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What are your optimized routines? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I’ve got my shower routine down to a science and I do it exactly the same way every time, to minimize the time I spend there (I love being in the shower once I’m there, but I also feel guilty about water waste). This is what I do:

-Get the water to temperature against the wall and then get under the stream fully, getting my hair as wet as possible

-Turn the shower off and shampoo my hair. I wash my outer ears, neck, and face with the shampoo suds

-Turn the water back on, rinse everything fully, get my shower mitt wet, then turn the water off again, and squeeze as much water as possible out of my hair

-Adjust the shower head down, so it doesn’t hit above my neck, then soap up my shower mitt and wash my arms, armpits, chest, stomach, back, and legs

-Turn the water back on to rinse my body off and use the mitt under the water to wash my feet, and rinse the mitt out before turning the water off again

-Squeeze the mitt out and hang it up, then soap up my hands and wash my bellybutton and crotch, turn the water on again to rinse, and soap up to wash my ass with the water running

-Turn the water off and apply baby oil to my arms, neck, chest, back, and legs, then turn the water on again to wash my hands, before shutting it off for good

-Squeeze my hair out once more, and then get my towel to dry my hair first (on the tag side)

-Get out of the shower, and dry my body off with the other side of the towel, feet and groin last

-Brush my hair out with my head hanging down above the shower floor and then towel dry it again over the shower

-Hang the towel up and use a qtip or two if needed

-Clean the shower floor and drain of hair.

Do you folks have any very specific routines that you’ve developed?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Make sure i have my undergarments prepared, towel and facecloth hanging over shower curtains.

Tie my long hair up so it doesn't get wet (it takes a long time to dry so I wash it less often.)

Hop into the shower while it's off so I don't slip.

Make sure the head is placed low so my hair won't get wet.

Pull the head from it's rest, turn on the just above midway for perfect temp.

Wait for the water to warm up, then rince feet.

Turn on eco mode.

Rince!!!! And place the head back.

Wash armpits first.

Rince facecloth and give myself a gentle scrub without soap. Exfoliation.

Add soap to facecloth, then wash from face downwards.

Grab shower head and rince!!! Put it back.

Use fingers with soap to wash the "bits", then toes. No cross contamination.

Rince again, turn shower off.

Gently swing the shower head to drain it. Dripping noises bother me.

Towel dry top, raise one leg to dry, and gently step out of shower to not slip.

Dry other leg, then bits, then toes.

Hang towel and facecloth to dry.

Qtips to remove moisture from ears.

Deodorant, chapstic, etc, clothes!

Done.

I can be in and out within 5 minutes on a good day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Oh damn. I’m pretty proud of my 8 minute routine, but 5 is impressive! I’ll blame my hair washing (super fine and straight hair that I’ve finally pushed to accept 2-3 days in between showers, but absolutely no more).

I tend to grow my hair out to donate it and then chop it all off every couple of years, and one of the less comfortable feelings I’ve experienced is slow drying long hair in summer humidity, so I definitely understand wanting to wash it less often (plus it’s healthier and clearly better for water usage 😁)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

My hair is longer than a meter long and super thick and wavy, so it takes over 24 hours to dry on its own. I honestly can't stand blow drying it as it takes an hour. :o

That's very noble for donation! I did that the last time I cut my hair, around 12 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Oh my gosh, that’s really impressive! Wavy hair is so nice, but I definitely could not keep my hair that long. I got married a couple years ago and grew it out longer than it ever has been at about 60 cm and I did not enjoy caring for it.

Tbh, I’m just lazy about getting haircuts, but I can’t stand the feeling of my hair touching me. I figure some good should come out of it at least, since it just keeps growing, lol. Plus my mom underwent chemo when I was a young kid and her struggle with not having hair stuck with me. Donating mine every so often helps others in that situation and ensures I don’t get too hung up on my own hair.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wake up.

Sneak out of the bedroom so as not to trigger the cats.

Close the basement door and the door to the garage.

Go back to the bedroom and put on pajamas.

Now that the cats are contained and can't use the litter boxes. I go downstairs use the bathroom.

Clean the downstairs litter boxes.

Come upstairs and open the basement door.

Go into the garage and open the garage door and back door to allow some airflow.

Scoop those litter boxes.

Fill the bird feeder and put out food for the feral cats.

Go back inside close the garage door and back door.

Open the door to the garage back up.

Fill the food bowl then the water bowl.

Take out four saucer plates and two bowls.

Lana and Maeve are messy eaters so they get bowls.

Split the can of cat food in to six portions.

Give Lana her's first. Then Hazel who has to be shut in the basement to eat or she will steal everyone else's food.

Then Hazel and Millie get theirs and finally have Dash and Aggie last.

After they eat I rinse off the dishes.

Then it's downstairs to watch last night's late night shows as I calm down my stomach for about half an hour. Before getting ready for work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That sounds lovely. My husband and I share care for our one cat and sometimes it’s a lot, so kudos!

Real quick though, how do you get up without waking the cats? Are they heavy sleepers or are you super stealth?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Super stealthy. But today this has failed. Now I will have to wait until this afternoon to scoop their litter. I can't do it if someone has just gone. My gag reflex is too sensitive and I will throw up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, I get that! Good luck next time :)