Greetings All, so, after that lovely exposition on headaches and the relief I found, I have now been dealing with head pressure and slight pain for a week now. Why don't I learn not to talk about these things????? I think I've finally narrowed it down to probably being a slight ear infection or sinus irritation or something like that.....after two dreams about elephants that didn't make much sense other than they have big ears:)
I'm a big believer and trier of home remedies. Yesterday I went to the mall and bought my first package of ear candles. I got Steve to help me with the ear that's been giving me the most discomfort. He was not impressed. There's quite alot of smoke that goes along with ear candling which I didn't know about. He was constantly fanning the air around my head and had the patio door open to get the smoke out. I told him not to worry, smoke is good for cleansing our souls so we would be so healed at the end of the session....he didn't buy it. Anyway, I didn't feel any great results, but there wasn't anything bad either. It wasn't quite the relaxing atmosphere with Steve freaking out about the smoke. Next time I'll get Holly to help me and I'll put on some nice music, some scented oils, etc. It's possible that the symptoms were slightly relieved. About 5 hours later there was a noticeable improvement and when I went to bed the pressure was significantly less.
Today I remembered I had that big old syringe from Buddy's visit to the vet a couple of weeks ago,so I mixed up some sea salt and lukewarm water and proceeded to Neti Pot my sinuses (using the syringe instead of a neti pot since it didn't cost me anything). That definately helped. Then I put a capful of hydrogen pyroxide in my ears, one at a time. The difficult ear has some issues going on for sure, the other one seems fine. I think after a couple more treatments I will be on the mend again.
I really enjoyed the holidays. And now I'm enjoying getting back to a non-holiday routine. Gently easing myself into healthier food choices, a little exercise and a more regular work schedule. It's nice to flow with the seasons, the special times of year and the more mundane times. When I pay attention to the rythym and allow myself to flow with it I feel really good.
It was my Wonderful Friend Isobel's birthday on January 6th. She passed away a few years ago. I think of her often and remember all the balance she brought into my life.
The pics today are from this morning from right here in our apartment complex. The little puppies refused to walk in the "deep" snow for very long. So we walked all around the shovelled walkway instead. This was our first big snow of the season.
Love to all,
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