Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Bucket Baths 101

1. Recognize that you smell, and a bath is necessary.
2. Gather clothes, towel, soap; then find a place to put them so they don't fall on the floor.
3. Step into shower.
4. Convince self that shower is necessary.
5. Fill small bucket with water, bend over and wet only your hair. Use caution not to get neck and back wet.
6. Take a deep breath and stand up straight.
7. Wash hair. Enjoy clean smell.
8. Wet bandanna, move it quickly between your hands so it's not ice cold when it touches body.
9. Wash body.
10. Remind self that you're living your dream--living in the Caribbean, speaking Spanish, and part of Peace Corps. Take a really deep breath.
11. Remind self that for health and social acceptance, bathing is necessary.
12. Hold breath, pour icy water over head.
13. Uncontrollably squirm and dance while quickly pouring more water over head to rinse out shampoo and soap.
14. Laugh at the idea of conditioner and another round of rinsing. Soft hair is not a priority for me.
15. Although cold, relish the clean refreshed feeling and know that no one at home has such an exciting daily shower experience.
16. Dress, leave house, and 15 minutes later, wish you were showering again because you are already sweating.

4 comments:

Travis B said...

That is hilarious! You should write a guide to the DR.

Unknown said...

Modification of instruction by xpcv:
1. take plastic bowl into shower with you.
2. Use bowl to add water to hair and body.
3. Don't contaminate water with backwash
4. Ask friend to bring Sunshower to you.

Glad you're keeping clean.

tay said...

hi i am going 2 a baceball game on friday. and my aunt got a new dog his name is ike he is a german shepherd. he is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok i will stop now all most every week my aunt ike and i go to the beach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i like doing thoes
<>< <>< <>< fish fish fish!!!!!!!! <(-_-)> <(-_-)> <(-_-)> monkey monkey monkey!!!!!!!!!i am eating a blue ring pop and my mouth is blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!did u know that i am crazzzzy 2 day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i am going to go get a pedicure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!travis made alex cry!!!!!!!!!! =(
he did not come to our house last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did u know that my toenail is so long it can reach you now! and alex's is half of a centimeter!!!!!! lol j/p
did u know that travis jumped on the trampoline and played dodge ball. he jumped like a inch off the ground and said weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did u see that i jumped so high!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from tay

tay said...

alex hi coleen i hop you are having a good tim i am!my sister tay is so funnny on that not she gav u love lex