askye, I hope your dad's cousins take the hint, easily. That's too much strain on your grandmother.
Hivemind question: Very congested. What is the best way of clearing my head and sinuses? I am torn between dry heat, moist heat, steam, cold and Things That Require Stuff like herbs and oils - which I also have or am willing to hunt and gather. I think I can get myself to sleep tonight so I am not hoping for an instant cure (not that I would decline) so much as gathering new ways to deal with not being able to breathe well.
Cass, for me, moist heat and steam help. An antihistimine helps sometimes, lots of Vitamin C (in food/juice for me usually, because I'm kind of medicine averse). At any rate, pound down the water and juice, because that helps, too.
Julie, who used to post here, told me dairy and caffeine are no-nos, although I never did manage to eschew the caffeine entirely. Hot drinks seem to help too, as did letting the hottest-shower-I-could-stand pound away on my head where the congestion felt the strongest. In the past I have used those Breathe Right strips. I think they worked or at least provided the sort of relief any believable placebo would. If you think your sinuses are infected, not just congested, get some antibiotics.
Dear Owen,
You're already too beautiful. You don't need to be evil, too.
Love,
Auntie Cindy