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If I were you, I would make a mixture of ultra fine epsom salt and vit k,a,c . Use sweet almond or grapeseed oil as a carrier for it, use it as a cleanser, you will probably not need to moisturize after it, but if you want to or feel you do, mix the vits, almond/grapeseed oil and use that. You can add carrot oil and evening primrose too if you want, but its more expensive. I would make a night serum out of those two and the vitamins, you wont need more than 4 or 5 drops on your face so a little will go a long way.

If you dont have grapeseed oil you could use extra virgin olive oil, but the grapeseed, or even almond oil is lighter, especially for the face.

You can also crush some aspirin and mix it with some apple cider vinegar to make a paste and use it as a mask.
You could also just put some apple cider vinegar on a cotton ball and use it like a toner.

I would do these at different times of the day to see if any give any immediate relief, you would know which one, but I think a routine would be good.

In addition, believe it or not eating 2 raw carrots a day should also help. It will take about 3 weeks for the vit A to build up in your system and a multi vit supplement loaded with B's and A and C, although the raw carrot seems to work better than the supplements.

Also spices tend to increase flare ups, and you just said you put curry on alot of stuff, it could be the cause of some of it.

Try to get your diet more alkaline for a month and cut out spices, not herbs just spices, eat the raw carrots. You can drink the apple cider vinegar, add some honey and take a few tbsp a day, it will get you alkaline quicker and keep you there. Try to get just below 6.0. It will kill any bacteria if you can keep it there. for at least 4 days.

Of course if you read this thread, you would know that apple cider vinegar is my cure all, but hey, it works for me and there is clinical documentation that bacterial and viral spores cant live in an alkaline environment.

Let me know what you decide to try and if it works.

Thanks for the info. I've been off for a few days - had to have one of my back teeth crowned (the temp crown is on and the permanent one will be ready next week). Nothing like "a bit of discomfort" and $1000 to the dentist. Ya, the curry could be an issue. I like the vinegar idea, I do believe it works for tons of stuff. I'm going to try it like a toner and also try the mask with aspirin. I'll also experiment with making some sort of grapeseed oil cleanser. I have the oil and the epsom salt on hand so will give it a try.

I'm typing in the dark, too!LOL I'm totally night blind! With a dang touch pad instead of a mouse! I have my phone on vibrate/silent anyway.

Hi, everyone! Flav, is your website up yet? If it is e-mail it to me. I've got to see this stuff. It sounds wonderful. Now that I'm in humidity land again, my skin is greasing out!!! Yick! Shades of my teenage years! I can't get over the weather here. In the 70's in March...it's NUTS!!!

Mom goes in tomorrow am for the knee scope. We have to be there by 6:30. I'm still on central time. That's 4:30 for me! Figures we'd change for DST right after I got here!

I've seen most of my nephews, just one more and my niece yet. She's in the school musical with my cousin's son next weekend, so I'm going to the high school production of Annie Get Your Gun. Got to hold the new babies already,too.

I should be able to check back in tomorrow night. I'm hopping quite a bit just now. Just now, looking for dad's AWOL cane! We think he left it in the shed this afternoon. It's probably with his pen he lost out in the yard today. Guys...they're breaking my heart! It's better and it's worse. I just don't know what to do about it yet.

The only gardening I'll be doing is weeding mom's one flower box and one bed. She doesn't want anything extra 'cause she isn't sure of taking care of it after I leave. She said last year she put silk geraniums in the beds. I asked her if she wanted some in pots and she said no. So...I have to do what she wants. Neither of us likes it. Anyway, I miss talking to you all. Hopefully, I can catch up with you all soon. IF I can get the hang of this danged ole netbook!!! I'm just SO graceful! See ya in the daylight!

Hey, Southern OR. Vent away, kiddo. We all do here and thankfully, we don't get the trolls giving us a hassle. Stick to your guns. School is just too d-mned important. There are too many uneducated idiots working a mickie d's as it is!

Is the 18 yr. old in high school or college? My youngest son goes to community college and has to survive the embarassment of mom or dad giving him a ride. Back and forth to work too. He's working to pay for school and can't afford a car. We're still waiting to get the pick up fixed, but I don't think it will be in time for him to use before he goes to university this fall. Truck will NOT be going with him. Our 2 older kids had to suffer in similar manners, too! IF they had something to drive, it was my ancient mini-van! Oh, the ultimate embarassment! Kids can totally suck, but you have to admit, we all love them!

I know it doesn't help right now. Most of us have already been through this. All I can tell you is...this too shall pass. You love them, they love you, even if it doesn't seem like it now. Having a girl and 2 boys, all 20 something, sometimes it seems like hormonal teenagers on steriods! It does even out eventually, though.

Hope it helps. What really helps me is this thread, this group of people. Venting is not only allowed, it's encouraged! The rest will see your post soon and add (hopefully better) advice for you. Read it, use what will work for you and toss out the rest! That's the best part, I think!

Wow you have been busy. Sounds like you are having plenty of fun in between your obligations! No the site isnt up yet, I gave him a bunch of stuff last week, I am hoping its up and running soon, alot of people are asking.

My dad called today to tell me it was in the mid seventies there (upstate NY) today. I could hear him doing back flips thru the phone!

Now for the bad news, my brother who is in the national guard, is in Mississippi (training for 8 wks) is being shipped out at the end of the month. He was supposed to go to Kuwait for 18 months, but is now going to Afghanistan. Please keep him in your prayers. We are not to happy about that. He is coming to visit me the last week of March, he doesnt want to go back home to NY and upset his kids. They are only 6 and 10, it was an emotional goodbye.

As for my garden, I think I am going to need to replant in certain spots. One entire row didnt sprout anything, it was right next to the sprinkler head that broke that first week, and I think it washed the seeds away or drown them. My loofah plants have popped thru and I am excited about them.

TB I will say a prayer for your moms speedy healing and sucussful surgery. Keep us posted. And by the way, you seem to be doing pretty good with that notebook.

I just want to survive it! She is a senior in high school. We bought the car with the agreement that she would pay 1/2 after high school. Told her weeks ago that her attendance was not acceptable. She is missing 2 or 3 classes every day. Told her the car would go away if she didn't have enough personal responsibility to get to school and stay there. The absences are either morning classes or after lunch. So she basically goes for 1/2 a day, either morning or afternoon. Now we are the evil ones for following through with what we said we would do if attendance did not improve. Told her school is her job and a boss does not let you decide when it's convenient to work. Thanks for the response...I really needed to vent. I will stick to my guns though. We have enough uneducated people out there, don't want to add our kid to the mix!

I understand your thoughts on the military thing. My nephew was in Afghanistan, my son in law and 2 nephews have been to Iraq. My son in law and 1 newphew are in South Korea right now. I have worried about South Korea the most. Awful close to Japan and the toxic winds. I wish your brother the best. Send him some soap, I hear they have really crappy soap over there.

Good for you stick to your guns! I always follow thru on promises and threats. Thats one thing everyone can count on. I had to laugh at your "world hunger" part, sounds so familiar to me in the not to distant past.

My kids used to have a hissy fit and tell me I was such a horrible parent, and I used to tell them " I threw the book you came with out by accident". Thats a big joke to anyone who knows me, if its on my counters and I cant eat it, I throw it out! My pet peeve, cant help it. I am always picking up stuff and putting it where it goes or throwing it in a garbage can in the garage and then telling everyone to go retrieve their stuff and put it where it belongs before trash day.

Sounds like your daughter has a big case of senioritis. Its to bad they dont realize now that 5 or ten years from now they are going to look back and realize how great NOW is. They get to see all different friends all day, dont have to do any manual labor or disgusting type work, dont have to learn rocket science stuff, etc. '

I sure hope she does start to get back to classes, its only 3 months till she will be done, and it would suck to be in summer school or worse when all her friends will be gone!

Good luck with that problem, I'll send aspirin!

You guys are all so creative!
We had 4 inches of snow here today. I'm tired of guessing at what time of year it's supposed to be...
Got my greenhouse done. I'm anxious to get started in there...maybe when the snow melts off the roof panels..

Hi, everyone! Flav, is your website up yet? If it is e-mail it to me. I've got to see this stuff. It sounds wonderful. Now that I'm in humidity land again, my skin is greasing out!!! Yick! Shades of my teenage years! I can't get over the weather here. In the 70's in March...it's NUTS!!!

Mom goes in tomorrow am for the knee scope. We have to be there by 6:30. I'm still on central time. That's 4:30 for me! Figures we'd change for DST right after I got here!

I've seen most of my nephews, just one more and my niece yet. She's in the school musical with my cousin's son next weekend, so I'm going to the high school production of Annie Get Your Gun. Got to hold the new babies already,too.

I should be able to check back in tomorrow night. I'm hopping quite a bit just now. Just now, looking for dad's AWOL cane! We think he left it in the shed this afternoon. It's probably with his pen he lost out in the yard today. Guys...they're breaking my heart! It's better and it's worse. I just don't know what to do about it yet.

The only gardening I'll be doing is weeding mom's one flower box and one bed. She doesn't want anything extra 'cause she isn't sure of taking care of it after I leave. She said last year she put silk geraniums in the beds. I asked her if she wanted some in pots and she said no. So...I have to do what she wants. Neither of us likes it. Anyway, I miss talking to you all. Hopefully, I can catch up with you all soon. IF I can get the hang of this danged ole netbook!!! I'm just SO graceful! See ya in the daylight!

Is this the page to vent? I sure hope so. Let's just start with parenting sucks....sucks giant donkey balls in fact. We had to take the car (that we bought) away from our 18 year old daughter today. Evidently she has not been attending school regularly....big no no in our house. We told her, miss class then the car goes away. Now it's a huge surprise that we followed through! We are thinking it's gone until report cards come out and she will only get it back with perfect attendance until then (about another month or so). You would have thought we told her she had to solve world hunger...