Showering

I think I was a stinky child. I just realized this today. I was taking a shower, and thinking about all the spots on my body that I used to miss. I mean, I had the basics down. I'm sure of that. But the specific scrubbing that I do now, concentrating my attention on each spot, attending to every detail... Yeah, I think that may be new.

I am trying to recall my exact childhood showering routine, but I can't think back that far. I do remember a time at a girlfriend's house in Palm Springs, must have been ten years ago. I don't think I had perfected my system, at that point. Maybe I'm still not perfect. But awareness is the first step... And now that I am aware, I'm wondering if I'm on the right track. How do we ever know? Should I spend more time in locker rooms? Should bars of soap, loofahs, and body scrubs come with directions? Or perhaps instructional videos? I guess if it came to that, I'd rather not know...