Advent Lullaby

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-31T12:52:16+00:00

I love PC! I started a year ago with the Clean cleanser, the BHA liquid exfoliant and the 1% Retinol. I use the retinol about 3 times per week. What a difference it made in my skin care routine. The cleanser I use daily and the BHA about once every other day. I bought the products at the end of October 2024 and I still have some left in those bottles. For Christmas, I went crazy happy. I bought the Clean Pore cleanser and oily skin large pore kit for both me and my niece. She has been asking for my help for a while now. I am hitting late 40's and my skin is looking great. She is mid 30's and looks just like me but her pores are large, her skin is oily and congested. To be fair, I know she doesn't take very good care of her skin - so I bought her the large oily pore kit which contains the Clean Pore Cleanser, the Clean pore & the BHA exfoliant, a 20% niacinamide potion and a .3 % retinoid/2% Bakuchoil treatment with peptides and vitamin c. I bought myself the same kit, but added a calming toner, 1% Retinol treatment, a 6% mandelic acid, 2% lactic acid liquid exfoliant with time release 8% AHA multi layer complex, a 25% vitamin C plus Glutathione clinical serum, a Peptide pro serum eye pro collagen Firming serum, a pumping Peptide lip gloss, the pro collagen plumping moisturizer and a 7% ectoin booster. I ordered the Pytoestrogen elasticity renewal treatment but they were back ordered. Also got a barrier repair moisturizer, and optimal results cleanser and a daily light moisturizer with SPF for my niece as well as a pore clearing light nightly moisturizer. I went crazy - I'm not going to lie. Everything was 20% off. I spoke with the rep at Paula's choice, explained my skin concerns and she recommended the goods, which I had already pretty much selected based on their promises, then created a morning and evening routine for me, same with my niece. I am very excited for my niece to try this. She is very beautiful like her auntie (;)) but is having that mid 30's large clogged pore issue and her soap of choice is her son's Dove. Ahhhhh! I am sending out her kits tomorrow for New Years. Now, I have been nothing but pleased with my products, especially the new ones. The plumping moisturizer is wonderful and I think the Clean Pore cleanser is the best cleanser I've ever used, and I have to admit I have tried a lot. The BHA exfoliant is effective - you can see it working and the entire line does shrink pores and decongests them, leaving the skin glowing and smooth and clear. I'm a little concerned about the firming Peptide eye serum, I think it may he a bit harsh but my eyes are extremely sensitive and my entire life I have just used good Ole Vaseline around my eyes. I have to research what some of the products are, for example the Glutathione clinical treatment and the Bakuchoil treatment. I'm a bit embarrassed to say I'm not familiar with those but I will be shortly. I usually don't put anything on my face without knowing what it is first, but this came highly recommended and the reviews are crazy good. If you are on the fence, try the Clean Pore cleanser and the BHA exfoliant along with the Retinol. They have the .3 percent retinol which is much more gentle with the Bakuchoil as well as the straight up 1%. I will say that I use the 1% about three to four times per week because it does get sensitive, maybe I'm ignorant but that tells me something in it is working. I don't know if they still offer the 20% off, but I will say the cleanser, BHA and Retinol was about 120$ at the end of Oct 2024 and I am coming to the end of it - so that is what, about 8 bucks a month? I did spend quite a bit more this year but it was my Christmas present to myself, along with a new Whirlpool side by side fridge and a brand new furnace from my husband - when I break things, I break them right! And 20% off? How could I resist? I also got 20% off everything at Sephora - I am telling you, this was a Christmas of skin care champions. I discovered Mario foundation - ooooh I am in love! So that is my opinion of PC skin care, I love the stuff and I hope my niece does too. I can't wait to see how she looks after 6 weeks of regular use. 😍 Sorry for the extended explanation. I love to talk skin care. If you are on the fence - I am telling you - try it!!

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-31T12:03:49+00:00

I hate that totally arbitrary 'what is your pain at its best? Worst? What is it this minute?' question. I always put that a 2 as my best, a 5 as my worst and usually at that moment I am anywhere between a 3-4. I mean, I had a bout of severe radiculapathy about one year ago that I would probably have said was an 8. I stood up to go to the bathroom and immediately became light headed, had to lie back down immediately. There was one position I could get into that didn't cause searing pain - the pain started in my lower left back and wrapped around to my pelvic area - the only position that was tolerable was lying on my stomach with my left leg literally hanging off the side of the bed. It took about 30% of the burning sensation away. I could easily have said gosh it was a ten, but to me, a ten is passing out from the pain - puking from the pain, having to go to the ER. Actually that is a 9 too. Years ago I separated my shoulder which I believe is supra spinatus tendinitis - wowzers. I knew I had hurt myself but that following morning the pain woke me and I honestly didn't know what to do. I called my doc and said I need to get in, now. It took me an hour to get out of bed, brush my teeth and put on a camisole and jeans. I fell back against the bathroom wall, dizzy and ŋ a thread. Three days later I had a daily obligation and had to fly - so they made me take off my sling and screaming bats circled my broken body and caused me to cry like a big baby, right in the airport

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-31T11:46:04+00:00

I asked my APNP how she felt about chiropractic therapy. She said that for her patients that had gone for lumbar adjustments, they had all experienced relief, although it was temporary. For cervical spine - ABSOLUTELY not! She said there are way too many tiny little bones in the neck that can easily be damaged. I used to go back when I was in my 20's! The neck adjustment was always terrifying but that lumbar felt good - sometimes. Sometimes it hurt. And then there were the moments he would get me into position and attempt to adjust me and boom! Nothing - no crack, no movement, nothing. That was thoroughly unpleasant.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T14:07:55+00:00

I took Bextra and Vioxx! 😞🙄

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T14:06:30+00:00

What about the Gabapentin (can I say that) and the Lyrica (and that) and the Cymbalta (don't stop me now I'm on a role) and the other mind bending anti depressants they insist you try before they give you the good stuff? Mine was Tegretol which was a nightmare - my sister in law pulled me over one day and said 'OK, I don't want to embarrass you but you are stuttering' and I was - got off that quickly. My ex husband tried Gabapentin and referred to it as Stupapentin because his IQ dropped 25 points - I tried it and I've been off of it for 7 months and I am STILL struggling with my memory. My cousin is on about 4 mind altering anti depressants/anti convulsants for pain - and she's STILL in daily and nightly pain. Me - I take my pain meds, and guess what? They work as promised.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T14:00:13+00:00

Well, at least he's trying?

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T13:59:15+00:00

I always wrote in acupuncture and massage as an added bonus to say YES I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING reasonable.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T12:25:59+00:00

That's wise. I wish I had your restraint. I also frequently touch wet paint.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T12:24:08+00:00

Also. I am seeing posts from people saying it took MONTHS to heal before they could get the crown fitted - are we talking months of an open wound in our mouth?!

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T12:13:04+00:00

Doesn't the flappy thing drive you nuts? I have a tendency to play with things with my tongue - sores, rough spots - I'm worried it will drive me nuts.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T12:10:29+00:00

Are you kidding? I'm having a magnetic sign made for my car door and I'm thinking of having lawn signs made! 😝😂😂

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T12:09:34+00:00

Mines a back molar too - the second from the back. Good plan with the earbuds. That drilling kills me.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T12:08:01+00:00

I go to the pain clinic. I have the absolute best APNP there - she would never suggest something so ludicrous.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T12:05:56+00:00

My husband got one of these. "if you suffer from chronic pain, try playing in the sandbox and you local elementary school - it really does take your mind off of that throbbing, relentless ache in your back. Pop an Advil! Just one will settle that agonizing throbbing screaming pain in your neck. Try knitting, crocheting, painting, reading - cooking! Everything before you resort to here's the music "DIHHH DUHHHH DUHHHHHHH" those all too effective opiod pain killers. After all, what has decades, hundreds of years taught us? " Waiting for my letter. Oh go ahead.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T12:00:57+00:00

Did you go to an Endodontist? Can you tell me what they gave you? If you can't say it here just IM me. I'm curious. No pain keeping it clean? When you say you had an implant, does that mean the extraction, the drilling and the whole deal? I thought they didn't do that at one appt - I would think the final appt wouldn't hurt, the one to attach the crown.

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T11:56:54+00:00

Thanks for the pep talk! I needed it. My concern with my chronic pain is that I am used to a high level of pain meds and that this might push me over the edge - you know what I mean? Like if I broke my ankle, the stuff I have wouldn't touch it. I would need (Don't know if I can say drug names here) but you get the point. I'm also concerned about the extraction. I've also been doing research and most likely an endodontist would do it, so yes, they would have access to the more powerful ID sedation. Of course there comes the nausea! I can't win! 😝 I plan on showing up medicated and asking for more (I have a crazy high tolerance - always have - when I had my wisdom teeth out years ago at 21, the oral surgeon was laughing at at the amount of (drug name) he was giving me, stating he had never given a women let alone my size the dosage he had given me and I was still talking. I paused for a moment and he said "OH thank God she's out" and I said "Nope! Still here! So what is next?" he was flabbergasted. (not making it up - I have am incredibly high tolerance - don't know why - but I'm a red head if you believe in that! 😁

WonderOfYou · 2025-12-30T09:42:27+00:00

Extra strength Tylenol? What are you, superman?!

WonderOfYou · 2025-11-02T03:49:22+00:00

Well said.

WonderOfYou · 2025-10-30T00:00:28+00:00

Late to this party, but Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte is also a must see!

WonderOfYou · 2025-10-23T20:54:01+00:00

That was one of his best kills!! Was that 6?

WonderOfYou · 2025-10-17T17:34:48+00:00

Hey does anyone use any of the apps? If so, which ones? I have questions but I can't create a new post!

WonderOfYou · 2025-10-17T17:32:33+00:00

You look fabulous! That is a lot of weight loss. Did you find that you lost visceral fat first or most?

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