...now for the thought of the day

I have come to realize that with each child, shower time is decreased by ten minutes.  How I remember the days when I could turn the shower on to "Can't Stand It" hot, wait a few minutes for the steam to gather, then leisurely take my time washing the day away or preparing for the world to come.  This would include full body wash, full hair treatment and full body shave, as needed.  It was, for such a long time, no less than 30 minutes for me on casual day.  Then slowly, one child, 10 minutes gone, two children, another ten minutes, now a third child, and I am now trying to prioritize, wash hair and body, or wash AND condition hair and wash body, or a quick wash with a shave.   Take for instance today.   I was determined to get some of the shower luxury back...it was Friday for goodness sakes.   So, one child at school..that left two.   Game plan is as follows...feed baby and put him in the crib and pray he goes to sleep.   Grab toddler, with Leapster, and lock him in my room with the Tv on during one of his favorite shows.  Done, done and done.  As I'm preparing for my short get-away. I realize that the baby is not going to fall asleep.  The next question is...how long do I have before I have an upset baby on my hands and a toddler telling me that the baby is crying over and over again?  It's then that I realize what my world has come down to and as well the thought of the day.....where do my priorities lie when it comes to shaving?  I must accomplish this task, as it is the weekend and there is a pool going to be involved.   I must methodically remove hair in the most vital parts in order to not look I'm becoming one of my fun fur balls of yarn and pray that I can finish the whole task.   Things, I wish my Mother would have told me.....Thankfully, I was actually able to do everything I used to do in 30 minutes in about 15; and yes, the baby was screaming his head off when I shut the shower off.  Funny, I didn't hear him.  This is what it has come down to.