To smell the lilies of the field...

I seem to have been sick a lot this winter and about a month ago, I got the flu with the kids. Symptoms seemed to subside except for a plugged sinus on one side. Waited a week or so to see if it would clear up on its own. No luck. But that's not the worst of it. I've lost the ability to smell anything! I've been relying solely on Maxine to tell me when someone's poopy because I can't smell anything at all. I can't smell people smoking, popcorn, bleach, Merril's man smell, nada. So last Friday night, I went to the new InstaCare in Hurricane. There wasn't a single patient there so I was wisked right in! I was prescribed antibiotics and sent home. I've been taking the anitbiotics for about a week and seen little change. If I sniff something really hard, I can almost "taste" the smell in the back of my mouth. (I don't recommend doing that with a poopy diaper. They taste terrible! But it's the best way to gauge if my sense of smell is coming back.) So I've been without my ability to smell for about 2 1/2 weeks and I miss it.


So this morning, I started nosing around the internet to see if there are home remedies to clear up sinuses and came across one that involves drinking diluted apple cider vinegar. I drank it an hour ago and it was so nasty I could barely gag it down. But I'm happy to say I can almost smell the top of my baby's head, the body spray I'm wearing, and the poopy diaper that needs to be changed on Juliet. Unfortunately, I'm supposed to drink it 3 times a day for 4-6 days. But if I can smell the sweet aroma of bread baking again or my dirty toddler, it'll be worth it! Have a happy conference weekend!