I am highlighting some of the basic self care I started within the last 107 days and since starting this blog. I want to focus there instead of on my crazy ear which I will update on as well.
I have not been drinking coffee for quite awhile and like the way I feel. I never drank coffee until in my 30’s and had forgotten how it was to not drink it. I feel clearer is the best way to describe it. I never did need it for energy so no difference there. I am carrying around my tea thermos constantly and sipping away on any flavor I can find that calls to me – lemon ginger, orange, skin detox, licorice, stinging nettle, etc. Washing my face and moisturizing day and night is now routine. It really is true what they say about forming a habit – give it time and anything can become a habit. I am massaging oil on the recent scar from the Moh’s surgery on my forehead and it is has healed so that the redness is minimal but there is still a bump. These small acts of self care take very little time, don’t interfere with my day and are so worth it.
As for the ear, nothing I have done has cleared up the blockage that feels like warm tar filling up the left side of my head and pushing out hard on my eardrum. I called my naturopath who is my general practitioner and have an appointment tomorrow. I am ready to beg for someone to drain it anyhow, anyway they can. I gave up on Sudafed and tonight I am trying Benadryl which I read about on several websites for drying up lasting ear congestion.
Ironically I never had anything like this as a kid, same as lice which my son brought home three years ago from school. I would have been happy escaping both experiences but I guess I should consider myself lucky that I’ve not been plagued by sinus or ear congestion like many people I know. I don’t really eat dairy as I’ve heard that can cause similar symptoms so not sure what else to do hence the doctor’s appointment.
Hopefully no more ear talk very soon. I have other ideas for self-kindness to get started on.
365 Days of Self Care 