THE ART OF SINGING IN THE SHOWER

The art of singing in the shower is a highly developed skill...but not just anybody can do it properly. Oh, you can try but there are some pretty important components that, if left out, leaves much to be desired in your endeavor.

This is what you need for the expert level:

• First and foremost, you MUST have an empty house. No other living soul can be there. (No, your dogs and cats are NOT living souls...so it's okay if they remain. It is NOT okay if they howl.)

• Next, you need to know your purpose for singing in the shower. Do you need to be inspired? Do you need to think? Do you need to cry? This will determine the genre that you sing.

• Make sure that your shower is stocked with what you need to complete your shower (face scrub, shampoo, conditioner, razor, body wash, scrubby thing...) The reason for this is that you must not have to interrupt your singing trance to think about where you put your shaving gel.

• Now, grab your music source. Now this is important, because you need to be able to press "play" and forget about it. In my case, I use my iPad. It is pre-loaded with my favorite songs. I have a specific playlist on it called: "Morning" (clever, huh?) 

• Choose your songs and make your playlist. This is, perhaps, the most important piece of this process. The songs must be easy to sing with (you don't HAVE to know the words - but it helps). My morning playlist has a variety of songs that lift my spirits - almost to the point of dancing in the shower (now THERE'S a visual...!!)

Those are all the supplies you need to produce pure joy in the morning and start your day off right!

Now,  your actual skill as a singer has NO bearing whatsoever on anything. There is nobody watching or listening. (Except I do wonder if my neighbor, Jeff, can hear me through the walls...but I choose not to care unless he complains....then I will tell him that my cousin is staying with me and she is weird....)

The key from here on out is to let loose! Remember, you are not performing for anyone...just singing for the pure JOY of it. Let it out! Go crazy....but don't slip in the shower.

"The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy." Psalm 65:8