Nasal Bliss

So, I used my neti pot today. I used it as I was originally taught to do so -- alternating nostrils, 3 times each, body temperature water with dissolved sea salt. I am truly amazed at how clear my head feels, how much lighter it feels in general. A little bit of blood did come out of my nose and I'm hoping that's not a bad thing. I also did some sun salutations afterwards, which made parts of me stretch and crack like sally o'malley (molly shannon annoys the hell out of me). I wish I were more regular in my neti usage because it really does feel liberating to my brain to have released what seems like a pound of snot and other insignificant nose debris. I am going to try to make using this simple, yet miraculous, device something I do at least several times a week...

So I'm about to finish the 1000+ page book I've been reading, World Without End. Maybe one of the reasons I just decided to start a blog is to avoid finishing the last of this book that has been a totally comforting escape for me, especially the last two weeks. Times have been hard for me mentally and emotionally and being able to lose myself in a juicy novel has been extremely comforting. I've decided the next book I want to tackle needs to be even longer so I can put that feeling of loss off even longer. I picked up a copy of War and Peace several months ago; it's about 1500 pages and small print! Now, I'm sure War and Peace will definitely be more of a challenge than reading World Without End, but I'm too broke and don't have the motivation to go try to find something else. Besides, I read Anna Karenina (also by Tolstoy) last year, and it instantly became one of my favorites. War and Peace is a daunting title and also appears daunting by the thickness of the book, but I do know that I enjoy the way Tolstoy writes and I do enjoy a mental challenge (with books anyway). But, maybe I think I'm up for reading this book because my brain is on a snot-free neti pot high at this moment?