hanna
I can understand your apprehension, for me it was easy since I needed surgery and was not ready for it. When you don't have any gallbladder problems you might feel less motivated.
I still keep my nose closed when I drink the OO, do it over the sink, afterwards (with my nose closed) put water on my hand and wipe my mouth and tongue and then melt an Altoid in my mouth.
My brother (60) wanted to try it when he was visiting me. As not to discourage him I put stevia in the ES (he hated the ES more than the oil) and I added turmeric spice and dandelion extract to the OO.
Yesterday for myself I added a few drops of
Lugol's too, that was a first, but drank my ES straight in warm water because it goes down faster.
For new people it is may be better to do the basics, but for myself I often create new ways of doing things, based on reading a lot in the last 4 years.