girl, you stink

{this is me, three days without a shower... not smelling too good. Oh, and did I mention I've been living in this sweater. Thank you Urban Outfitters for making my tribal print dreams come true by making a sweater that could be mistaken for a blanket. It rocks.}

Sometimes you don't realize how dependent you are on something until it's missing from your daily routine. Whether it's your car, your physical body being sick {I'm not going to talk about the flu, because I'm afraid I'll catch it through the internet}, your power, or fill-in-the-blank, you seem to be more dependent on that one thing once it's no longer at your convenience. Our water heater was broken last week, and that mean't no showers for the Kidds. We were stinky and greasy to say the least. But, it's not even just feeling clean that I enjoy {although I'm sure everyone close to me appreciates when I'm clean}, but it's standing in a steamy shower... Just standing... Thinking about things. It's my time to relax and reflect on my day, and not having that time affected me. I know I keep talking about this weather, and how it's hitting record lows out here {zero degrees most nights}, but anything warm is a piece of heaven and is extremely valuable. Losing such a miniscule thing, made me so thankful for all the things that I take for granted on a daily basis. I'm so thankful for a car with a heater, I'm grateful for an apartment with heat, I'm thankful for warm clothes, and once again I'm incredibly grateful for warm water. I didn't realize how dependent I was on warm water... Laundry, dishes, showers... Lots of things. So glad I don't smell anymore, and so glad I can stand in skin burning steam {isn't that the best? or is it just me who likes that?} Anyways, I won't be taking my warm water for granted any time soon.