Squeaky Clean

I just had a spectacular shower.

Getting clean just hasn’t been the same since I came home from the hospital.  And in the past month, it’s been a particularly daunting experience.

Now, you may not consider showering as an excessively strenuous activity.  It is, however, one of the most physically stressful things I do.  Standing for a long period of time is tiring and increasing painful.  Add in the actual soaping and scrubbing, and I am absolutely wiped out by the time I exit the bathroom.

But no more!  I am the proud new owner of a bath stool.  Okay, I’m not so proud.  But I am glad I got it.  Today I was able to sit and relax in a waterfall of hot water.  Ahhhh…

Yes, I’m here to tell you how awesome it is to shower sitting down.  It’s like the relaxation of a bath without having to fill a tub with soon-to-be tepid water.  And when you need to move around, you just stand up.  No need to hoist yourself from the floor and hope you don’t fall on your a$$.  (No one wants to be the person who died in a bathroom accident.)  If you are eco-sensitive, this should certainly use less water.  And if you are particularly dirty, you won’t be sitting in your own grime, as you would in a regular bath.

The stool has a padded, antibacterial swivel seat and adjusts in height.  I paid $38 at a medical supply store via ebay.