Aug. 15, 2022 - AA Day 15
Today's shave was almost a disaster. I did an arms workout immediately prior to shaving - it was heavy on the biceps and shoulders - and when those muscles are worked and then you try to use them for fine motor things (like shaving) it's not easy. Fortunately two and half passes later my face was smooth as can be and no bleeding. The MMOC gets better by the day and I'm a big fan at this point, though I am a bit nervous about what's going to happen now that I've gotten sloppy and then throw in a new blade.
The Zenith here and here is great. Again, big fan. I did feel my Trotter Gelousy yesterday (just in my hand) and I am very excited to use that thing come September, but otherwise I'm still feeling great with the gear I'm using. I can't decide right now if I'm going to order HoM Voices on my next budget or if I'm going to get a Georgetown Pottery Scuttle to start using. While tub loading and face lathering is going just fine, I sure miss GUTL. And, allegedly GUTL was birthed using a Georgetown Scuttle, so, yeah. Good thing (?) is we're only just not even half way through the month so I've got some time to figure out what the next purchase is.
Sonder continues to impress. Some days I prefer the soap over the splash, but today was a splash day - the cooling after effect was glorious. Maybe if I order voices I'll have to grab some Permafrost.
Sonder thought of the day:
Welp, today was my daughters 3rd birthday and she wanted a "farm animal party" and loves cows, hence the SOTD pic. But, my Sonder thought isn't about her or the amazing little girl she is or any of that. My sonder thought is about my opportunity to understand sonder and blowing it anyway. I had a head cold all last week and am feeling fine. My wife and kids, however, have a worse version - they've all got wet coughs and are pretty much getting their butts kicked by it. So last night, after a long day I came downstairs from putting my two older kids to bed and started to clean up after dinner. My wife happened to be on the couch taking a break and I got frustrated and the rest of the night didn't go well. I thin k the worst part was I knew I'd made a big mistake within 3 minutes of our dispute, but, it took me much longer than that to apologize and own my stupidity. She needed a break, she's getting crushed by sickness and it's really not a big deal to clean up the table and empty the dishwasher. Yes, I had a long day, too, but, I'm not sick. And I love my wife. And I was a jerk. Live and learn, right? So - I apologized (although much later than I should have). Fortunately my wife is much more gracious and kind than I am and we had a great family day today celebrating the youngest. So what's my Sonder thought? Awareness isn't enough. I knew very quickly that my wife was right, I saw the issue from her side and from mine and I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt I was wrong. But, stupid me, I just doubled down. People - don't be me. When you know you're wrong, or when you know you should be doing something differently, just do it. I promise you'll save yourself some guilt and a headache later.
That said, have a good one, all.
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