Due to a frustrating lack of privacy and personal time in these days of out-of-town house guests, I have yet to find time to finish a post on my husband's recent slips or my newly rediscovered serenity. However, I do want to share a tip with you all...
Perhaps you've found yourself up all night crying because a damaged loved one has been doing something crazy and stupid, and you've fallen down all twelve steps right to the basement of despair, and your eyes are swollen to puffy slits in your face, and you have a visitor coming to stay with you who ought not to be privy to the details of your pain or your loved one's insanity, and you think to yourself, "How am I going to fix my face and these slits for eyes that are a dead giveaway that I've been up all night crying?" I'll tell you how, my friends. Here's a little something I learned from Damsel in Distress: Preparation H isn't just for your hemorrhoids anymore. It takes down facial swelling like a dream.
Yes, I smeared hemorrhoid cream on my face, and those swollen eyes disappeared. I looked like a normal person and greeted my guest with a smile. And I thought I'd pass along this face saving (pun brutally intended) beauty tip to all you weepy codependents who may find yourself in similar need one day.
I've been wanting to try this trick for a long time, but hemorrhoid cream is something I'll probably never be able to buy in a store. Maybe I'll order some off ShopInPrivate.com - a very cool site by the way.
And the laughter probably helps too.
xoxo
lol. I have some in my medicine lockbox for just that purpose. Well, almost that purpose. I use it before I go to work, not before I greet guests. Hugs to you, MPJ. Here's hoping you won't be needing the stuff for swelling on either end soon.
Thank you for that tip (i think!!)
I've heard that Prep-H works for that - never tried it myself, though... Glad to hear it worked for you!
The Hurting Heart
Ooh, you should be careful with that cream, though. I've heard that it thins the skin!
While I'm here I'd like to apologize for a somewhat tactless comment I left on your blog on Friday night. Well, it wasn't exactly tactless, just badly timed. I think I asked you something about whether Mark's "targeting" of certain women was conscious or subconscious. I realized as soon as I had posted it that you probably didn't want to be reminded of that right now.
Sorry! I'm Sagittarian. Our feet end up in our mouths on quite a regular basis.
Yeah, I was wondering why you had the preparation H in the house in the first place...
Folks, I shit you not. I made a special trip out to the store after everyone was asleep and bought 6 pints of Ben & Jerry's (on sale!), 1 pint of Häagen Dazs and a tube of Preparation H cooling gel with aloe and vitamin E.
God, I wish I'd been the clerk at the grocery store when you showed up with that shopping list. Hah!