To Shower or Not To Shower

 

 

To shower or not to shower, that is the question! I know,

what a stupid & silly question that is...of course

the only sane answer is to shower. Or is it!

 

 

Now maybe my aversion to showering can be blamed on being

born in the 'PSYCO' generation. Having seen that movie 100's

of times, it does prove a frightening fact... that you are

quite vulnerable while alone in the  shower. ;)

 

But I can't use that excuse, although I think it's a pretty

good one! No, I have many reasons I have this daily

dialog in my head...what a waste of killing

perfectly good brain

cells, right.

 

 

Most people would never admit this to the world, but since

I've decided to write what ever I want on my blog & I just

don't give a shit about what anyone thinks,

I'm sharing one of my secret quirks.

 

When I was younger & probably most of my life, I did shower

every day. I was an active child, involved in many sports which

makes sense that I'd need a bath everyday. In my 20's & 30's

I always loved to have my hair freshly done & my basic

make-up on just to go about my usual life. In my 40's, which

I think were the best years of my life, I started to shower

every other day or so. The main reason I did this was because

I always liked my hair best the 2nd or 3rd day. Now in my

50's & headed to 60, I have to say...I Hate taking a shower!

Hate it!! To me, it's a complete waste of time & there are

SOOOOO many other things I'd rather be doing then that.

I know, I'm such a fucking weirdo!!!

 

I like to blame this fact truly on genetics. The Brewer side

of my family has DRY skin...I mean seriously dry skin. We

lack oil of any kind on our skin & hair. I remember when

my grandmother was in her later years, she would cry when

she was made to take a bath. Now that my Dad is 80, his

aversion to bathing has him at a once every few weeks

schedule...ha,ha, ha. And now with me, I'm running on

a couple times a week...completely gross, right.

 

Since this bathing phenomenon has me thinking & feeling

like such a loser, I decided to do some research on bathing

to see if I'm completely alone in my ideology.

Here's what I found...

 

               1. If you take daily showers, you may be doing more harm to your body

                than good. A new study shows that bathing too often is actually

really bad for your skin & hair.

 

               2. You are also washing away good bacteria that naturally helps your skin. 

 

               3.  "Cleansing Reduction" is a new trend that happens to leave you with

               better hair and skin. This means bathing only once a week to stop

         stripping the skin and hair of essential oils and good bacteria.

 

               4. Eco friendly, a great way to save water & to create a smaller

Eco Footprint.

 

OMG...I may be on to something here!!! :))))

 

Basically it seems that a large part of the NEED for showering

has to do with your lifestyle & where you live. I live in southern

California, which happens to be in a HUGE drought. I also live

on a mountain top where the average weather is dry & cool. I am

not as active as I know I should be, I spend most of my time

inside creating whatever it is that I decide to make that day. I am

a constant hand washer because I HATE getting sick! {I actually

had a flu shot this year & have not had a cold all season, even

being surrounded by a sick husband, daughter & grandchild.}

I am completely anal, even in the most literal term & don't go

to the bathroom without using wipes on EVERYTHING!

 

There you go...WAY to much information about ME!! lol

That's what I said, Susie tells her truths & talks about what's

on her mind, politically correct or not!

 

I guess this post is geared towards the other dirty people

in the world. As James Taylor says...'Baby, you've got a friend.'

You are not alone, I feel you. And for the haters, just keep

this in mind...Prince Harry says he hasn't washed his hair

for 2 years, so I'm doing GOOD! ;)

 

Loved this article on the Mother Nature Network

 

Peace Out...

xoxo

Simply Susie



Timing is Everything

 

"Timing Is Everything"

by Garrett Hedlund

When the stars line up
And you catch a break
People think you're lucky
But you know its grace

It can happen so fast
Or a little bit late
Timing is everything

You know I've had close calls
When it could've been me
I was young when I learned just how fragile life can be
I lost friends of mine
I guess it wasn't my time
Timing is everything

And I could've been the child that God took home,
And I would've been one more unfinished song
And when it seems a rhyme is hard to find
That's when one comes along
Just in time

I remember that day
When our eyes first met
You ran into the building to get out of the rain
Cause you were soaking wet
And as I held the door
You wanted to know my name
Timing is everything

And I could've been another minute late
And you'd never would've crossed my path that day
And when it seems true love is hard to find
That's when love comes along
Just in time

You can call it fate
Or destiny
Sometimes it really seems like its a mystery

Cause you can be hurt by love
Or healed by the same
Timing is everything

It can happen so fast
Or a little too late
Timing is everything

 

I LOVE the music in 'Country Strong'...this being one of

my favorites. Ain't it true, Timing truly is Everything!

 

Simply Susie...


My Journey into Blogland

 

That's it right there...that was the moment that I had an epiphany,

sitting in the Barnes & Noble in Baltimore on a vacation to visit

my brother. I picked up my very 1st copy of 'Artful Blogging' &

I was hooked! It was May of 2009 & I read this addition from cover

to cover while sitting & drinking my Mocha Frappuccino & all I

could think of was...this speaks to my inner soul. This is not only

who I am, but it who I want to be. I want to be artful & I want to

share my joy & inspiration with the blogging community & so I

dreamed it & so it was done...that's just the way I roll! ;)

 

June of 2009 I wrote my 1st post & over the past 6 years this

world has lead me on oh so many adventures. Every goal I

had set for myself has basically been fulfilled through my

blogging experience. It introduced me to people & places &

a creative community that I never knew even existed. It took

me to Round Top & a solo trip from the southern coast of

California to Texas on my infamous 'Texas or Bust' tour.

 

I was introduced to the Junk Gypsy's whom I adore & even

sold some of my wears to them for a few seasons. I got to fall in

love with the whimsy of Magnolia Pearl & although I could

never quite afford her...a few pieces hang in my closet from

the kindness of others & a $200 check I wrote for a homespun

vest. I still think pickin threw baskets of doily's was one of the

high points of my trips. I wanted to start doing digital design

& create blogs for others, check! I wanted to be published in

a Stampington Magazine, check, check. I wanted to meet Jenny

Doh, the editor & chief of Stampington at the time...check, check,

check. I wanted to create a blog full of beauty & inspiration

& I think I managed to do just that...a big check.

And then I just got bored with it all.

 

Facebook just kinda took over the world & seemed a simplier

place to find out what friends & organizations were doing. I didn't

have to make a big deal over anything, I could simple click like &

that was the extant of my communication. So much less time

consuming then an actual blog. You have to work a blog, you have

to think about content & all those beautiful images you wanted to

share. Facebook was a one stop shop into the world of everyone

& anyone you ever wanted to know & maybe even into a few

you could care less about. And sooooo, Facebook nudged out my

blogging for a while, but as of late I am feeling ever so disenchanted

by it's lack of intimacy. I'm a face in a sea of faces, a sound bite

in a never ending barrage of sound bites. I'm just not feeling it

& it's time for a change...I think it's time for a BIG change.

 

 Heading toward 59, with 60 right around the corner, I'm looking

for something more. I want a place where I can live my real &

whole truths out loud, not just a pretty & sweet, candy coated

version of me. A place where all my imperfections & madness

can be exposed, along with my beauty & joy for creation. An

open letter to the universe that reveals my tough skin & my soft

underbelly, flaws & all & maybe especially my flaws. There's

a favorite line I have in the movie 'Gone Girl' where the main

character says..."I love to have strangers pick at all my scabs".

I totally get that...she really didn't, but sometimes it's necessary

to be able to share your truths.

 

So from this moment on, this will be my raw & honest blog, 

probably filled with the curse words I use everyday. Probably

offensive to some & not always the happy place I use to try

& give my readers. This time it's for me & anything goes &

if not a soul reads it or comments on it...I am soooo cool with

that. I'm just going to put it out there, my own personal journal

because I've never been good about jotting thoughts down on

a piece of paper & besides...everything is better with a few pics!

 

Simply Susie...