Bathroom Blogfest 2010: Stuck in the 60’s

Once again, purposeful peeps, it’s time for The Annual Bathroom Blogfest. Now, when I learned of this year’s theme, I had to laugh because if I was stuck in the 60’s, I would still be doing the potty and pull-ups. But as I reflected on this theme, it would be kind of cool to be stuck in the 60’s when it comes to bathroom experiences.

When women went to the bathroom in the 60’s, it was for a real purpose; not something frivolous, like tinkling. Those women went in pairs or teams; this was great for teaching women and girls the importance of community and team-building. There were meaningful discussions and lots of lessons learned during those jaunts to the ladies room.

By the time they all came out, you can bet they had some sort of strategic plan in place for something. Who needed those silly Powerpoint presentations when toilet tissue and paper towels were available? Great for creative, whole brain thinking and no technical snafus.

If there was a line in the public restrooms, there were deep, meaningful conversations on the line; not staring at the back of the head of someone shifting from left foot to right foot. Oh yeah, especially in New York City, those lines are long! Say, have you ever noticed that when you stand on the line at a Barnes and Noble restroom, no one is discussing the latest books? Curious….

Of course, those bathrooms aren’t stuck in the 60’s. You simply put your hands under the soap and you get soap; you put your hands under the faucet and you get the water. Then you move your hand over the sensor and you get the paper towel. No physical contact here! I must say, it is funny to watch some woman moving her hands furiously under the faucet and she gets no water! Then, she moves to the next faucet and still no water. And the next and still no water. Frustrated, she walks out. Negative vibrations equally dirty hands! Let that be a lesson to you.

As I am a peaceful and purposeful woman, I always get soap, water and towel. But if your vibes are a little off, make sure you carry hand sanitizer in your bag!

Check out my fellow Bathroom Bloggers! And an article in Tile Magazine. 

Blogger	Blog Name	Blog URL
Susan Abbott	Customer Experience Crossroads	http://www.customercrossroads.com/customercrossroads/
Paul Anater	Kitchen and Residential Design	http://www.KitchenAndResidentialDesign.com
Shannon Bilby	Big Bob's Outlet	http://blog.bigbobsoutlet.com/
Shannon Bilby	Carpets N More Blog	http://blog.carpetsnmore.com/
Shannon Bilby	Dolphin Carpet Blog	http://blog.dolphincarpet.com/
Shannon Bilby	From The Floors Up	http://fromthefloorsup.com/
Shannon Bilby	My Big Bob's Blog	http://blog.mybigbobs.com/
Toby Bloomberg	Diva Marketing	http://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/bloomberg_marketing/
Laurence Borel	Blog Till You Drop	http://www.laurenceborel.com/
Bill Buyok	Avente Tile Talk Blog	http://tiletalk.blogspot.com/
Jeanne Byington	The Importance of Earnest Service	http://blog.jmbyington.com/
Becky Carroll	Customers Rock!	http://customersrock.net/
Marianna Chapman	Results Revolution	http://www.resultsrevolution.com
Katie Clark	Practial Katie	http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/
Nora DePalma	American Standard's Professor Toilet	http://www.professortoilet.com/
Nora DePalma	O'Reilly DePalma: The Blog	http://www.oreilly-depalma.com/blog/
Leigh Durst	LivePath Experience Architect Weblog	http://livepath.blogspot.com/
Valerie Fritz	The AwarepointBlog	http://www.awarepointblog.com/
Iris Garrott	Checking In and Checking Out	http://circulating.wordpress.com/
Tish Grier	The Constant Observer	http://spap-oop.blogspot.com
Renee LeCroy	Your Fifth Wall	http://yourfifthwall.com/
Joseph Michelli	Dr. Joseph Michelli's Blog	www.josephmichelli.com/blog
Veronika Miller	Modenus Blog	http://www.modenus.com/blog
Arpi Nalbandian	TILE Magazine Editor Blog	http://www.tilemagonline.com/Articles/Blog_Nalbandian
Maria Palma	People 2 People Service	http://www.people2peopleservice.com/
Reshma Bachwani Paritosh	The Qualitative Research Blog	http://www.onqualitativeresearch.blogspot.com/
David Polinchock	Polinchock's Ponderings	http://blog.polinchock.com/
Victoria Redshaw & Shelley Pond	Scarlet Opus Trends Blog	http://trendsblog.co.uk/
David Reich	My 2 Cents	http://reichcomm.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Sandy Renshaw	Around Des Moines	http://www.arounddesmoines.com/
Sandy Renshaw	Purple Wren	http://www.purplewren.com/
Bethany Richmond	Carpet and Rug Institute Blog	http://www.carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com/
Bruce Sanders	RIMtailing Blog	http://rimtailing.blogspot.com/
Steve Tokar	Please Be Seated	http://stevetokar.wordpress.com/
Stephanie Weaver	Experienceology	http://experienceology.blogspot.com/
Christine B. Whittemore	Flooring The Consumer	http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/
Christine B. Whittemore	Simple Marketing Blog	http://www.simplemarketingblog.com/
Christine & Ted Whittemore	Smoke Rise & Kinnelon Blog	http://smokerise-nj.blogspot.com/
Christine B. Whittemore	The Carpetology Blog	http://carpetology.blogspot.com/
Linda Wright	LindaLoo Build Business With Better Bathrooms	http://lindaloo.com/

Be seeing you in the ladies room!