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Nurse Dave's Journal
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2018 shave #78 (DE:10 SE:27 Str:40 Cart:2)
iKon X3 slant w/ Israeli Personna (1)
L&L After the Rain
Stirling 26mm synthetic pro
Witch Hazel & alum
Nivea balm
Bleu de Chanel
I had mentioned that I was duplicating journal entries in a new diary app I was messing around with. Another bonus of that and being able to tag entries is I can quickly access all the entries for just one razor. So today, not knowing how many shaves I had on the blades in my RX and Parker I was able to quickly look. They were both needing to be replaced so I emptied them and decided it was a good chance to reach for something I haven't used in a long time. (November 30th to be exact)
Wanting a shave that was nice on my skin I went with the Personna instead of a Feather to be a touch milder. Maybe the wrong choice. I think my technique was flawless but I ended up with BBS- after dry down I guess you would call it. I might just get rid of this razor. Nothing wrong with it and I like the weight, but I just don't see myself reaching into the drawer for a slant very often. Shaves pretty much like my Merkur 38c I think.
Otherwise, nice little shave. After the Rain has a white pepper note to me that I really enjoy. Again, this is the first shaving soap I ever used, so memories there. And maybe the first soap I have any chance of actually using all up, though I think there's still 1/3 left.
The CPAP had been going okay. My wife reports no snoring with a smile on her face. And I find I'm not waking up in the middle of the night. I've been a bit sore because when I'm sleeping I find I'm not moving around much because of that hose. But that's getting a little easier each night. Haven't found myself bounding with new found energy, but I think I'm not constantly tired any more. Trying this machine for a week and then having the performance analyzed before they give me my own.
iKon X3 slant w/ Israeli Personna (1)
L&L After the Rain
Stirling 26mm synthetic pro
Witch Hazel & alum
Nivea balm
Bleu de Chanel
I had mentioned that I was duplicating journal entries in a new diary app I was messing around with. Another bonus of that and being able to tag entries is I can quickly access all the entries for just one razor. So today, not knowing how many shaves I had on the blades in my RX and Parker I was able to quickly look. They were both needing to be replaced so I emptied them and decided it was a good chance to reach for something I haven't used in a long time. (November 30th to be exact)
Wanting a shave that was nice on my skin I went with the Personna instead of a Feather to be a touch milder. Maybe the wrong choice. I think my technique was flawless but I ended up with BBS- after dry down I guess you would call it. I might just get rid of this razor. Nothing wrong with it and I like the weight, but I just don't see myself reaching into the drawer for a slant very often. Shaves pretty much like my Merkur 38c I think.
Otherwise, nice little shave. After the Rain has a white pepper note to me that I really enjoy. Again, this is the first shaving soap I ever used, so memories there. And maybe the first soap I have any chance of actually using all up, though I think there's still 1/3 left.
The CPAP had been going okay. My wife reports no snoring with a smile on her face. And I find I'm not waking up in the middle of the night. I've been a bit sore because when I'm sleeping I find I'm not moving around much because of that hose. But that's getting a little easier each night. Haven't found myself bounding with new found energy, but I think I'm not constantly tired any more. Trying this machine for a week and then having the performance analyzed before they give me my own.
After the rain isn’t necessarily one of my favorite scents but my grandpa had it in his bathroom when he passed away so I keep it around for when I’m feeling nostalgic.
2018 shave #79 (DE:11 SE:27 Str:40 Cart:2)
iKon X3 slant w/ Israeli Personna (2)
Strop Shoppe London Morning
Plisson synthetic 24mm in Shave Revolution handle
Witch Hazel & alum
Nivea balm
Missoni
I got the new Weck blades from Chad yesterday, but I was wasn't ready to subject myself to the Weck again just yet.
Just a basic shave since I had the iKon out and ready. I've been toying with actually doing a week of themed shaves, but that seems like quite a commitment when I feel penned in enough picking my shave right before my shower so I can take a pic of it.
Back home we got a wild hair to get a bigger house. Or at least get things lined up to make it possible. I tell ya, the housing market here is unreal. All cash offers have been pretty standard here for a while, so it makes it more of a struggle for anyone using financing. And homes in our area stay on the market an average of 20 days. So you need to have everything lined up and ready to jump when one comes on the market. Luckily, we aren't in the position of NEEDING to move right away.
iKon X3 slant w/ Israeli Personna (2)
Strop Shoppe London Morning
Plisson synthetic 24mm in Shave Revolution handle
Witch Hazel & alum
Nivea balm
Missoni
I got the new Weck blades from Chad yesterday, but I was wasn't ready to subject myself to the Weck again just yet.
Just a basic shave since I had the iKon out and ready. I've been toying with actually doing a week of themed shaves, but that seems like quite a commitment when I feel penned in enough picking my shave right before my shower so I can take a pic of it.
Back home we got a wild hair to get a bigger house. Or at least get things lined up to make it possible. I tell ya, the housing market here is unreal. All cash offers have been pretty standard here for a while, so it makes it more of a struggle for anyone using financing. And homes in our area stay on the market an average of 20 days. So you need to have everything lined up and ready to jump when one comes on the market. Luckily, we aren't in the position of NEEDING to move right away.
I can relate to feeling penned in on your shave, since I pull everything out and take the picture the night before. But I can say that it takes the indecision in the morning when I'm not entirely awake out of the equation. Audibles are always an option too...
Cvargo said:
Same here. My wife has been wanting to move for many years, but I'd rather stay in a small home than deal with that. But our three kids share 2 smaller bedrooms and thinking about them going through high school and having enough space when them come back to visit had prompted me to move forward. Though, that could change
NurseDave said:Same here. My wife has been wanting to move for many years, but I'd rather stay in a small home than deal with that. But our three kids share 2 smaller bedrooms and thinking about them going through high school and having enough space when them come back to visit had prompted me to move forward. Though, that could change
That I totally get. We have the master and two other bedrooms on the main level. Perfect for our family of 4. If my wife gets her way and gets a third kid that means my son will use the bedroom in the basement. Not horrible, but a tad bit smaller. I'm sure when he's older he'd probably like it more.
We are in the contraction phase in our houses. Unfortunately we will need to divest ourselves of a ton of stuff to get into a smaller house. Now that Mom and Dad are gone and the Lad is married and gone we have way too much house for the two of us.
I have heard that the market in the Bay area is crazy.
We are thinking about adding on rather than moving. We are currently in a 3/1 in which you have to go through one bedroom to get to the 3rd. If we add on a master suite, it would give us that 2nd bathroom and we could convert the other bedroom into something else.
We are thinking about adding on rather than moving. We are currently in a 3/1 in which you have to go through one bedroom to get to the 3rd. If we add on a master suite, it would give us that 2nd bathroom and we could convert the other bedroom into something else.
