# Simplifications you've made **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 29, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100 "2021-11-29T02:22:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/21 "2021-11-29T16:06:48Z")
> [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > Since I don’t fit into anything else, work is just going to have to deal with my new style if they make me go back. 😆 Got a chuckle out of me, you did. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/22 "2021-11-29T16:13:19Z")
> [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > Since I don’t fit into anything else, work is just going to have to deal with my new style if they make me go back. I was worried about the same thing, but most of our organization (and most importantly, our big boss) has completely embraced “wear what you’re comfortable in” as a post-pandemic office style. I go in one day a week now, and I wear stretchy jeans and a sweatshirt, most days. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/23 "2021-11-29T21:51:12Z")
> [@MoonMoon](#): > > Do you do laundry every other day? That seems less efficient than having seven pairs of socks in a drawer. Sorry, should have clarified! I get away with it by wearing open shoes, more often than not. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/24 "2021-11-30T06:36:01Z")
A few years ago, the wife lost her keys. No idea where or exactly when, so we decided to change all the locks - house, garage, windows - everything. And we made them all the same. Having to lug around only 2 keys (house, car) is such a relief. It’s amazing how many keys you accumulate from adding a security door here, putting a lock on gate there etc. And I get much fewer holes in my pants pockets as well! ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/25 "2021-12-03T01:50:52Z")
I no longer knot my tie with a Windsor knot, using only a half-Windsor or a four-in-hand. I can’t even remember the last time I used a Platt-Shelby. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/26 "2021-12-03T18:11:36Z")
I mostly wear pull on boots ( “engineer” type boots ). Very versatile, as they can be casual and comfortable enough for daily year 'round wear ( I never wear shorts anyway…just a thing with me ) and yet when polished look dressy enough shy of formal. Plus, that way I can also wear white socks in more dressy situations, that way I can just have a drawer full of the same white tube/crew socks. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/27 "2021-12-03T18:39:18Z")
Keep a toothbrush and toothpaste in the shower and brush/rinse there. Since I am in there anyway may as well clean everywhere, and saves time morning or evening. I shave in the shower as well. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/28 "2021-12-03T19:42:28Z")
A friend of mine does the same, brushing and shaving in the shower. I never understood how you could shave without a mirror. I couldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/29 "2021-12-03T21:38:18Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I never understood how you could shave without a mirror. I couldn’t. If that’s the way you did it all your life, it’s quite easy. I shave in the shower too. Much less mess and fuss. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/30 "2021-12-03T22:01:51Z")
I would miss all the strange nooks and crannies of my face, cut me much more often, and I have a strong beard that comes close to my eyes, so I’m very careful to shave those parts even in front of a mirror. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/31 "2021-12-03T23:25:49Z")
When I shave the back of my neck, I do it in the shower, by feel. I never get shaving cuts on the back of my neck, but when I try to shave my face in the shower, I cut myself. It seems strange, but I’m better off shaving my face in front of a mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/32 "2021-12-04T01:49:58Z")
You should all try a shower mirror. They work well and you get the advantage of a shower shave (fewer nicks, in my experience) while still seeing your reflection clearly. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/33 "2021-12-04T01:51:44Z")
As for the OP: When I buy shirts, I stick to solid earth tones. I find it easier to match clothes, and I don’t worry about some picture of me wearing some outrageous design or color ending up in some archive somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/34 "2021-12-04T08:29:58Z")
I am a piker compare to most of you-all. Yet I do not get the beard thing, I trim it twice to four times a year. I get a buzz job every 2-3 months, less in the winter. I look much like a youngish Santa right now. My beard & hair are a light reddish grey with a white soul patch. OTOH, I work outside alone a lot these days so no one sees me up close very often. My wife likes my facial hair & her opinion is the only one I care much about. All is good. I have 10-ish pairs of one kind of socks. When one gets a hole, it gets tossed. When I get low, I buy another 6 pairs. I will try to incorporator most of these suggestions. I kinda like the idea of only cooking once a week. I do have the freezer space. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/35 "2021-12-04T09:58:49Z")
Hair, I have a pair of clippers and buzz my hair down to 3/4 inch every month or so and my wife tidies up the bits I can’t easily see. Been doing that for 20+ years. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/36 "2021-12-04T15:25:57Z")
My hair is long and all one length. It looks the same every day with minimal effort, and when it’s in my way I can easily put it all up. I don’t bother coloring it either. ---
**Author:** ![Yelnick\_McWawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/839c29/32.png) [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/37 "2021-12-05T18:45:18Z")
I only change my sheets once a year. I strip the bed, wash, dry, and replace during the same day. I don’t have to fold them up. ---
**Author:** ![Mortimus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/38 "2021-12-05T19:19:43Z")
We finally decided to stop sending out Christmas cards made from dead trees. Most of the people who would appreciate such a gesture have passed on anyway. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/39 "2021-12-06T17:16:00Z")
> [@Yelnick\_McWawa](#): > > I only change my sheets once a year. I strip the bed, wash, dry, and replace during the same day. I don’t have to fold them up. 😱 No thanks. I’ll keep on with my time wasting weekly washing and replacing schedule. I also buy a bunch of the same socks and then throw them all out and replace when the time comes. Same goes for my white undershirts. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100/40 "2021-12-07T16:58:36Z")
> [@Yelnick\_McWawa](#): > > I only change my sheets once a year. I strip the bed, wash, dry, and replace during the same day. I don’t have to fold them up. What!? You sleep on the same sheets for a year without washing them? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simplifications-youve-made/955100.md?page=3)