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there wasn't a place for "once a day except sometimes on the weekends when i get a little lazy" that's a valid category, right?
kind of an odd question.
jaime beth, i'd have to go with your catagory...
"wash your body" no doubt a carefully chosen phrase to steer clear of yet another shower versus bath debate. Nicely played, AT wordsmiths!!
wash your body: wasn't that a justin timberlake hit not too long ago--?
I might get a lot of angry replies to this post, but I have difficulties beleiving so many people shower in the morning go thru the day (with sweat, dust etc) and go to bed without washing again.
As for the ones doing it every other day... No comment...
I'm with you on this one, Chucky. Twice is nice.
I shower at least onece a day. More often if necessary. But there wasn't a way to vote tha way.
Eighty percent of the world's population lives in the third world, SO PLEASE GET OVER YOURSELF.
another clean freak. people are willing to immerse themselves in commercial bleach to get squeaky clean in this country. and i agree with the above post. what an ingnorant expectation when many of that 80% living in the third world can't even get clean water to drink, while you splish splash twice a day.
am suprised with most choosing "Once a day (morning)"..(i did to)
do most have bed partners??
hello!?/nina - Oh, how you have shamed me and my quest for hygiene. Guess I should skip that post-gym or post-sex shower... Uh, no.
Here's my theory
People that work at desk jobs (air conditioned etc) shower in the am to wake up and look presentable. People that work more with their bodies (sweat etc) shower when the workday is done.
And everyone washes additionally when they are actually dirty.
I agree that we as a culture are insane with the amount of water we use, especially on the east coast where it hasn't been as obvious of an issue. Ever have a guest from California freak out when you leave the water running as you do the dishes or brush your teeth?
I was horrified when I got back from an extended period in Latin America where individuals and business buy water in small quantities and ration it carefully...it really changed my habits. It's just not that hard to live our glamorous lives filled with plenty AND be a little more careful with the resources.
"Ever have a guest from California freak out when you leave the water running as you do the dishes or brush your teeth?"
heheh, i have to admit i recognized myself in this comment. yeah, we can be a bit anal that way. the east coasters i visited seemed to find it amusing.
i have to admit that as a morning showerer, the "going to bed dirty" aspect of it never occurred to me. now i'm seriously considering switching to evening. but if do, i have no idea how i'll EVER be able get going in the mornings, b/c i can barely manage as it is...
You can manage to be clean without wasting water. I spent years in different 3rd word countries and even when I had to buy my water, I always managed to wash my body once or twice a day.
Waste, schedule etc, are excuses to explain bad hygiene. This remind me of some French people, who try to make a compelling case for them bathing only once a week. And those guys are #1 in oral sex. YAK!!!!!
This post has nothing to do with bathing. I just couldn't find a place to put it.
Reading this article, I thought of pphilipp who boasted once about the infallibility of his gaydar.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/fashion/sundaystyles/19GAYDAR.html?8hpib
I am a professional, and I shower at night. Why? I am not a morning person, and a shower doesn't really wake me up. I could stand in there for an hour in the morning drifting in and out of consciousness, but it takes me 10 minutes at night. Plus, the hot water tends to run out in the morning in New York, if you don't get up early enough.
Regarding bed partners: Am I supposed to take a shower in the morning, another shower in the evening before a date, then a third shower after sex (at which time I guess I would have to change my bedding)? No thanks, I'll just roll over and fall asleep. And I think this is absurd when kids are dying by the thousands from cholera after drinking water contaminated with raw sewage.
So you sleep on dirty sheets in solidarity with the kids dying of cholera?
Following that logic, I guess I should abstain from eating foie gras and other delicacies because so many people suffer from hunger in this world.
Since we are on the subject...you may want to refrain from eating foie gras (of course, it's your choice) because the geese are continuously force-fed courtesy of tubes inserted down their throats.
re-- hello!?!--
I think, in the name of world peace and balance, you should donate your computer, and the energy it drains, to a charitable cause.
re-- x--
Well, aren't you just a @#$%#&& ray of sunshine.
C'mon, can we get back to some fun escapism here?!
Or, in the very least, can the "high and mighty" come with a dash of wit or humor? Mondays suck enough as is.
Jeez.
He's only going away ten days and already...I have to separate both of you...play nice or I'll come back there
Mary--
whoa! Bad Summer car-trip flashback! Okay, I'll behave.