Pretty Woman #7, Little Shop of Horrors #8

Pretty Woman #7

Addressing this question is funny because I enjoy using makeup, doing my hair, my nails, and generally looking good even when I feel like crap.  On those migriane days when I am so ill I cannot function though, honestly, I don't really bother.  If I am so sick I don't even want to get out of bed and the thought of sunlight makes me cringe like I am Lestat in the Vampire Chronicles, why try?  

Thank goodness there are not THAT many moments when this happens.  However, even if I am forced to go out, I make sure I have my sunglasses and my hooded shirt with me to prevent the photophobia from making my migraine even worse.  If I make myself, I wear makeup and bring my Relpax with me.  The fear is what keeps me inside though, so if I have to "give in" to it, I try to sleep, take a hot bath and use an ice pack on my head.  Eating mints and using lavender scented  lotions or a light lavender spray helps too if the postdrome phase is making me feel like I have a hangover. 

I have recently started beading when I cannot stand the sight of the computer screen too.  I've made a new page called "Awareness Jewelry by Seizonsha" on Facebook for those times I cannot do my masters college work or write to other migraine and chronic pain suffers on Facebook.  Here is the website: https://www.facebook.com/AwarenessJewelryBySeizonsha  Please visit my page and see the items I create.  I make these-for donations and I do not make any profit from making and shipping these items. Your donations simply spread awareness. I make customized items too. Please have a look at the items and message me and I can give you an estimate ♥

Little Shop of Horrors #8

I love eating anything mint when I have a migraine that does not cause aura or nausea.  Around Christmas time, I collect candy canes and eat them every chance I get.  When it is not holiday time, I keep Altoids (peppermint and spearmint) and mint Life Savers with me everywhere I go.  Nausea is a huge problem for me, so I tend to keep my generic Zofran with me whenever possible.  If I can manage to eat, it's usually crackers or cereal or possible light tasting fish or chicken.  I can never have anything heavy when I have a migraine.

But, if there is anything that is really BAD for me as a migraineur, but that I seek as comfort food, it is ice cream. I love it.  So, there it is.  I admit it.  I am an ice cream addict :)

June 2013, Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, is dedicated to Unmasking the Mystery of Chronic Headache Disorders. The 2013 Migraine and Headache Awareness Month Blog Challenge is a project of FightingHeadacheDisorders.com.