The joys of living alone… I can live like a raccoon at a trash dump without anyone to judge.
My self-expectations go waaaaaay up as soon as someone is planning to visit/stayover. Laundry once every 3 weeks vs. twice a week, vacuum once a week versus every other day, wash up once or twice a week (by hand) vs. 3 times a day, throw out trash and recycling as infrequently as twice monthly (I do not produce that much waste at home) vs. every day (because of getting takeout more often). I do shower daily, before anyone accuses me of being filthy around other people.
Right? Who tf has time for that? And every single day? I’m already exhausted as it is I don’t want to waist time doing something I hate and drains me more energy.
Same here. Oh god, if I were to shower every day, my hair and skin would become super dry and it would start itching. And then after a while, my body would adapt by producing more oily stuff, which would force me to keep showering every day.
Right now I wash my hair only once or twice a week (depending) and it doesn’t get greasy at all.
And before anyone says anything: DISCLAIMER: my showering habits obviously change with the seasons. Even though I don’t sweat much, in summer I would feel nasty if I don’t at least jump under the shower quickly twice a day or something (but just water, no products!).
You can do all that? I don’t do that in a year? And I don’t gaf is someone is visiting, if they start to complain the house is messy I tell them to feel free and start doing chores themselves.
Sweaters (for Canadian winters), work shirts and pants separate from regular shirts and pants, and PJs. In the normal schedule it piles up in the corner for up to three weeks then I do 3 or 4 loads in one session. If someone’s coming I keep it in a bin but it fills up too quickly and is unsightly to me. In summer I can do it less since I wear fewer layers.
The joys of living alone… I can live like a raccoon at a trash dump without anyone to judge.
My self-expectations go waaaaaay up as soon as someone is planning to visit/stayover. Laundry once every 3 weeks vs. twice a week, vacuum once a week versus every other day, wash up once or twice a week (by hand) vs. 3 times a day, throw out trash and recycling as infrequently as twice monthly (I do not produce that much waste at home) vs. every day (because of getting takeout more often). I do shower daily, before anyone accuses me of being filthy around other people.
I don’t even shower every day.
Adam Ruins Everything did a whole episode on needing to shower everyday
Right? Who tf has time for that? And every single day? I’m already exhausted as it is I don’t want to waist time doing something I hate and drains me more energy.
Showering gets me awake, mostly on work days.
Same here. Oh god, if I were to shower every day, my hair and skin would become super dry and it would start itching. And then after a while, my body would adapt by producing more oily stuff, which would force me to keep showering every day.
Right now I wash my hair only once or twice a week (depending) and it doesn’t get greasy at all.
And before anyone says anything: DISCLAIMER: my showering habits obviously change with the seasons. Even though I don’t sweat much, in summer I would feel nasty if I don’t at least jump under the shower quickly twice a day or something (but just water, no products!).
Yeah gone for me are the days of daily showering and washing hair. Once or twice a week hair and shower about 3 times a week.
You can do all that? I don’t do that in a year? And I don’t gaf is someone is visiting, if they start to complain the house is messy I tell them to feel free and start doing chores themselves.
How do you wear an amount of clothes in the span of 3-4 days to fill a washing machine?
Sweaters (for Canadian winters), work shirts and pants separate from regular shirts and pants, and PJs. In the normal schedule it piles up in the corner for up to three weeks then I do 3 or 4 loads in one session. If someone’s coming I keep it in a bin but it fills up too quickly and is unsightly to me. In summer I can do it less since I wear fewer layers.