I have a firm policy that if I drop three or more things while showering, it’s going to be a rotten day. I mean it; 3 strikes and my day is OUT.
I know it seems like an easy thing to avoid ( like keep only 3 or 4 things in the shower; so sensible) but I like a well stocked shower on the off chance I’m going to use that mango/mandarin sugar scrub I received as a gift 2 years ago but have never used or the oil of something or other that I used once that made the shower so slippery and slick that getting out of the shower alive was an absolute miracle; it was like naked ice capades and I had to lay on the bed and calm down a while afterward. I can start my morning in a very chirpy mood but dropping three things will unchirp me in no time flat.
It almost always starts with the shower pouf. That gets my attention but I am an optimist and press on. Whatever item #2 is puts me on alert and I am verrry careful after item 2 because honestly, who wants a rotten day? When item 3 gets knocked over or slips out of my hand, something in my brain breaks. I’m not above canceling plans after a 3 item shower event. I’m not proud of it but honestly you don’t want to be around me because I will be super testy and might even start an argument with you.
At one point in my life, I had one of those over the shower head organizers with all my supplies neatly stashed. I knocked it with my elbow and the whole thing fell off and suddenly it was a 14 item day. I rinsed off in a fury and spent the day in a terry cloth robe, sulking and thinking rude thoughts about everyone I knew and eating pretzels.
Driving in Reverse 