Happy New Year!

Over the weekend most Jewish people celebrated the New Year. I'm told it's now the year 5767 - but I had to look it up. For the second time in my entire life, I missed going to services (the first time was to be in my friend Kim's wedding).

Instead of celebrating and reflecting over what a great year I've had, I had hives. Big, welty, itchy, stuff-of-horror movie hives. I spent the weekend knocked out cold by benedryl and steroids, or in Aveeno baths.

I only go to temple twice a year as it is, on Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement, which is coming up Oct 1-2). If you want to learn more about these holidays, click here. It's like if you only go to church on Christmas and Easter, and you miss Christmas Mass. Because you can't sit still, you can't stop scratching, clothes feel like fire against your skin, and you feel like a lunatic.

Now, I'm a little hung over from all the medication and I am in mild shock that I MISSED ROSH HASHANAH. Sigh. To make up for missing the weekend, I wanted to let you in on a delicious tradition for the New Year - apples and honey. We eat them together and wish each other a 'sweet new year.' So, if you're looking for a new way to eat apples this autumn - try them dipped in honey!

Cheers, Lara

PS I'd love ANY and ALL advice on how to deal with hives!!!

Comments

Don't scratch! i have chronic hives and the worst thing you can do is scratch. take some claritan or loratidine and put anti-itch ointment on the really big ones

Thanks Katie!!