I was extremely frustrated with my final blog post today. I wanted to straighten it out now as I lay in my bed without my contacts. My eyes got pretty wonky today and, if I’m being honest, that really scared me!
What I was trying to say (and the pictures got messed up because I don’t like the updates here) is that I never noticed how much chapstick I wore until I was at Barwis and Eric commented on it because I was staring off into space and constantly applying it. I stopped when he said something about it but my lips NEVER felt overly greasy while I worked out there.
It wasn’t until recently that I noticed a lot of posts in my MS support groups where the question was posed asking what remedies we have for extremely dry and cracked lips. I guess that is a thing with MS. Over the years, I have accumulated quite a stash:
Since being sheltered in place with my Mom, I have actually used four complete tubes in their entirety.
This one was completed on August 3, 2020:
This one on November 8, 2020 :
This one on January 7, 2021:
This one the morning of February 27, 2021:
So my chapstick stash looks like this now:
I will have to restock next fall-winter favors because I have my spring-summer chapstick flavors still available. I will never use Açaí Berry unless I am at Barwis. I started using that one when I was working out at Barwis and it reminds me of that time. I can’t wear that without working out at Barwis. I think I have like 10 in a bag in the basement that I ordered and received just before my meniscus was torn.
I think it’s time to queue up by Bobby McFerrin because it REALLY is all about simple pleasures and not having dry and cracked lips makes me happy!: