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Life on the Road: A Small Glimpse—Practicalities and All

Motorhome life has done wonders for my appreciation of basic grooming… mostly because it’s turned it into an extreme sport. Shaving my legs now requires either Olympic-level balance or a full calisthenics routine in a bathroom roughly the size of a shoebox. One wrong move and I’m wedged between the sink and the door like a confused flamingo.
I finally tackled my underarms after realising I’d left it so long I was bordering on being able to braid them. The epilator needed power, power needed remembering, and remembering clearly wasn’t my strong suit. The result? Pain. Regret. Smooth-ish pits.
My fingernails are now permanently short and slightly tragic after what feels like 47 rounds of dishwashing a day, and my eyebrows have gone completely feral—two tiny wilderness areas above my eyes.
As for the nether regions… let’s just say we’re well past “tidy up” territory and edging into “could justify a hedge trimmer or a weed wacker.”
Just when I thought personal maintenance couldn’t get any more adventurous, I finally convinced Neil to let me cut his hair. It had reached the point where “windswept” was no longer believable and “toilet brush” felt more accurate.
Armed with clippers and a surprising amount of confidence for someone operating in a space the size of a cupboard, I got to work. Hair went everywhere—on the floor, on the bench, possibly in places we’ll be finding for weeks—but by the end of it, he looked significantly less like something you’d clean the loo with and more like a respectable member of society again.
While I was on a roll, I tackled a few bonus features—namely the ear hairs (how do they grow that fast?!) and what can only be described as a committed monobrow situation. There’s something oddly satisfying about a good tidy-up… especially when it’s not your own.
Motorhome life: where romance is alive and well, it just occasionally involves grooming each other like slightly judgmental chimpanzees.
Ah, the glamour of the open road 🤣Read more