A New Trick
Sep. 27th, 2007 11:58 am♠
I bathed Bo this morning and may have come upon a new trick to make life a little easier, in some respects.
Last night, since I was feeling so grungy, with my hair greasy and writhing on my head, I decided not to hold off on my own bathing, so I showered knowing that I was going to be back in the shower this morning with Bo. And I think this may be the way to do it.
It helps me to get through Bo's bathing when I don't have to bathe myself at all, not even one shampooing. This probably doesn't save me much more than five minutes, if that, but it does save me some significant shifting about, no longer switching my soap for the dog shampoo, as well as the more obvious savings from not having to treat myself, but concentrating fully and more efficiently on Bo. And you should know how any labor savings is deeply appreciated by our primate-protagonist.
Of course, it may be objected that this savings is simply shifted to the extra shower, and much of it is, but the main problem was the shower with Bo and getting through that; this is one of those chores that make one weary of life. And now it is more manageable, which is more necessary when you appreciate that bathing Bo is now a weekly chore, rather than something done about every three weeks as in the old days before this flea infestation.
I even flirted with the notion of not getting in the shower at all, and reverting back to the very first years of Bo's life, when I would bathe the dogs from outside the tub, the more usual way, I presume. But I realized that it is probably easier just to get in the shower to have access to all of the dog more readily. No need to get carried away and overdo a good idea.
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I bathed Bo this morning and may have come upon a new trick to make life a little easier, in some respects.
Last night, since I was feeling so grungy, with my hair greasy and writhing on my head, I decided not to hold off on my own bathing, so I showered knowing that I was going to be back in the shower this morning with Bo. And I think this may be the way to do it.
It helps me to get through Bo's bathing when I don't have to bathe myself at all, not even one shampooing. This probably doesn't save me much more than five minutes, if that, but it does save me some significant shifting about, no longer switching my soap for the dog shampoo, as well as the more obvious savings from not having to treat myself, but concentrating fully and more efficiently on Bo. And you should know how any labor savings is deeply appreciated by our primate-protagonist.
Of course, it may be objected that this savings is simply shifted to the extra shower, and much of it is, but the main problem was the shower with Bo and getting through that; this is one of those chores that make one weary of life. And now it is more manageable, which is more necessary when you appreciate that bathing Bo is now a weekly chore, rather than something done about every three weeks as in the old days before this flea infestation.
I even flirted with the notion of not getting in the shower at all, and reverting back to the very first years of Bo's life, when I would bathe the dogs from outside the tub, the more usual way, I presume. But I realized that it is probably easier just to get in the shower to have access to all of the dog more readily. No need to get carried away and overdo a good idea.