For blog action day I’ll be talking about how to take a shower.
Steps to Proper Showering Technique
Step 1. Turn on the water.
Step 2. Get in the shower, and get wet.
Step 3. Turn off the water.
Step 4. Shampoo hair.
Step 5. Make your shampoo’d hair into a fauxhawk.
Step 6. Soap up.
Step 7. Turn on water. (again)
Step 8. Rinse off.
The procedure described above is also called a navy Shower, (maybe Chris can tell you more about showering in the navy) but I call it “The only way to shower.” This type of showering has become my passion lately.
It has so many benefits:
Get more Free Time. I used take long showers. It took me a forever to get ready for events and my morning routine was ridiculous. Now I can be in and out of the shower in less than 15 minutes, substantially increasing the amount of time I have to do other things.
Spend less money. Seriously, since I started taking navy showers our water bill dropped by $10 a month!
Help the environment. God has called us to take care of the earth, not exploit it. As Christians we should be leading the discussion in caring for our environment. Navy showers are a one way to be a good steward of the resources God has given us.
Warnings
- Use less shampoo. With out the the water constantly running to wash the suds out of your eyes you will need to use less shampoo. (Which is also a bonus becuase your shampoo will last longer.)
- Take care when washing feet. Again an excess of suds on the feet can make the shower floor slippery. Exercise caution.
- You may become a green phreak. Taking navy showers just might make you feel so good about being a good steward of water you may start using good stewardship principles in other areas of your life.
I don’t know about taking a navy shower, but my showers last about 5 minutes, typically. Also, they split the bill among all the residents of the huge apartment complex we live in. Maybe this will work when we live in a house.
very cool… practical…
i take 10-15 minute showers right now — maybe this will help me cut down even more!
right now, the county we’re in (Loudoun County) is under a mandatory water restriction, so this will definitely help!
Ahem…that photo is a little racy, isn’t it??? Heheh…you look good in the shower.
Well, I’ll tell you what…That’s a Navy Shower alright! Where’d you learn that? The long shower’s we call “Hollywood’s.” When I come home, I enjoy every single moment of my Hollywood! Don’t get me wrong, we run B99 Bio-diesel in our truck and car, utilize a car pool, and currently on a fluorescent light bulb replacement spree but I wouldn’t call myself a green freak! LOL
Oh by the way, a “Hollywood” consist of using more then 120 seconds of water! LOL
Sarah – Eeeewww! Get a room
This is hard to admit as a die hard city girl…but we live on 2 acres in beautiful sunny southern Oregon and our water comes from a well. We have like 20+ gallons per minute. I guess city is about 5 gallons a minute. I see no shortage up in these here parts
And Billy, try shaving your legs doing that…
“Where’d you learn that?”
Chris,
My pastor is rumored to take navy showers. I stole the idea from him.
Tam,
What is the “leg shaving” you speak of? j/k yes, the women have it tough.
Billy, that picture was mentally disturbing…
(…dry heave)
Wow I didn’t think this was a real post but it is!
Hilarious and great!
At the risk of taking this to a whole new level, my wife Brooke and I chose a totally different approach to conserving water: we have taken a shower together for the past 7 years, only missing about 12 days because of a business trip. I’d say it is the best way to start the day together.
Alex,
I know, I know, I know! It’s disgusting! Yellow paint in the bathroom! What can a guy do? I live with 3 girls. It’s what a father does to sacrifice.
Jay,
Good call bro. Although at times those showers seem to actually last longer…
OH my!!!
this post just got better, thanks Jay.
You are hilarious.
OK man, I just tried this, and it went very well.
It will take some adjusting though. For instance, I’ve grown accustomed to brushing my teeth in the shower (I thought this was an efficient use of time). That isn’t really any fun without being cascaded with hot water. So, I’m back to the sink for that.
This may make me pretty metro, but I also have to figure out how to use my face wash without blinding myself and falling.
Also with colder weather coming, I may miss the glory of the extended hot shower. But maybe I need to.
Anyway, I’ll figure it out.
I was thinking about my approach to water use this morning after I read your blog. I’ve always kind of been in the “use as much as we can afford” camp. I’m rethinking that consumerist position.
So thanks for the education and challenge. You might have just thought you were being funny, but I think you may be on to something, not merely on something.
(I’ll be pointing here from my entertainment blog later today).
-GReggo
I’m not ready for Navy showers. I’m a shower phreak. I’m usually wrinkled and a dark shade of red when I’m done. The shower can never get hot enough for me…
However, I’m still on the same bottle of Suave that I bought at the beginning of last year.
ps. I break another green rule in that I shave in the shower. (my face, not my legs…)
Mudpuppy, you should TOTALLY try shaving your legs. It feels so good when you get in bed and the sheets touch the silky softness!
dang, Jay … I knew I should’ve have skimped on two shower heads when we built our house … we just fight over who gets the water!
“you may be on to something, not merely on something”
Greg,
Thanks man. Yeah, my goal was to send a serious message here of stewardship in and amongst the humor.
“However, I’m still on the same bottle of Suave that I bought at the beginning of last year.”
Russell,
Ah, even less shampoo. Now I know the secret to the mega mullet.
Shave my legs… sounds like the framework of a great Mud & Steel episode…
Wow. Navy showers, here I come. Shaving of the legs, you can stay over there with the ladies. Good call, Billy. Also Jay, good call. Oh to be married.
What about.. a Navy Bath?
Russell,
Sounds hilarious, if not awkward. Give a shout out when you put that one up.
Ben,
Sarah and I hooked up through eharmony.com
I recommend it.
Jon,
lol. That’s what it’s called when you conserve by bathing both of your daughters in the same tub. The whole Chia family is in on the good stewardship.
15 minutes? Seriously??
Billy, this deeply worries me. I’m a WOMAN with long hair I might add, and even with washing and conditioning hair the entire showering process takes 10 minutes.
For the girls out there trying to shave legs – if you do it in the sink (balance leg on toilet seat/bath) means that foam doesn’t wash away before you get to that ’section’ of your leg, you can see what you’re doing (especially if you’re pretty much blind like me – cos you can’t really shower with glasses on!) so you don’t end up missing patches and saves water from the fact you’re not spending ages in the shower…
I do have a guy friend who has 30 minute showers because he shaves his chest…why why why I don’t know…
Laura Anne,
lol, what can I say? Even with the water off I still love to sing in the shower
Yeah, I think for me the fast showering technique has been perfected over the years because I’m sooo not a morning person. Therefore the longer the shower takes means the earlier I have to get up…
I also sing (and pray) in the shower!! Over the last few weeks it’s been various covers of ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’…
You have to be joking?! That’s hilarious.
“Somewhere over the Rainbow” has been the exact song I’ve been singing. (We’ve been teaching our daughter how to hear intervals and that song uses an octave.)
Good post bro. You’ve inspired me to do something about my habits.
Be awesome for God.
http://www.chrismoncus.com/recycle-electronics-blog-action-day/
Not kidding…it started from this version of the song
http://brunettekoala.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/somewhere-over-the-rainbowwhat-a-wonderful-world/
And now it’s a combination of Israel’s, Eva Cassidy, Judy Garland and a lil bit of koalaness!
Billy Chia, you crack me up. But being a good steward is actually a serious thing. I wrote about my efforts to cut back on the High Fructose Corn Syrup (SUPER bad for the planet and our ‘temples’) recently:
http://ipreferuphill.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/i-love-you-wheat-thins-but-i-hate-you-too/#comment-74
I was eating waaaaay more wheat thins than the planet could support.
Dude, this has got to be in your Top 10 posts now
All over shower behavior! Hilarious!
Conner,
Actually this has been my most poplar on several fronts. It has more comments than any other post. It also netted the most views (145) on the first day than any other post and the most trackbacks.
hmmm…what is my readership telling me about what they like to see on my blog?
Dude,
See how this all started? You can all admit that you just want to be like me now. LOL!!! J/K
I will admit, a “Navy” shower aboard a Naval Vessel is awesome. The only reason for me saying that is, you just have to shower before you rack out for the evening. Otherwise, your shipmates in berthing may be a little angry with you. So, with that being said, the quicker I shower, the quicker I hit my rack.
When I come home, exact opposite. Long shower helps me relax for my day. Wakes me up a little bit, and gives me time to think about how the day should go, and how it will probably end up which is the exact oposite of how it should go.
On the brighter side, I’d say 85% of my home is now using Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs…Only a few left.
Oh yeah, and Billy, my wife and I met on Yahoo! Personals!
Chris,
All joking aside, I really respect how your serve our country. I think it’s pretty noble and I wouldn’t mind being more like that.
I met my wife at a teen abstinence program. We abstain no more, fo sho!
Billy,
Thank you!
You know, everyone has political views, thoughts about the war, this, that, and the other. I realy appreciate it when someone says “thank you” or “respect” regardless of their possition with what’s going on. Just reminds me that the country hasn’t really forgot about us and that’s why I don’t mind to serve. I’ll be honest, I hate deploying. I really don’t want to leave in a couple of weeks. I know that even though I’m a very small fish in a huge pond that I’m helping keep or freedom, and our rights to worship and serve him.
Alright, there’s my Chuchly quote of the day! ha ha…So weren’t we talking about showers?
I recommend skipping bathing a couple days a week for the environment. However, if I were to photograph that I might not win as many fans as your Navy shower Billy.
For the next segment on showering at the Chia House, check out our adventures with Kentucky Showers on my site.
I promise, there are not pictures. Just a video.
Just kidding.
I can’t believe that this was #3 of the top ten. It should have been #1!
Go totally green and quit showering. Be earthy like what God created you from.