Thread: How to manage wait

Seriously,

How do you fight going insane while waiting for the hair to grow enough for a good shave???

Sure, buying stuff is gratifying but still doesn't eliminate the intolerable wait... Yesterday I was just itching to shave again, and decided to strop for a while, hoping to get by with that. Guess what, after the strop I *needed* to see how sharp is the razor, did several HHTs, and... worked a little on my cheeks without foam or even water. Then I stropped again.

Today is worse than yestarday, good thing I don't have a razor at work...

I hope that once I master shaving with a straight and have tried all my razors and related products, shaving shall become a pleasant treat, not the addiction it seems to be right now

As has been said, patience is a virtue.

Enjoy the anticipation; luxuriate in the process. Just a bit of scented aftershave balm or cologne and every time you stroke your chin during the day, that faint scent will transport you back to the moment and bring a smile to your face.

I still look forward to getting up in the morning,

Ed

There is a very simple solution.

If the wait is starting to become unbearable halfway to the next shave then do this.

Shave only one half of your face. Wait 12 hours and shave the other half.

If the wait becomes unbearable after only 6 hours then divide your face into four regions and shave 4 times a day, a single region each time.

You get the idea.

Just rub your face as you watch the clock.
Watch the minute hand as it slowly makes
its rounds.....tick tock tick tock..... Your getting
very sleepy.


Terry

Originally Posted by Howard Wallace

There is a very simple solution.

If the wait is starting to become unbearable halfway to the next shave then do this.

Shave only one half of your face. Wait 12 hours and shave the other half.

If the wait becomes unbearable after only 6 hours then divide your face into four regions and shave 4 times a day, a single region each time.

You get the idea.

And then when people see you at work with partially shaven chin and the other cheek they will understand... if they are truly a lover of the SE. lol

Originally Posted by ForestryProf

... Just a bit of scented aftershave balm or cologne and every time you stroke your chin during the day, that faint scent will transport you back to the moment and bring a smile to your face...

Ed

I already do that!

I am also considering lathering up with a shaving soap, hanging out like this for a while and then just rinsing, without shaving... but I'm not sure I'll be able to stick with it (without using the razor!)

I restore razors while I wait to shave with my others

I think the hardest part is not shaving with your favorite razor every shave and forcing yourself into a rotation of sorts. Sure it makes those shaves with your favorite that much more special...but its still tough!

I pass the time caring for my nicks and cuts. Unfortunately, I'm getting better at this and sometimes go several days without having to use the styptic. But I start my last year of graduate school on Monday; soon I'll be too busy to worry about it.

Originally Posted by izlat

Seriously,

How do you fight going insane while waiting for the hair to grow enough for a good shave???

I hope that once I master shaving with a straight and have tried all my razors and related products, shaving shall become a pleasant treat, not the addiction it seems to be right now

Since I 1st visited SRP I feel this urge to revisit it time and again just to see if there's some info I could benefit from and to see if there's a thread I can contribute to. There's so much to ask. And so much to write. Every answer raises 10 more questions... My wife told me the other day:"I hope you will soon have an answer to all you questions so you don't spend too much time contributing to SRP..."

Is there such a thing as SRP Anonymous? Or an antidote??
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