Hi all,
Well another week is over, and Roacc has given me a turbulent week once again. At the start of the week I had quite clear skin, it was red and blotchy, but clear. However, as I write this, I have a HUGE boil on my forehead (named Bob the boil - it’s so big I thought it deserved an identity), and a scab on my cheek where I stupidly picked a spot. I’m such a picker.
The Alcohol Incident!
So 5 weeks in, and I’m thinking, my poor poor social life *cue violin*. So thinking my skin is okish, I take up an offer to go for a meal and a drink with some friends. Over the course of 6 hours I drank 2 pints of lager WITH FOOD (Gourmet Burger.. yuuumm). Admittedly, it did go to my head rather fast, but I wasn’t particularly drunk at the time. When I got home I went to bed about 1200, alll fine. THEN.. I woke up about 3am, I was dizzy like i was drunk, sweating, pounding headache.. I thought I was dying lol. I managed to go back to sleep, and woke up at 0930 having slept through my alarm (due at work at 0900 on a training day), consequently keeping a room full of 10 colleagues waiting in the training room to start for 1 hour! I WAS NOT POPULAR. That day, I had the worst hangover of my life!.. from 2 effin pints. Forget freshers week at uni 5 years ago, I was like death warmed up. Can you imagine how it looked.. like I was some sort of drunk, who was late for work after drinking too much the night before (i mean TWO PINTS!.. come on!) Anywayz, this is a true story (with a little bit of hyperbole thrown in).. so take home message for me.. No more alcohol until November when I finish Roacc!
Anywayz, apart from the alcohol saga, side effects remain the same.. dry lips, achey back, extreme tiredness, irritability (hell i’m neurotic on good days, but small things seem to irritate me, but I think this is because I feel more tired than usual).
On the plus side, I got a new job this week. Appointed from 212 applicants :D. So i’m hoping by the end of September when I start, my skin will be clear! Also, in my interview my nose was all scabby.. I thought this would make me not get the job… goes to show how disturbed my beliefs are about Acne perception after all these years (people obv aren’t as shallow as I think!).
I hope everyone is doing okay.. sorry to ramble on.. but it helps so much!!
Andrew Chief Picker :p