I am absolutely miserable if I don't have a shower and even more miserable if I can't wash my hair. Every single morning. If I don't, it feels like bugs are crawling all over me. The closest compromise is the before-bed shower. It is such a time waster, but I can't seem to have it any other way. When my kids were babies and they would nap and I had a choice between a nap for me or shower, get what I chose.... :-)