lotion/rub

There's a particular CBD lotion that is a miracle pain reliever for me. Painless X by Resonant Botanicals If they can ship to you, I recommend it. It helped so much while I was healing from the back spasm nonsense last year.

I use a THC vape to go to sleep. Not legal here, don’t care. It’s NOLA, so I could probably stand on my stoop and say “who’s holding?” and have offers in seconds. As it is my friend’s boyfriend deals. One cartridge has lasted me well over a year. It helps with pain and short-circuiting anxiety thought spirals. I’ve also started burning incense every night as part of my sleep hygiene, so at 45 I am apparently going full hippie. No patchouli, though. NEVER PATCHOULI.

Laura, I totally assumed it was elder son when you were first talking about the issues! It’s hard for me to picture younger son being such a brat. I’m so sorry.

sj, may you get relief soon.

I love the smell of patchouli! My hippie sister (eldest) used to burn incense when I was a wee one and she was... a teenaged hippie burning incense. Because she liked the smell. Mmmmm-hmmmm.

Anyway, love patchouli.

Patchouli equals instant asthma attack for me.

I know what never to send you in a gift exchange!

I like the smell of patchouli but yeah, I can't breathe in the actual incense smoke for long or my lungs go on strike.

How far from DC do you live, Zen?

JenP, about two hours, with normal traffic. The same as to Roanoke, where I go once a month for physical therapy. It's not a bad trip.

Just got off the phone with my BFF. Her mother is in the hospital; she had blurry vision in one eye, they did a MRI and discovered multiple brain aneurysms. In an old, overweight, hypertensive alcoholic, it's worrisome. She's been in the ER since last night waiting for a bed in ICU, which is, of course, full. This fucking year.

sj, I hope your pain eases soon.

Health ~ma to your friend's mom, Zen. That's scary.

How far from DC do you live, Zen? There's some legal yet tomfooleryish way to get it in DC, I'm told

You can possess in DC, and you can give as a gift, but you can't sell. When Ex started using, he went to a place that would sell T-shirts for some insanely expensive price like $50 and include a free gift with purchase. (I don't know how much -- I stayed away because my employer frowns on using such things.)

Having dinner tonight with my DIL's mother. She is determined to fix the strain between my son and his wife and my husband. I enjoy her company, but don't think she can accomplish miracles.