Just an anecdote: I’ve looked with envy at some of the Pinewoods week advertising and wondered if there is a way I could Tetris a Pinewoods week into my life for some future summer. Then this year I read a friend’s post about the steps to replace every product in their routine with an unscented version in the lead-up to Pinewoods and all I could think was that I simply don’t think I will be able to Tetris Pinewoods in for many summers into the future if this additional task is a requirement. I don’t know what a reasonable estimate is of the burden. 5 hours and $200? More? Less?
I’m fortunate to have relatively forgiving skin, hair, etc. If someone handed me a bag of unscented products to start using a week ahead and use through Pinewoods I would not be feeling or looking like my best self (I prefer the feel of the sunscreen and lip balm and lotion I’m used to, I prefer how I look with my normal conditioner, etc.) but I could manage. Maybe I could pay to have this shipped to me? That’s the only way I can imagine making it work for me as a time constrained and slightly budget constrained rule-follower who would be maxing out on spoons and flex time to get to Pinewoods itself at all. But many people would be much more uncomfortable than me committing to using products someone else issued them.
Just an anecdote: I’ve looked with envy at some of the Pinewoods week advertising and wondered if there is a way I could Tetris a Pinewoods week into my life for some future summer. Then this year I read a friend’s post about the steps to replace every product in their routine with an unscented version in the lead-up to Pinewoods and all I could think was that I simply don’t think I will be able to Tetris Pinewoods in for many summers into the future if this additional task is a requirement. I don’t know what a reasonable estimate is of the burden. 5 hours and $200? More? Less?
I’m fortunate to have relatively forgiving skin, hair, etc. If someone handed me a bag of unscented products to start using a week ahead and use through Pinewoods I would not be feeling or looking like my best self (I prefer the feel of the sunscreen and lip balm and lotion I’m used to, I prefer how I look with my normal conditioner, etc.) but I could manage. Maybe I could pay to have this shipped to me? That’s the only way I can imagine making it work for me as a time constrained and slightly budget constrained rule-follower who would be maxing out on spoons and flex time to get to Pinewoods itself at all. But many people would be much more uncomfortable than me committing to using products someone else issued them.