I'm gonna try it...

I think I might have finally hit my insanity mark. The last couple of months have been kind of stressful. In November I had a child end up in the hospital having to get an emergency appendectomy. At the same time I was suffering from what I found out to be Dry Socket after getting my wisdom teeth pulled out. Then in December my husband ran into a wall at work with his new car. Then in January he ran into my soon to be SIL's car with my car. He also knocked off the side mirror of my car coming out of the garage earlier that day. He has also taken a few business trips in the last couple of months. All this has been a little stressful... though I try to live with the attitude that there isn't anything I can do about it and I need to not worry about... I don't live it well and I don't only worry about it, but I worry about what else could happen. So let's just say that I have had a break out on my face. I will admit that it isn't as severe as it could be. But it is more severe than I ever remember my acne being before. It could be that I am constantly trying new products to try to cure it... It could be that I am wearing makeup a lot more than I use to... it could just be that I am stressed out (though I live that way so I don't know why that would make a difference now). No matter what it is I am so sick of it. I have been researching products online. I have tried many of them. The AcneFree stuff seems to be kind of working if I don't mind trading in the color of my face for less pimples. Meaning I have less pimples but my face is red. Then I always have this feeling inside about what kind of crap I am putting on my face (did I mention I worry about everything all the time) and whether it is going to cause me to wrinkle or get cancer or what not. Well I tend to like going the natural way anyway so after reading about crap I came across washing my face with baking soda. Not a bad idea and all natural. Well let's just say that it was unsuccessful. After a week (an I could have tried it longer) my face was all dried up and I was still broken out. So on to the next thing. Someone recommended aspirin. I tried it... probably not like I should have but I wasn't seeing any changes. Well the next thing on my list is Apple Cider Vinegar. Yum. And this (after reading about it) seems to work better if you ingest it. So I did my research. It doesn't look all to bad. The bottle says it has a lot more befits than just clear skin (and the bottle is always right). Some people swear by it. It is all natural... Best part is it is cheap. What do I have to lose?
So yesterday I go to the store (I told you I though I had lost my mind) and I buy myself a nice bottle of organic Bragg Apple Cider. It has the "mother" in it. Who wouldn't want that? Well I bring it home and I take off the plastic holding the cap on (which surly isn't organic) and I can already smell the fowl apple cider vinegar smell. The post about the girl who threw it up is coming into my mind about this time. I am wondering how bad it could actually be. They recommend you mix it with honey. I hate honey so that is like two things I hate at once which just sounds even worse. I figure I'll just stick it in my medicine cup and swig it down. That requires removing the lid. Ugghh. That is enough to send you off vomiting. But I really really really hate pimples and so I pour me some. Then I get some water ready and I swig it. O yeah , I thought it was going to come right back up. The taste isn't as bad as the smell, but I didn't dilute it and boy did it burn going down. I though that was bad till my stomach got a hold of it. Then my burning throat didn't feel as bad as my stomach acid mixing with the vinegar. I laid down hoping that it wouldn't come back up. I called my dh and told him about all the good things this thing says it is for. It says it can even help you to lose weight... He tells me that that is probably when you throw it all up. I agree... that could be why. I get the kids to bed and I am still kind of sick. I lay down and go to bed. My stomach feels cruddy for a while, but eventually it goes away. I slept better than I have in a long time (do you think the apple cider helps you sleep better? Maybe they should put that on the bottle).
Well, once isn't going to cure my face... I am no genius, but I figure if I had to suffer through it once I better find out if it really makes a difference for me. Nothing like tortuing myslef. Today I took it with some cheese. It went much better. I diluted it a little bit. I chugged it. I didn't feel like throwing up as much as yesterday. My pimples are still there. I figure I have to give it a least a week before I give up. Hey I bought the bigger bottle so I might as well give it a month. So far I haven't read any reports that it killed anyone. Maybe I'll lose a couple of pounds while I'm at it? You never know. It really could be good stuff for you... see I told you I have gone nutty!
I have a Pretty Darn Good Life... And now I have some disgusting Apple Cider Vinegar to hopefully make it even better! LOL