Bare Feet No No's

Nothing grosses me out more than seeing people walk bare foot in the bathroom. We all wear shower flip flops? (or everyone should because that's just nasty) so why not shoes when washing your face or going to the bathroom. Who knows what touches those floors and maybe its just me but I've never seen the floors mopped...ever.For all we know the floors have been wiped down since the building was build in what seems like the 16th century. I hate germs and this to me is just spreading them around. Things your feet pick up can end up in your room or even worst in your bed! College dorm communal living is not the place to be walking around without any shoes on. People drop foot, drag in mud and all sorts of nasty. It simple just throw on a pair of flip flops or slippers it really isn't that hard and you can save the people who wear shoes in the bathroom a break from being grossed us out! Please save yourself a disease and spare my eyes and take the 2 seconds to slip on a pair of shoes.

Bathroom for Vampires?

I’m well aware the Twilight is a phenomenon in our society today but this bathroom is too old to be inspired by a modern day vampire novel. But really, this bathroom has almost no mirror space for the amount of girls living in this hall. Roommates don’t always have the same schedule and i know that sometimes I have to wake up and get ready way before my roommate needs to even bat an eye. I try and be courteous by going to the bathroom to blow dry my hair and do my make-up. The problem is when I walk in 2 people will be in front of the mirror with the counter top and it’s full! No more room in the inn for me. Not to even mention that the ONE large mirror in the bathroom is in front of the showers so if even 1 person is showering you can’t even see anything. How am I supposed to be a good roommate when there’s no room in the bathroom to get ready? One is left with one of two choices A) get ready in the silent dark or 2) try and get ready without seeing yourself. Both of these are difficult decisions and involve way more skill then I have at 7 am.  It time to get with the picture Hainer and realize that we girls need ample space to get ready for the day and don’t appreciate having to get up at 7 am which is horrible in itself, worst.

You Clog it You Plunge It

Yea i know, this seems self explanitory but it is is topic that needs to be discussed. Like previously talked about their are only 5 stalls for 41 girls. When one is labled with an "out of order" sign this is a much bigger deal than you may think. I know theirs some kind of myth that girls dont go #2 but trust me one week in a female communal bathroom and youll be a believer. Having one stall out of commission  makes the other ones extra used wich usually makes them extra gross or means their may not be toilett paper (so check before you go). Their is a lovely plunger located in one of the stalls so if you have an issue just use it, its there for a reason not becasue its cute. Girls tend to use WAY too much toilett papaer it doesnt help that the generic brand here might as well be a subsitute for sandpaper but still half a role can be clogged in one toilett. Plunging can be intimidating becasue as girls living at home that was always a dad thing. But this is a girls only bathroom so your on your own. Practice makes perfect. I dont know maybeyou can make it a fun activity with your friends i dont care just get it plunged. PLEASE

Musical Shower Caddies

Once upon a time a long ways ago back in August of 2011 their was a girl named Ashlyn. She was very excited to start her college years and couldn't wait to live in a dorm. She spent countless hours shopping to get herself ready for this adjustment. Purchases included bedding, pillows, lamps, picture frames and many more. Though her most important purchase was a shower caddy. This was a difficult purchase because their are many varieties to this shower necessity. After a long debate i picked a smaller version because i didn't want to be "that girl" with the huge shower caddy. Boy was that a mistake. When i arrived at my first day i noticed that the bathroom was filled with big, bulky shower caddies and i was in shock. I had then become "that girl" with the small shower caddy. I cant win. That's not even the best part. The wall between the showers and the bathroom stalls are shelves for the shower caddies to be placed. This can become a problem however since their a 41 girls and 40 of them have huge caddies. It almost a constant game of musical shower caddies. Every time after you shower theirs that awkward moment where you decide where to put your caddy. I have noticed that some caddies stay in the same place. The upper clansmen have their spots and will not settle for any place but. Its important to place yours in a non marked spot. This may just seem ridiculous but to the girls who live in Hainer second floor east its a reality we face everyday.

Shaveless Showers

I know i have mentioned how small the shower stalls are but this week this issue has become a lot bigger. Now i know its winter and girls are beginning to start shaving their legs less (yes for the guys reading this girls don't shave as often on the winter get over it) but shaving is becoming the worst thing ever. The shower stalls are so small that shaving is actually becoming a skill in desperate need of development. Right when you out the shaving cream on theirs no room to put your leg out of water so it washes off before you can even put the razor to your leg. You cant just put your leg out of the shower without flashing the whole bathroom which obviously is not an option. Not only does this waste your shaving cream (which skintamate is almost $3 a can) but it increases shaving time by about 150%. Never in my life has it taken me 5 min a leg to shave. Honestly i thought i would have problems in a communal bathroom as an incoming freshman but never in my wildest dreams did i imagine shaving being one of them. So for all you girls who are thinking "i haven't shaved in a week" you are not alone and no need to be self conscious because i have a silver lining...it jeans season! Happy pant wearing!

Temp Troubles

After a hard days work all you want to do is relax and unwind in the shower. The only thing worst than a cold shower is not knowing what temperature your gonna get. In half of the showers when you turn the knob to warm it turns cold and when you turn cold it goes warm...I know annoying right? The trick is knowing what stalls play this game. Is it stalls 1,2 and 4? or is it 3,4 and 5? Half of the time by the time I get to shower its late at night and i could fall asleep standing up. The last thing on my mind is which shower to choose not to mention when some are in use you dont always have a choice. The shower stalls are barley big enough to even standing in let alone be able to get out of super hot or cold water. Its hard to enjoy the only part of the day where im actually alone when the temperature sucks. Im hoping that the maintence people around here will actually get around to fixing this to improve the showering part of my day. Heres a video of someone who enjoys their bathroom..enough to sing about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bje_8Y7KUfM&feature=fvst

Square Dungeon

In the last 18 years of my life i have used a variety of bathrooms and NEVER in my life has a bathroom been so depressing. When you walk into the bathroom the cheap industrial lighting is overwhelming to the naked eye. Their are no windows in this bathroom at all. That's right none, this means no natural light and even more annoying no ventilation...enough said. First off the entire bathroom is a painted in a yellow green paint, even the tiles are that color. Who would pick that color? Not only is it entirely outdated to this millennium but its just a hideous especially for a girls hall. Second what lighting their is doesn't extend to the the stalls. The bathroom is designed to when you walk in the sinks are to your left and the stalls are in a line like a mini ally. Who ever designed this bathroom i guess deiced that you don't need lighting to use the bathroom. Their are 5 stalls in the row and the lighting decreases as you go down the line. If you get stuck using the 5th stall your almost in complete darkness. Third when the showers are being used the entire bathroom gets steamed out. You walk into a hot and humid fog that will frizz up your hair in record time. All the mirrors get fogged up so you cant even use them for at least 20 in after all the showers are off. I like to imagine the makeover I could give to this bathroom. It has serious potential. A bathroom with windows and light isn't a lot to ask for but yet its the simple things that matter. Bathrooms shown in Elle magazine is what i would be happy to have here on campus even though i know for a communal bathroom this would never happen..but hey a girl can dream can't she?