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The new practice of fewer showers has felt environmentally virtuous, practical and freeing for many.
Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a preschool in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, grew up showering every day.
“It’s what you did,” she said. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced her indoors and away from the general public, she started showering once a week.
The new practice felt environmentally virtuous, practical and freeing. And it has stuck.
“Don’t get me wrong,” said Harper, 43, who has returned to work. “I like showers. But it’s one thing off my plate. I’m a mom. I work full-time, and it’s one less thing I have to do.”
Many people are happily skipping daily showers during the pandemic: It s one less thing I have to do
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New York: Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a pre-school in Marthaâs Vineyard, Massachusetts, grew up showering every day.
âItâs what you did,â she said. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced her indoors and away from the general public, she started showering once a week.
The new practice felt environmentally virtuous, practical and freeing. And it has stuck.
A woman showers in Edgartown, Massachusetts on the island of Marthaâs Vineyard. Some people have said they started bathing less during the pandemic.