As part of my post-operative care, I’ve been irrigating my sinuses with salt water. The instructions pretty clearly state that I should use warm or room-temperature water. This morning I made some more “nose water” with the filtered water from the fridge. In went 3 tsp of salt (iodised instead of kosher, sorry) and a … Brain Freeze

I’m a tidy person by nature. My dictionary defines tidy as: ti•dy |ˈtīdē| adjective ( -dier , -diest ) arranged neatly and in order : his scrupulously tidy apartment | figurative the lives they lead don’t fit into tidy patterns. (of a person) inclined to keep things or one’s appearance neat and in order : … Mister Clean

I just got back from the schnoz doctor where the remaining clotted blood and other assorted goop was removed from my sinus cavities. By gods, I can breathe. Really, breathe. Like a normal person. This is so weird. I can’t actually remember a time when I could actually breathe. Maybe when I was a young … I Can Breathe