when you were little and your mom said, "be sure to wash your hands after touching the jalapeno" did you listen? apparently i didn't. just in case you are ever in the situation where you "thought" you washed your hands thoroughly, and yet half way through making salsa, your upper lip and then your nose and then your cheeks start to tingle and then burn like someone is pressing an iron on your face...you should NOT:
1. try to rinse your face with water...the burning will spread
2. try to dry your face...the burning will spread
you SHOULD:
1. combine baking soda and milk into a paste
2. cover face with paste and use q-tip to get all the way up the nose
3. breathe slowly (through mouth) and try not to cry
4. cover face with ice packs
5. once burning has resided, rinse face and cover with aloe
6. if you are as lucky as me, get a loving husband to do all of the above for you
I probably should not have laughed out loud at this, because your pain isn't funny. But this really made me laugh, Meg!
ReplyDeleteIt's ok Katie. I laugh pretty hard thinking about it. miss you!
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