I've had a sinus infection for a few days now. I get several of them every winter, and I'm sick of them. Last time I went to the Student Care Center, they said they couldn't really treat it and to tough it out. So I did, and it healed itself. This time, I'm so congested I can't even use my neti pot, and I can't breathe through my nose. So I went to acupuncture today. I'm going to have 12 sessions and this will hopefully take care of the problem for the long-term. I'm also changing my diet--giving up dairy apart from my morning yogurt smoothie, and giving up all sugar except honey. The acupuncturist this morning told me I have fluid on my heart, and while she said it wasn't serious and I didn't need to worry, it drove home the fact I really need to lose weight and get in shape. So I'm going to try my best. I'll keep the blog updated with that, as well.
Acupuncture was interesting. I expected just needles, but I got needles hooked up to an electrical machine that sent little pulses through them every few seconds. I'm a little bit better, insofar as I can actually blow out of my nose this evening, but I'm still not better. I go again tomorrow and Friday to deal with the immediate problem of being unable to breathe, and not having a functioning nose. Then I'll go one or two times a week until I'm "cured."
Right now, because of my nose, I also can't taste anything at all, which makes cooking dinner a challenge. Tonight, everything was way too salty. I made sauteed green peppers, broiled salmon, and takana fried rice.

The kombucha project continues as well. These are the vessels I'm using to make the tea. Yesterday one batch seemed like it was done, so I bottled it, and made some new tea. I put the mother in my biggest jar and the baby is now on its own in a jar, as well.


My bottled kombucha! I re-used bottles from kombucha I'd purchased because that seemed easiest.


The batches still waiting to finish, starting with a half-gallon jar, the one I've been worried about:
The baby, now on its own in its own jar with new tea:
My gallon jar that now contains the mother: