Progress is Slow....(photos)

First of all, if anyone hasn't seen Rochelle's vlog, watch it NOW. She is where we all want to be.

I'm feeling a little downhearted today at the state of my cold-ravaged skin. The twice-daily school run exposes me to harsh temperatures and my face is covered with little cuts and scratches.

I just took this photo. Actually, my face doesn't seem to look too bad from the front, just a bit pink....

...but take a side-on view and you can see where my fingernails have been busy during the night, ripping chunks out of my cheek! Still, to get it in perspective, you can start to see the white skin showing through underneath and if i stop scratching for long enough, I think my face has to potential to heal quite well.

My mother in law visited yesterday. I was showing her Rochelles vlog and how I hoped to get to the same stage soon. She commented that I seemed to be a lot more comfortable "in my skin" lately and not so bothered about the redness. I suppose that is true. Having an upbeat, positive attitude goes a long way to beating this thing. My darkest days are when I feel bad about how my skin looks.

At least nowadays, I can look in a mirror without freaking out. When i was using steroid creams, my skin was so glowy-red that I cried every time I looked in the mirror.

The fact is that although improvements are slow. They are there. I honestly believe that once this cold British winter is over, my skin will really improve drastically. Maybe this time next year I will be completely healed. Here's hopin'.