- Rise between 5.30 am and 6.30 am. 5.30 am on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday when I go to the gym at 7.00 am; 6.30 am on other days.
- Enter the bathroom and turn on the hot water in the basin. Relieve myself whilst the water is running. Place my scuttle under the hot water and fill. Select a shaving brush and place it in the hot water in the scuttle and turn off the water
- Shower for about 10 minutes.
- Dry off. Shake brush and empty scuttle.
- Rinse my face with hot water and fill the scuttle.
- Select shaving cream, wet brush with hot water, apply cream to brush and commence lathering on my face.
- Strop my Mach3 on my left forearm and start first pass with the grain.
- Rinse my face and re-lather for the second pass across the grain.
- Rinse my face and re-lather for third pass across the grain and against the grain.
- Rinse my face and feel my face, chin and neck for any missed spots; touch up as necessary.
- Final rinse off my face with lukewarm water, dry and apply, liberally, the aftershave I've selected.
- Go down to the kitchen and make a pot of tea (usually Taylor's of Harrowgate Yorkshire Gold) for my the wife and me.
- Read the morning paper, which is delivered to the house, whilst drinking tea.
- Eat some breakfast and get on with my day...I'm retired so the day is mostly mine.