Vicks Vapor Rub and Boils

I want to thank everyone for their boil remedies but the winner is the Vicks Vapor rub. Almost as soon as I applied the Vicks to the boil it started to weep and sometime during my nap it burst. Thank goodness I followed everybody's advice about covering it with gauze because it was a gross mess. I've changed the gauze about three times now and can't began to describe the relief  feel. I hope I never get another one.

Now I can get back to sewing. I hope to finish my latest project and be able to photograph it by tomorrow. Thanks again!

Black Martha Strikes Again

I've been at it again but this time decorating cakes. Today we had a birthday party for my husband's 2 year-old granddaughter so of course I had to make and decorate the cake.

I had a local decorator print out the photos for me but everything else is my own handiwork. I can tell I'm out of practice because I was not able to get the icing as smooth as I normally do.

I ate too much of all the wrong stuff and the worse part is I can't even exercise to get myself back on track. "Why?", you ask. I have a boil on the lower part of my rib cage right where my bra sits. I can't even began to explain how painful it is. If you have any old home remedies for bringing a boil to a head please share them with me. I'd hate to miss a weekend of exercising and sewing on account of a boil. How do you mention cake and boil in the same post anyway? Inquiring minds want to know!