5 minutes of conservation

I was reading a frugal living blog (I like to think that I make a healthy attempt to be frugal) and the topic was water conservation and bathroom remodels to accommodate this.  One tip was to hang a clock in your bathroom.  Ok, I have a clock in the bathroom, although I never thought of it as a necessity.  In fact, the time on it is horribly wrong so it serves little purpose but to freak me out when I forget that it’s drastically off.  So, just what is the reason for putting a clock in the bathroom?  To limit your shower to 5 minutes. 

Uh   wahappon?  Oh, nononono no.  Is that even feasible?  I’d like to see an instructional video on just how to squeeze in all the necessary female cleansing and pre-work primping that goes on in just 5 minutes.  I can’t even get all the shampoo out of my hair in 5 minutes, let alone my need to let conditioner steep for 3 minutes.  Can you shave two legs in 5 minutes?  As in without horribly gouging them?  I prefer not to look like a self-mutilation case when I wear a skirt to work.  Should I even consider shaving my arm pits?  Am I supposed to go granola and just let the hair grow out?  Because seriously, the man’s not going want to get close to me on the couch if I’ve got grizzly bear like stubble on my legs (no hunney, I’m not wearing tights, that’s natural).  I like a nice body brushing too, and that takes a couple of minutes, or what about exfoliation?  What if someone spoils me with cocoa scented scrub and I feel the need to scrub my whole body to baby-skin like smoothness?  I can’t do that outside of a shower.  Is five minutes even enough to fill a bathtub with an adequate amount of water to take a bath?  Or will I be stuck with 2” of water that goes cold in 3 minutes, akin to the baths my grandmother used to make me take so I wouldn’t drown.  The man doesn’t even take 5 minute showers, and he’s a man. 

That’s just insanity.