Feeling Crummy?
I sure have been. Which, in case you were wondering, is one of the reasons that this blog has been so shamefully neglected as of late. On Christmas Eve, I felt the first throat-tickling, eye-itching, nose stuffing sensations of a cold coming upon me. And today, almost 3 weeks later, I am still coughing and sneezing the last of this nasty bug away. This was no ordinary cold! It was a hateful, energy-sucking, brain-eating, snot-producing uber- virus.
Needless to say, my holidays were a bit of a bust this year. I plodded through them, but its difficult to get exciting about cooking, wrapping, opening, entertaining, and traveling when all you want to do is sleep. The good news is that my kids didn’t catch this cold until after Christmas. The bad news is that this particular cold bug not only made them cough and sneeze, it also gave them both earaches. And if you are a parent whose kid is prone to earaches, I don’t need to tell you how much it sucks.
In the past, I had but one option for easing their earache pain…the old cotton ball trick. It worked okay for my eldest daughter (the 6 year old,) who has a little bit better understanding of cause and effect. But my soon to be 3 year old just could not leave well enough alone. The second that cotton hit her ear, she was digging it out for inspection. And the second it was out, the screams of pain began anew.
The one bright spot of this whole mess is that I was able to try out, and can now whole-heartedly endorse, a new remedy for my daughters’ earaches…Hyland’s Earache Drops. I’ve been a fan of Hyland’s homeopathic remedies for years, starting with their teething pills when my eldest was a baby and more recently with their motion sickness tablets (let’s just say I’m a fair weather sailor and leave it at that.)
I was so impressed with how quickly and effectively their earache drops worked. And the fact that they are homeopathic, and don’t contain any harsh chemicals is a big plus for me. If your kids are prone to earaches, be sure to check Hyland’s Earache Drops, and use the link at the left to save $$ when you do.
By the way, I mentioned that this uber-cold was just one of the reasons why I have been neglecting The Green Parent. I’ll spill the beans on the other 2 reasons on Monday…and I promise their much more exciting than dirty tissues and earaches!!
Sorry you’ve been so ill Jennifer. I’m glad you’re getting better. Earaches are the worse. Are the kids better now? Can’t wait to read your exciting news.
glad your finally feeling better Jennifer! sure have missed your fabulous articles- happy (and healthy!!) 2009 to you and yours!