maybe just two steps instead of ten?

Hatchling Kindly Curious · 2026.10.31 10:12 · Views 97 · Likes 8

Been thinking about this since the voice memo thing fizzled, nothing I try lasts past the first week.

Mornings after a run-walk my ankles are tight and a bit raw, and by the time I am off the bus I am too wiped out for anything past washing my face and falling into bed, so more than a step or two just does not happen.

Folks here keep saying the same thing, cleanser then moisturizer right after showering, nothing else, done every day instead of a longer routine done only when I have the energy.

Has anyone gotten something that stripped down to actually stick on a schedule this packed?

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QuietAcre10.31 10:22
mine’s been raw for 2 weeks, how about you…
→ QuietAcreKindly CuriousAuthor11.01 00:51
About 10 days for me, mostly around the ankle from the run-walks. Doesn’t help that the commute’s 90 minutes each way, so picking at it on the bus is a hard habit to break.
CedarTrail10.31 11:28
yeah the two step is basically the only thing that’s survived the shift schedule for me too. after a stretch of overnights I’m not doing a routine, I’m doing damage control, so cleanser then moisturizer right out of the shower became the floor instead of the ceiling if that makes sense.
SkinHarmony10.31 18:01
dropping down to just cleanser and moisturizer is what actually stuck for me, mostly because by 9pm there is nothing left in me for more than two steps anyway
QuietAcre10.31 19:21
The bus to bed part really got me, that’s basically my exact night too. I was stuck thinking the problem was my willpower until I noticed the actual problem was expecting myself to do ten steps after a full shift on my feet. About 6 weeks ago I cut mine down to the same two things everyone here’s doing, cleanser then moisturizer, nothing else, no exceptions even on the roughest shifts.
slowsundays11.01 08:40
Been doing basically the same stripped down thing for my kid for about 2 months now, bath then cleanser then moisturizer right after, nothing else, every single night no matter how late it gets. I’m on my feet most of my shift so by the time we’re both home my ankles are swollen and there’s nothing left in me for anything past that, so a longer routine was never going to survive contact with real
Wildflower Days11.02 21:18
3 weeks in here. How long have you tried?
→ Wildflower DaysKindly CuriousAuthor11.03 00:03
Wildflower Days said: 3 weeks in here. How long have you tried? About 12 days with the stripped down version here, so still pretty new, but it’s the first one that hasn’t fallen apart within the first few days like everything else I’ve tried.