have a fragrance and sooner or later that smell reminds you of dirtiness.

Sorry for all the comments! No more from me! Okay, byeee.

I don't drink coffee. Showers are my coffee. Therefore, every morning, I walk from my bed - eyes still closed - directly to the tub.

Ewww. You're all making me itch.

HA!! I am so relieved I'm not the only one that showers every other day! And I have totally been a baby powder QUEEN when it comes to the off day of showering. I am going to have to try that pre-waxing powder. Sounds fantastic!

And Heather, I am so jealous you can get away without shaving for that long. I get the five o clock shadow pretty much the day I shave. So if I know I'm going to be hanging out with a guy.. it better be on the "on" day! lol That or he gets use to the prickly pear that is me at some point.

I have the same armpit situation- it grows very slowly and it's not noticeable, so I just shave whenever.

A big part of me not showering every day is that I CANNOT be bothered to blow-dry my thick-ass long-ass hair. This is why I let it go until I can smell it. I even practice karate three times a week and can't be bothered to wash it after working out. Just too much work.

I love TIGI's dry shampoo. The scent is citrusy and yummy and lets me squeeze an extra day out of my stinky hair.

Good to know I'm not the only one! I shower and wash my hair once or twice a week. My hair and skin is too dry for any more than that. The only problem is now that I'm starting perimenopause, the night sweats can leave me uncharacteristically smelly. My husband, on the other hand, needs his morning shower like some folks need air. Which is good, 'cause he looks like a feral poodle in the am.

Good lord! when I was in my frisky twenties to fifties I showered twice a day. Morning for work and evening for my husband. Hair wash every morning. Now I'm in my slower running sixtiess so it's a shower every morning and a hair wash at least every other day.
I just like the feeling of being clean, not having sweat, body oils etc clinging to my body, and how long can a shower take? If you are in a hurry maybe 5 minutes if you skip the hair washing? And I'm not a particularly sweaty person.

You see, THIS is why I keep reading your blog....

"And we pick our noses and wipe our mouths on our shirts and enjoy fondling farm animals."

Bwhahahahahahahahahaha!

OMG...you CRACK ME UP!

Well, I'm one of those people who showers everyday, twice a day. And trust me, the way I sweat, you'd be glad I did. Showering in morning wakes me up and showering in the evening relaxes me. I'm OCD (sorta like Joan Crawford), therefore whenever I get into bed at night, my body has to be PERFECTLY clean.

Love,

Mommie Dearest