How many things are we now supposed to feel guilty for during a given day? You wake up and have a nice, long, hot shower (that you pay for) in the morning. It's not going to make the planet explode, I promise. Then you go and get your coffee (uh oh, is it free trade coffee? Another guilt trip, woe is me!), and your breakfast (are those FREE RANGE eggs?), brush your teeth (Oh no, more water consumption!), put on deodorant (chemicals!), and put your clothes and shoes on (Oh no, third world slave labor!).

And that's before you walk out the door in the morning.

I'm sick and tired of this stuff. I'm not guilty and I'm going to enjoy my life thank you very much.

AMEN to that! I also am sick of tired of the word "green". I take hot showers. I recycle when I feel like crushing everything (since our recycle guys won't touch your stuff unless it is). I have a sports car that sucks up the gas and the way I drive I make it drink more. I'm tired of hearing about global warming when in fact it's not happening. Stop jumping on every band wagon that passes your front door people!

I AGREE!!!

I hated this article. We get so little true pleasure out of life anymore without being made to feel immense guilt. I REFUSE to feel guilty about loving a hot shower each morning. I live in the frigid Northeast, and despite growing up here have horrible cold tolerance. The only thing that can get my body loose and moving on a bitter cold morning is a hot, hot shower. I've tried all the "tips" and it is so difficult to keep the water colder (also as a beauty tip, to avoid dry skin...do they really TRY to shower during an arctic morning in lukewarm water?) Turning it off to shave? As the blowing ice cold air moves over you and makes you feel even more chilled because now you're soaking wet? So what should I do, crank my HEAT (which is also a bad thing to do) so that showering in cooler water is less excrutiating?

And I'm not stupid...I know having hot water is a luxury, and that I'm lucky, yada yada yada. Okay, I have running hot water and I'm lucky, and I'll be damned if I'm going to DENY myself this ONE luxury. I WOULD be sorry to lose it, and probably more sorry if I realized I didn't enjoy it to the fullest WHILE I had it.

I totally agree. What does being green smell like? We have worked very hard in this country to have the technology's and luxuries we enjoy. If greenies want to go back to camping out, have at it. I will wave when I drive by in my 4x4 quad cab, gas guzzeling, luxury Chevrolet truck, on my way to very relaxing long hot shower. hahaha

I love this one! I think we are twins....

I totally agree. We have worked very hard in this country to have the technology and luxuries we enjoy. I drive a 4x4 quad cab luxury Chevrolet truck; and I love it. I'm 6'4" and I don't fit in a clown car. If you like a Prius, or Hundai, low flow toilets, go for it, just keep your smelly green agenda to your self serving self.