Here's my in-the-works list of home remedies. Let me know your results if you try any! I've done the Bounce thing on the dogs (works), but that's about it so far. I'm just waiting for some injury or illness to strike me or Roman to test these out. Lol.
1. Cough: Amenic air freshener with gel strips. Stop cough, sleep well.
2. Congestion: Pineapple juice, warm for 30 seconds, then stir in 1tsp honey. Tastes good & breaks up & eases congestion.
3. Headache: Drink 2 glasses of Gatorade. Almost immediate results, without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers.
4. Stuffed up nose: Chew on a few Altoid peppermints
5. Achy muscles: Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 mins, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief.
6. Sore throat: Mix ¼ cup vinegar with ¼ cup honey and take 1 tablespoon 6 times a day. The vinegar kills bacteria.
7. Burns: Use Colgate toothpaste as salve.
8. Boils: Cover the boil with Hunt’s Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.
9. Broken blisters: To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.
10. Bruises: Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.
11. Arthritis pain: Mix 2 cups Quaker Oats and 1 cup water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.
12. Urinary Tract Infections: Dissolve 2 Alka-Seltzer tablets in a glass of water and drink at the onset of symptoms. It beings eliminating UTIs almost instantly, even though the product has never been advertised for this use.
13. Skin Blemishes: Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a band-aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.
14. Toenail Fungus: Soak your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.
15. Baby Teething/Rash on chin from drool: Put petroleum jelly on chin
16. Pet ear mites: A few drops of Wesson Corn Oil in the ear, massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the skin, smothers mites, and accelerates healing.
17. Fleas: A few drops of Dawn Dishwashing liquid to dog’s bath & shampoo thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations.
18. Dog odor: Rub dog all over with Bounce or any dryer sheet. Lasts a day or two.
19. Eyeglass protection: To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.
20. Bug killer: Spray them with Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.
21. Splinter remover: Pour a drop of Elmer’s glue over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Buh bye tonsils!
So I'm averaging about 1 surgery a year. Just got my tonsils out 3 weeks ago... and it took full 2 weeks for me to feel functional again. Let me just say, this past week has been a feasting heaven. I'm making up for everything I couldn't eat for 2 whole weeks. And YAY, Thanksgiving is just around the corner.
I only took a week off work, figuring I'd bounce back fairly quickly. Yeah. Bad idea. But staying at home was miserable too. I couldn't swallow/eat anything (even Kool Aid and ice cream were painful), and was stuck watching the Food Network. Pure. Torture. AND the pain medication the doc gave me didn't even work.
But since the painful stage is over, I feel much better. Now I don't have to deal with those stupid tonsil stones anymore.
I only took a week off work, figuring I'd bounce back fairly quickly. Yeah. Bad idea. But staying at home was miserable too. I couldn't swallow/eat anything (even Kool Aid and ice cream were painful), and was stuck watching the Food Network. Pure. Torture. AND the pain medication the doc gave me didn't even work.
But since the painful stage is over, I feel much better. Now I don't have to deal with those stupid tonsil stones anymore.
One of those FW: email things. Made me smile.
Random Thoughts for the Day:
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes amoment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after BlueRay? I don't want to have to restart my collection... again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever.
15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
18. My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
19. I think the freezer deserves a light as well..
20. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
The trouble with life is there's no background music.
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes amoment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after BlueRay? I don't want to have to restart my collection... again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever.
15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
18. My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
19. I think the freezer deserves a light as well..
20. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
The trouble with life is there's no background music.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Truth
"Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them."
- Richard L. Evans
- Richard L. Evans
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Whoa mama!
Check out this article about the 19.2 lb baby:
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93042?fp=1
Jeez, could you imagine?!? She literally gave birth to a toddler. I don't think I could live through that. I don't want my babies to be more than 7 lbs, I'm thinking. I'm pretty tiny, and I'd like to avoid a C-section if possible.
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93042?fp=1
Jeez, could you imagine?!? She literally gave birth to a toddler. I don't think I could live through that. I don't want my babies to be more than 7 lbs, I'm thinking. I'm pretty tiny, and I'd like to avoid a C-section if possible.
That other baby's thinking "Don't eat me!"
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Anniversary Pics - Sept 2009
Magic Kingdom night... dinner at Cinderella's castle.
Up in a hot air balloon.
Gotta have the Superman pic when there's a telephone booth!
After the luau at the Polynesian resort.
Vacationers! Erik, Marissa, Roman & me.
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