Puffy Eyes are a requirement at my Pity Parties

I'm not including photos because it wasn't pretty.

A few nights ago I held a pity party in my honor.
No one else was invited.
It was all about me.
I was pitiful.
And I cried a lot.

It was cathartic.
I felt better later.
And then the next day...I had puffy eyes.

This is a new symptom of my thirties.
I never had puffy eyes in my twenties.
Not like this.

Good lord have mercy.
It was painful!!!

So, I started searching online for remedies.
I read to drink lots of liquids
so that you're more hydrated,
which can lessen the puffiness.


Apparently, the excessive salt from tears
causes the skin around the eye to actually retain more water
causing that puffy look.


Thick slices of ice cold cucumbers for ten minutes
were recommended by lots of sites,
as well as cold strawberries.

I think I just need to visit a nice spa in McKinney for
special treatment.

Strips of grated potato were mentioned...
and ice cubes wrapped in towels...
witch hazel soaked wash clothes or hot tea bags...

Do you cry gracefully?
Do you have a blotchy face or puffy eyes afterwards?

Have you tried any of these remedies?

Had a pity party in your honor lately?