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really dont want to shower/brush my teeth today =(

showered, brushed teeth last nite (was gonna skip brushing but my sister forced me lol) showered and brushed this morning.

I should have never let my hygiene get bad..showering and brushing my teeth is kind of fun and relaxing(especially showering)..only stressful part is im ocd about cleaning every inch of my body. Laundry is a little more annoying but still not too bad. I am doing laundry tomorrow as it's my new laundry day.

A fun fact about me is that before 2 months ago i would go MONTHS without showering or brushing my teeth maybe even half a yr! I would also go even longer without doing the laundry. Not only that but i would wear the same clothes everyday including ripped up dirty socks and dirty underwear.

Ill be honest I still wear the same underwear and socks everyday BUT im ok with this. The reason is that my socks are new and they were first worn less than a week ago. My underwear was first worn less than a week ago. Also since im washing my body everyday my underwear really doesnt get dirty. Lastly, since im doing my laundry once per week i will not wind up wearing the same pair of underwear for over a eek anyway. By the time they even get mildly dirty ill have washed them! Big improvement either way from wearing the same DIRTY underwear and DIRTY ripped socks EVERY DAY for a yr with dirty teeth and DIRTY clothes.

my teeth are looking incredibly white now. Im probably going to start using whitening strips in a few months after i use my spinbrush for a few months top start fro ma clean slate. Might as well save the whitening strips for when itruly need them to get the best results imo. Im probably going to go with rembrant intense stain. they are only 19 bucks for a 28 day supply of 56 strips.

im taking the graduate school entrance exam practice test tonight. I have been stalling for too long..ill report back here with that update. This doesnt only have to be about hygiene

wtfid2, well done on your progress! Your efforts will really help you when you get to graduate school.

I may not be as public about the particulars of my day-by-day hygiene, but I think anybody can feel satisfied to read of your success.

As for the whitening strips, I'll warn that any whitening toothpaste or strips can make some people's teeth sensitive. They do nothing for actual oral health, so they're purely for cosmetic purposes. Why invite pain with exposure to touch/hot/cold? You've mentioned that your teeth now look very white. Therefore, I'd suggest that you don't need the strips and shouldn't allocate any money for them. You've got better uses for your cash, I'm sure.

Good luck with your continued efforts!

wtfid2 said:

"since i got the spinbrush it's kind of fun to brush my teeth. I also really like feeling clean, and i feel less like a waste of life now that i shower and brush."

I love the electric toothbrushes. I don't know why since I have tactile issues like many people here, but I almost brush too long with that thing. I work in an office, so I have to shower more than I like and I don't like to smell bad so I keep up with it. I shower at night though to get the dirt and grime picked up during the day off and so I can be clean when going to bed. I think it's a water thing I don't like as much, though I used to swim a lot when I was younger. I do brush twice a day and floss once and wash my face twice per day and moisturize. I think it's good to have nice teeth and I've taken good care of mine; I even use whitening strips a couple of times per year. I desperately need to do laundry but may need to wait one more week. I strive to do mine every two weeks but sometimes it ends up being 3-4 weeks. I guess it's a good thing I own a large amount of clothes.

I loved the smell of Old Spice deodorant, but it made my skin itch and burn. Hmmm. I use homemade natural deodorant options now. I also like essential oils, and bay rum is particularly nice.

Never had issues with hygiene. suffering from ocd protects me from that.