What's your routine throughout the day?

[RangerReady23]

I know most of us have a routine that starts our day, and it usually involves shaving and grooming. But what's it like throughout the day? I have certain things I use in the morning, and others at night. Usually, it goes something like this.

Morning:
Hot shower
Warm up the face with hot water
Bowl lather with EverReady 150 brush and shaving mug
Bevel brand (disposable) safety razor (although I have some new things just arrived)
Aftershave (favorites are my vintage Skin Bracer, vintage English Leather, and the newer Wild Country)
Deodorant (I'm fond of Speed Stick products, for their good scents and lack of aluminum in most formulations)
Choose a pocket knife, grab my watch, and off to work.

Midday:
I run a lot at work constantly, so about midday I'll refresh my deodorant from a supply I keep in my office. I have two favorites right now--Speed Stick's 'Fresh' and their Irish Spring variant.

Evening:
After changing for the evening I do a good wash up, dry my face well, then use a cooling application of Humphrey's natural witch hazel toner (with vitamin E and aloe) on my lower face. From the jawline up I use a good rubbing of Dove Men's Care Hand-Face-Body cream. I've found it helps my skin overnight and when I'm getting up the next morning, especially since I'm getting a little older. If the family (or the wife and myself) are going out somewhere I'll clean up well and do a spritz of a regular cologne--lately is a bottle I bought from a fragrance dealer at the local flea market, that's called 'Azure Noir' (more on that later).

It's gotten to where I look forward to these times, but from what I've read elsewhere on the forum I would guess that's not unusual.

 

[Whiterook]

I like a nap after lunch. This is a mandatory requirement for all retirees and I don't want to get fired.

 

[Mustard Seed]

I am a retired bum so I do practically nothing except for my straight up martini at 4 0'clcok. I do exercise and otherwise try to keep moving, however.

 

[Quaznoid]

Nap after lunch. No more than 30 minutes refreshes and reinvigorates me.

 

[RangerReady23]

Now this I can agree with--where I work tends to be high stress, so a nap over lunch hour is definitely a help at times.

 

[BobbyB]

After shaving:

1. Morning errands, family and / or medical
2. Visit son's apartment to walk our grandpuppy, 'Lil' Ralphie.
3. Afternoon errands, family and / or medical.
4. 'Veg'

 

[Fourbtgait]

Retired but…..
kick dog out
start coffee and pan
splash cold water on face, brush teeth, pee
cook ham, egg sandwiches for wife and I, feed dog.

morning varies, today was sand 4 doors, spray coat of high build primer.
drywall mud cracks to large
work with dog on heeling. (Twice)

lunch typically peanut butter sandwich, today left over chili

sand bathroom walls knock down texture, rough up semi gloss paint
refill certain holes, cracks
train dog on heeling
after 6 hours from morning, flip doors, primer other side, probably around 5-6 tonight

eat what she cooks for dinner
shower
read a book. No tv except for news.

 

[Jaybyrd]

Up around 6am, ready for work and hopefully leave by 6:30. I don’t usually shave in the morning unless I get up really early for some reason. Listen to news on the way in ~12-14min commute. Work days, home to get the youngest from school, sports routine (soccer, lacrosse, horseback riding, basketball, etc.). Oftentimes a “late dinner”, for American standards, sometimes 7-8pm start time. The shave usually happens when kids are in bed or at least set for the night. I prefer to shave then shower. Despite the bathroom vent fan I still get my mirror fogged up and I like to shower after shaving, I always have even before I start DE wet shaving.
Sometimes I tinker with the shave den for a bit then bed. Occasionally watch a TV show but often end up documenting my shave on the Shaving Den app, browsing B&B, listening to music and get ready to do it all again the next day.

 

[Quaznoid]

Nap yesterday was outstanding. Asleep instantly. 30 mins on the dot. Started to dream. Woke up refreshed and recharged.

In my work life I would have decried afternoon naps. But now that I’ve left all that silliness behind, I find napping to be an excellent way to spend a half-hour.

 

[njpaddy]

Also retired. Since downsizing from house to apartment in 2020, my day is 8:30 wake-up; coffee until I make breakfast around 10; 12 to 4 pm is my gin time with some reading, PC games, or a silent film if my wife is out. After a short nap, it's dinner and TV with my wife until midnight. After almost 55 years, we both enjoy doing nothing and being boring together.

 

[mikey517]

Another retired geezer here, so no real daily agenda.

Daily routine usually starts around 4:30AM - my favorite alone time. Nuke my first mug of yesterdays coffee, watch local weather & sports, then read the "paper" - obituaries actually, looking for anyone I know...nuke second mug and set up coffee maker so the boss has fresh brewed when she awakens.

Around 6:00AM, my 10 year old shadow dog usually moseys down the stairs to start her day...my cue to splash water on my face, pee...and feed her (the Farmers Dog makes it easier!), then out the door for our morning hike through the hills, usually taking 30 - 45 minutes.

After that, it's anybody's guess. Today was drive to my neighbors at 7:30 and cut logs for firewood, loaded the rounds onto my truck, drove home. Then split and stacked for an hour trying to beat the heat.

Showered and shaved at 11:30, BLT's with the boss before she left for grocery shopping. Tried to nap but the dog wanted my attention, so we played.

4:00PM feed the dog and most days a short half mile walk around the block. This is usually the end of her active day and she is very chill for the rest of the day.

We usually eat a light meal around 5:00, I normally shower and sometimes shave around 6:30, put the Yankee game on and fall asleep before the bullpen blows another lead (see Boston Red Sox game of July 5).

We usually turn in by 9 - 9:15.

Repeat...

 

[eulangasse]

Workdays:
- Coffee, breakfast
- Shave: Pick the razor for the shave, load up a feather blade, hot water prep, bowl lather, shave and enjoy, aftershave balm
- Clean up the den, wash razor and let it air dry, take the badger brush to the bedroom to let it dry ion top of the dresser, in dryer better ventilated area
- Go about the day
- If I can eat dinner early enough by like 6:30pm latest, I try to go for a walk or run at like 8pm
- Peruse the web or watch Netflix
- Nighttime routine: I was washing my face with a couple cleansers but my skin is not liking any of them; some were even EWG rated as not allergenic and "non toxic"; so, I was not able to continue

Weekends / Days Off:
- Similar to Workdays but push the shave out to after lunch
- With the more sensitive skin I'm now having as I'm getting older, I have not figured out yet how to handle shaving before swimming in a pool or how to shave the same day but post-swim; also, if I'm going to run in the morning, I have to wait for like an hour or two for my skin to calm down from flaring up from slight heat rash (getting older, adapting to curve balls!)

 

[frbock]

Morning, I use Degree Arctic Ice as a deodorant. I don't need an antiperspirant.
I shave, and use halyuronic acid on my face followed by SPF20 moisturizer.
I use spf 15 on my arms, ears, and back of neck.
I use higher SPF if I'm planning to be out for hours.
I have a medical condition that makes my body produce less vitamin D than it should, so higher SPF isn't happening.

 

[Sabre]

I get up every morning at 7.30 during the week. I wash my face and clean my teeth. I may have a shower if it was a warm night. I apply my deo, edt, and hair tonic then comb my hair with my military brush. I may have a cereal or toast. I leave home at 8.15 with my ear pods on walk to work listening to music A journey of 40 minutes. I have my first bean to cup coffee and I am ready for 9 am.

I walk home again, I do some gardening in good weather and make dinner to music. I shave two to three times a week prior to showering. I jump in the shower around 7pm, and afterwards I splash an agua de Colonia and apply lotion pour friction. I then do my skincare routine. I generally relax watching an Amazon Prime show or vintage movie such as Vertigo. I spray a traditional Eau de Cologne and ensure I am asleep around 11 pm.

My weekends are dictated my girlfriend.

 

[tehnothing]

3 or 4 am wake up the first time
take in some calories via shake mix.
Take first med.
Check B&B
Doze off in my desk chair.

around 6 Go back to bed for two hours
around 8 get up make breakfast and coffee
Take remaining morning meds
check B&B

if it is an appointment day I get ready and warsh and shave.
if it is not an appointment day check B&B again spamming F5 to get updates

Kill time till lunch
make said lunch
check B&B again
noticing a pattern yet?

Kill time until early afternoon to early evening
make dinner or order take out which ever sounds appealing and the least inconvenient
eat dinner
take dinner meds
check B&B
Spam F5
Kill time till the sun starts going down

take night meds
lay down
look at B&B on tablet or phone whichever has the best charge
nod off at some point

rinse repeat