The Start of My Three-Minute Shower Challenge

     Hey guys, so I wanna thank those who still read my blog even though I've become really poor at updating it as frequently as I should. One reason I haven't been as faithful to my sweet baby as I should be is because I've been writing/editing for our brand new organization at Temple, Her Campus Temple University! This organization is just one branch of a larger one, Her Campus, but we really needed a magazine publication at Temple since our only other choice is the Temple News.

     So this idea of a 3-minute shower actually comes from Her Campus. They picked a few college women to blog about their experiences cutting their shower down to a mere three minutes for two entire weeks. I had initially planned to be a part of this troupe, but I should have known with my luck it wouldn't happen. Anywho, I decided "Why Should that stop me?" and went ahead with my own two-week, three-minute shower challenge as a way to do my share of earth-loving.

     I pitched this idea to the editor of Grid magazine, Philly's sustainable living magazine and he liked it! So, for the next two weeks I will be keeping an electronic journal (I think they call it a blog) of my pursuits here and, at the end of that two weeks, I'll put everything together.

     Now, before I started a blog, one of my journalism professors, George Miller, would yell at me constantly: "Go start a blog!" True to George fashion, he insisted that the blog not be a whiny account of the trials and tribulations of a college student, but rather a sort of portfolio. I'm breaking this vow for a good cause. Shout-out to Geo.

     For those who know me (hey, Kenny), you probably know how long my showers take. I have a YouTube playlist made specifically for my showers. It's like a movie with an accompanying soundtrack. And I typically blow through four or five songs to complete a shower. I'm in there for a good half hour. For two weeks, I'll be blowing through one 3-minute song.

     My journey began today. I picked Jace Everett's "Bad Things" as my song of choice. Many of you may know it as the theme song to HBO's "True Blood." (Side note" that song is pure sex.) The song is technically 2:46, but whatever. I ended up adding on about 2 minutes to it anyway. Not because I'm a cheater, mind you, but because my current bar of soap has whittled down to a stub and it's really hard to get a good lather going with that. (Note to self: open up a new bar tomorrow.)

     I had to skip on shaving my legs for today, which probably doesn't matter anyway: I haven't broken out the shorts yet this year...for several reasons. It felt pretty awful, but I'm sure I'll get used to it. I still smell good. Until next time....