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jhameia ([personal profile] jhameia) wrote2019-03-09 12:01 am
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coughcough

So the cough persists. It's annoying and my manager is getting full-blown Jewish Mom on me about it, so I'll be making calls around health centers to see if there's a place which will take my dumb uninsured butt in and have a look at it. I don't think it's an infection? I feel that if it's an infection then it should hurt? But it's also Not. Going. Away. I thought taking Mucinex would fix the problem, and it alleviated it a bit, but I still needed NyQuil to stay asleep (and NyQuil hangovers, whoof, not fun, I felt like I was about to leave my falling body a few times during work).

I've been sleeping without the heater on to see if that works, but it just makes me feel cold first thing in the morning. At the same time, breathing in the warm air seems to irritate my throat, so, ???

But it's okay enough that I've been going to work anyway. I've been slushing a lot and it feels great! Still haven't heard back from DHS about my visa, but I have the paperwork that says it's been submitted.

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I've been bleeding around the gums, so this evening I brushed my teeth and flossed, then gargled with salt water until the bleeding stopped. Flossing is weird! Afterwards I keep wanting to press my tongue against the gaps between my teeth, and I think that's when I've done a good job. I think I'll do the salt gargle every time I floss, and moving forward, I shall try to floss at least once a week.

In the interest of self-care, I randomly bought a couple of Aveeno hand masks, because the backs of my hands were starting to feel flaky, and why the heck not. They go on like gloves, and have a tissue layer inside with the lotions or whatever the formula is. There's a tab at the wrist to tighten the whole thing and keep it in place. I could keep working on the computer as a result, and even use the phone to a limited degree.

The idea is that in ten minutes, the concoction inside soaks into your skin, and after pulling out your hands, you don't wash them off, but keep massaging the excess into your hands. So... it felt a little bit sticky and goopy, but I kept at it and didn't wash my hands until it was all completely dry. That was about 5 days ago, and my hands feel GREAT still. I usually apply lotion by squeezing a bit onto the backs of my hands, and rubbing the backs of my hands together. I figure this one time I can just give myself a few minutes to soak in the stuff instead, and I'm kinda basking in the results.

I've also been trying the Sabbatical Beauty Sakekasu mask. Unlike the clay masks I've been using, the texture is kind of grainy, and it's still not quite clear to me what full coverage is supposed to look like with this. It also tingled a bit the first time using it, so I almost thought it wasn't going to work out, just like the other masks I've tried. But the second time I used it, it didn't have the same feeling. I'm trying to lessen the redness in my cheeks, which hasn't been the case so far, but my skin definitely feels a LOT softer and smoother. Like, I can't stop touching my face XD

My morning routine so far is, face wash, witch hazel toner, serum. The Botanics serum is pretty nice, a little halfway through the bottle after a month of consistent use (well, mostly... I didn't use it when I was sick). I really want to use the sleeping mask, but until I finish the serum, it seems like overkill, so I can wait until it's all done and I've given my skin time to adjust to being off the serum.


I guess I should add "skincare" to my list of interests in my profile! XD
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[personal profile] kate_nepveu 2019-03-09 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
hand masks sound relevant to my interests, thank you! (my hands get super dry in the winter)