How to politely tell my friend to take fewer/shorter showers? Or am I overreacting?
Off the bat, I don't usually mind water usage. It's a part of daily life so I don't try to penny-pinch when it comes to water.
However, we have a guest staying with us (two people, plus her makes three) in our fairly small apartment. There is only one bathroom. She is a longtime friend but she is very shy and often quick to submit and apologize profusely (I don't want this and I really don't like being the main one enforcing rules while she's around). She takes her beauty regiment very seriously, which I support (I also take mine seriously but I tend to keep my showers to around 30 minutes maximum and 2-3 times a week). However, she takes showers every single day and they are all about an hour or longer. It's very disruptive, to be completely frank. Others need to use the restroom or even shower. I don't know why they take so long and it isn't really my business.
However, it's starting to get to me just because it feels very rude. At the very least I would like her to ask if anyone needs to use the restroom before she occupies it for an hour+. But even still I would prefer she not shower every day and would prefer she keep it on the shorter side. I wouldn't even mind 30 minutes or 40 minutes. But these are about an hour or longer.
I suppose I have two questions. 1. Is this actually abnormal/rude of her? and 2. How do I bring this up in a polite way where I nor she feels like I am scolding her but I can also get the message across?
edit: to be clear she's staying for a month, does not work out or really build up a sweat, is not naturally oily, etc. etc. and really it's the hour or longer showers that bother me less so than the daily element.