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Of beards and days

I think I haven't gone without shaving for this long ever before. I'm not sure how long it has been already, maybe a month. Not that long anyway. I look different. I hardly recognise myself in the mirror.

I used to shave every day, or every other. Whenever I was leaving the house. I might have skipped shaving for up to around a week during vacations or when sick. 

Now, during the Covid times those periods have become longer and longer.

It's probably time to reset the timer. Shave again and start over. Or perhaps I don't want to let it grow this long anymore. It's getting inconvenient. I should start doing something to it, start grooming it. That's too much effort. Easier to just shave it all. I wouldn't even know what to do with it as I haven't had this much beard before.

While well shaved people often mistake me for a much younger. That hasn't ever happened with a beard. Especially these days as it's already starting to show some gray in it.