Things I've learned...

You never stop learning. It's true.

Just today I had another instance of *open mouth...insert foot*.


I'll give you a little background. Just last year - I learned that sometimes people acutally need yet another tissue every 20 minutes for legit reasons. I never got it until I got sick one time last year and could not stop the constant flow coming from my nose (TMI I know). I always just assumed that they wanted an excuse to get up and walk across the room. I had no idea. But I learned. And now you won't hear me saying a WORD to someone who feels the need to get up and get a tissue every 5 seconds. True story.

So what did I learn today?

I learned that sometimes, on occasion a nose can make A LOT of noise and sound like it is full and overflowing but when you try, and I mean actively try to blow it...nothing comes out. I don't know how many times I've said something to the effect of, "if I can hear it in there when you breathe - then I KNOW that you can go blow it and get it OUT" or "doesn't that bother you to hear it and feel it in there but not blow it out?". Yeah - Callous. Harsh. Cold. I know. But in my defense it is G.R.O.S.S. to hear it in there and wonder (worry) that on any given deep exhale - it might all come out. *shudders*

So what I take from today's lesson - is that as nasty as it sounds (and feels) to KNOW there is stuff in there - sometimes it just won't come out no matter how hard to try to get it out. End. Of. Story.


One more pondering - why do my Kleenex tissues have freaking sparkles in them?!? Sparkles do nothing for softness/soothingness. My nose and surrounding area is raw and in pain no matter how pretty it looks being all sparkly.