The changes have already started having an effect. Tackling my disgusting shower made me realize how hard it is to clean...we have this crappy showerhead that has 2 settings (drippy low pressure and concentrated, stabby icepick pressure), and not only has it not been helping me clean my shower, but it's not really helping to clean me. We had a lovely detachable showerhead at our old place that allowed you to really clean everywhere, body- and shower-wise, and it was lovely and massaging. Showering should be a refreshing experience, but with the crappy showerhead, the grime, no room to put anything (my husband has knocked off my bath and beauty products so many times that some of the lids are broken, sigh), it's been a bit of a battlezone. And this is something I never even thought about! At all! I was just enduring it, not noticing how unhappy it made me. Or my husband...he's the least complaining man I've ever met, I'm not even sure he complains much even to himself. We balance one another well ;).
So tonight, when I bought a couple of kitchen items to support my healthy lifestyle (a veggie steamer that can also steam rice and fish and one of those egg genies because I love hard boiled eggs but never make them because I feel like I never do it right), I bought a detachable showerhead. I installed it in about 5 minutes, and it is AWESOME! Not only can I now reach every part of my shower to clean it (and my feet...I now don't have to pull flamingo-yoga moves to rinse them with a tiny stream of water we had before). I also bought a "under the showerhead shelf" and a corner caddy for the shower floor. With any luck when I'm done, not only will we have a clean space to get clean where my stuff won't end up battered and broken, but we can use the towel bar for towels! I know, it doesn't sound so revolutionary, but this could save a lot of time and make bathtime more fun than a rubber ducky (sorry, Ernie). Oh, and a cleaning tip for tough-grout situations: electric toothbrush + old head + baking soda = clean in half the time! It's not something I plan to do on an on-going basis, elbow grease is much more environmentally friendly, but once I get it clean it will be easier to keep it clean.
Health-wise I did pretty well...I tried damage control calorie and sodium-wise early in the day because I knew I was meeting a friend for dinner and a movie (Leap Year...Netflix it if you have to see it. Or see The Matchmaker with Janeane Garofalo...it was a better movie and the scenery was almost as good). I did okay...small portions, and now I just need to drink a LOT of water as tomorrow is weigh-in (and a small movie popcorn isn't small on the sodium).
Peace of mind-wise, I just tried to remind myself that things don't always have to go as I have planned, that I would do my best and that would be good enough. And strangely enough, everything worked out beautifully...I did a lot in a short amount of time, and it felt good without me feeling all bent out of shape. I still wanted to eat when I got home from dinner (for some reason I sometimes get emotionally munchie post-get-together with friends, sometimes even after phone calls), but instead I just distracted myself without food. Something to note though...I'm not sure why getting together with friends raises emotions I don't want to deal with, but I'm interested in finding out what this means.
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