How Do You Make a Tissue Dance?

Put a little "boogie" in it. Hah!!!!!!!!

I only bring up this topic because I have had more boogers in the past week than in the past ten years. I'm not sure if my nose is supposed to produce this many boogers, because now that I've had the deviated septum fixed it is normal, or if the excess crusties are a side effect of the surgery and will eventually go away. I can tell you though, that there were some pretty amazing ones right after the procedure. Who knew snot could be so interesting?

The coolest thing about my nose now is that I can actually breathe through it! I used to get up four to five times a night. For so many years I just believed I had a bladder problem. Ever since the surgery I am sleeping eight to ten hours straight without ever waking up. It turns out I didn't really have to pee,  I just couldn't breathe.

Another benefit I've noticed is that I no longer feel like I'm going to pass out during the pranayama breathing in yoga. You are supposed to breathe rhythmically through one nostril at a time, exhaling in a forceful pattern. Unfortunately, by the third round I was usuallly gasping for air through my mouth and eliciting stern gazes from the instructor. I can now proudly say I am an expert at pranayama. :)

I'm still waiting for the surge of energy I was hoping I would experience now that I'm getting so much oxygen to my brain. Even though I'm not feeling the need to run any long distance marathons, and I couldn't tell you what happens when I workout, (cause it's been awhile) I do feel more of a sense of alertness when I'm out on my walks. Maybe I'm just enjoying the fall weather and happy to be able to smell the pumpkin bread cooling on the stove.