What's your 2019 new years resolution?

[Mjairo]

[QUOTE="Mjairo, post: 9962469, member: 90194"So my new years resolution for 2019 is not purchase any shaving soaps.

Mine may be a complete 2019 Shave Purchase Sabbatical. No shaving purchases, at all. There's plenty I want, nothing I need.[/QUOTE]
I was thinking of doing that too, but at the moment just want to control the soap acquisition disorder. You are spot on though, want and need

 

[Mjairo]

My resolution is to not buy a Wolfman razor. I should have no problem keeping that resolution!

LOL

 

[Canadian Mountain Man]

So, the shave-related goal would be the maintain a log of each shave w/ recently-acquired MdC soap -- for science.

Shave logs are good!

4. Continue to be Happy and Thankful for all I have
5. Make sure I thank those that have helped me in anyway

In addition to those two, I've found myself rushing through my shaves the past couple of months and its time to stop that and get back to a more gemütlich* shaving routine.

*There isn't a decent word for word English translation for gemütlich. Its a state of being of contented, relaxed zen, openness, warmth, calm and ease.

 

[Mjairo]

Making it to my 73rd, but not doing anything special to see that I get there.

Shave logs are good!




In addition to those two, I've found myself rushing through my shaves the past couple of months and its time to stop that and get back to a more gemütlich* shaving routine.

*There isn't a decent word for word English translation for gemütlich. Its a state of being of contented, relaxed zen, openness, warmth, calm and ease.

I agree, I switched to night shaving for that same reason, I rushed my shaves in the morning and didn't enjoy them as much now after the kids go to bed I take my sweet time and have a nice relaxing shave

 

[Adam18]

Whether I achieve it or not, my resolution would be to put my old band together after 30 years and do a live gig. That would make my year.

Perhaps channeling Ray Brown on bass ?

 

[Clay S]

Shave logs are good!




In addition to those two, I've found myself rushing through my shaves the past couple of months and its time to stop that and get back to a more gemütlich* shaving routine.

*There isn't a decent word for word English translation for gemütlich. Its a state of being of contented, relaxed zen, openness, warmth, calm and ease.

Tried translating it. It is an English word if you don't put the two dots over the u

English translation for it: Xanax

Germans must be in touch with their emotions. They have great, precise words for describing them:
schadenfreude - satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

 

[Canadian Mountain Man]

English translation for it: Xanax

LOL....or as I like to refer to them, Kal's little helper; or this time time of year Kal's way to cope with insufferable annoying in-laws

 

[BigJ]

Whether I achieve it or not, my resolution would be to put my old band together after 30 years and do a live gig. That would make my year.

Great resolution!! Best of luck!!

 

[BigJ]

After completing my 2018 Shaving Purchase Sabbatical, I resolve to keep my ADs under (reasonable) control!

 

[Mjairo]

After completing my 2018 Shaving Purchase Sabbatical, I resolve to keep my ADs under (reasonable) control!

Congrats on the 2018 sabbatical! And looking forward to 2019! Keep that AD under control is easier said than done but you managed a entire year so should be cake walk for you

 

[BigJ]

Congrats on the 2018 sabbatical! And looking forward to 2019! Keep that AD under control is easier said than done but you managed a entire year so should be cake walk for you

Thanks!! Almost there (and I appreciate my products more these days)!!

 

[Howler]

After completing my 2018 Shaving Purchase Sabbatical, I resolve to keep my ADs under (reasonable) control!

Hey, you still have 12 days to crack before the end of the year . Just kidding, congrats! I am doing the 2019 Sabbatical, wish me luck.

 

[BigJ]

Hey, you still have 12 days to crack before the end of the year . Just kidding, congrats! I am doing the 2019 Sabbatical, wish me luck.

BEST OF LUCK!!

 

[Mjairo]

Hey, you still have 12 days to crack before the end of the year . Just kidding, congrats! I am doing the 2019 Sabbatical, wish me luck.

Good luck, you got this! Just do it!

 

[DoctorStrobe]

I consulted the Magic 8 Ball and it's answer was: "Outlook Good"
So it's on. A different shaving soap for every day of 2019.
I think the place to put a thread tracking it is in the Journals and Diaries sub.

After some research I found that it's just not a practical goal.
Instead of every day it will be every week.
52 Soaps for 2019.

 

[ajkel64]

I hope to use some of the razors that I keep buying and not using. Especially the open comb razors that I keep buying and putting away and they never get used. I want to rectify this.

 

[Earl_Grey]

My shaving resolution for 2019 is a continuation of one I've made mid 2018: no more blind soap purchases (obviously doesn't include samples). I'd say 85% of my past purchases turned out to be disappointments in the scent department.

 

[SpannerX]

One word, sabbatical.

 

[pbrmhl]

After some research I found that it's just not a practical goal.
Instead of every day it will be every week.
52 Soaps for 2019.

Do you have 52 soaps? If not, I suspect your friends would be willing to send you samples to get it done... Sounds like a great project! And, with the reporting we all expect, very time-consuming!

I believe I’ve got more than 52 soaps, but I can picture an uncontrollable yearning in May to re-use a soap that had its weekly turn in January... Part of the fun for me is going to sleep every night thinking about what my shaving combo the next morning might be.

 

[DoctorStrobe]

Do you have 52 soaps? If not, I suspect your friends would be willing to send you samples to get it done... Sounds like a great project! And, with the reporting we all expect, very time-consuming!

I believe I’ve got more than 52 soaps, but I can picture an uncontrollable yearning in May to re-use a soap that had its weekly turn in January... Part of the fun for me is going to sleep every night thinking about what my shaving combo the next morning might be.

Hi, I've got about 30 new soaps here and on order. Most are samples when possible.
Some that I knew I'd like I bought full tubs, tubes, etc.

That's the thing with using a new one a day - I'd have to wait a year to use it again.

I suspect I'll go over the 52 number. Some of the samples probably won't last 7 days.
Not a big deal.

I'm also going to try to match a soap to an important date, etc during that week.
For example, I have a glow in the dark shaving soap on the way for Halloween week.

Another reason to do this is that I'm toying with the idea of starting a local business for shaving supplies, etc.
So it's good to experience as much as I can.

I started a thread over in the Journals and Diaries sub:
DoctorStrobe's Shaving Soap Walkabout 2019