The shower situation

Here's my shower. It looks normal with the exception that it lacks a shower curtain. Like I mentioned, I've been showering my kids with the sprayer for years and have never had a problem. I was not even surprised to see the arrangement as it is, it's a very European look and I've been forced to watch enough episodes of House Finders International to know that this is how it would be. Unfortunately, this prior knowledge did not really prepare me to actually USE this shower.

It probably didn't help that my first attempt at showering happened at 3am on the first night. I had had a few Tuskers and had been awake for almost 2 days. If I said that it was a disaster I would be making a huge understatement. I did manage to clean myself...but I also sprayed the walls, the roll of toilet paper, the sink, the mirror, about half the crown moulding in the room (10 foot ceilings mind you!). The clothes I intended to put on after the shower looked like they had just come out of the washing machine! And to top it off, despite there being a drain in the floor, I created a small pool about half an inch deep.

I left the bathroom clean, but discouraged at the mess I'd made. I will definitely think twice before I yell at my kids for making a mess!

The next morning, thinking I had it figured all out and determined to shower myself and nothing else, I stumbled into the bathroom. I reached for the hot water knob, bumped the shower/tub selector and set the damn sprayer loose in the room. I guess I have to mention that the shower has water pressure like I'm used to seeing on a fire house! The sprayer literally jumped off the holder, flew into the air and swung around the tub area while I bounced back and forth, desperately trying to clear my eyes (because of course I was looking directly at the sprayer when it opened up). I ended up diving into the bathtub to grab the sprayer, bumped the water to ICE cold on the way in and found an exciting new way to wake myself up in the morning! Who needs coffee, tea and Red Bull when you can spray your nether-parts with ice cold water leaving the sprayer at about 100 psi?

Now that my eyes are open (and bulging from my skull) I finish cleaning myself, and yes, I managed to spray the crown moulding, my towel, the toilet and placed another 5 gallons of water on the floor. I will continue to work at it. Maybe after another week, I'll be able to take a shower!