Sick Day!

Hello Everyone!

This is the second time I have been sick this winter and man, being sick sucks! I thought I would include some of my "Sick Day Essentials" for anyone else out there who's not feeling well! 

First thing is to have a good moisturizer! My go to moisturizer on a regular basis, and especially when I'm sick is the Pond's Dry Skin Cream. This stuff really adds that much needed moisture to the skin and is so inexpensive! I think I paid around $3 to $4 for a jar that is 10.1 ounces! It has a slight baby powder smell, so if that bothers you I wouldn't recommend this, however it the smell of baby powder doesn't bother you (and heck when I'm sick I can't smell anything anyways) then I would really recommend trying this! 

Secondly, to make being sick a lot more bearable you need to have some good soup. Being a vegetarian you would be surprised how hard it is to find veggie soup that isn't made with beef or chicken! However, if you do eat meat some good old chicken noodle soup is the soup for you! When I was a kid eating some chicken noodle soup always made me feel loads better, and the heat coming from a bowl of soup really opens up your nose and makes you physically feel better too! The soup I'm eating today is by Healthy Choice, called Garden Vegetable.

For me I am all about cough drops and medicine! My favorite cough drops are Breezers by Halls in the Creamy Strawberry flavor. These cough drops help my throat feel so much better and they taste good. I would also recommend Ludens Cherry cough drops! As for medicine? For nighttime you have to go with some good old Nyquil by Vicks! As for the day? Depending on how clogged my nose is, I usually opt for some DayQuil or just recently I discovered MucinexDM! I have no idea how this stuff works, but it really opens your nose and allows you to breath! Make sure you drink a lot of water though when taking MucinexDM because it will dry you out otherwise!

Now I don't know about you, but when I'm sick my lips and under my nose get so cracked and gross, it's unbearable! As for chapstick I either go for some Blistex in the blue jar, or I found some Blistex called Cold & Alergy Lip Soother and this stuff is very good for helping you with cracked lips! As for my cracked nose problem, I always use some Neosporin and just put a tiny amount underneath my nose. The smell is subtle enough not to bother me, but it really does help heal your nose!

Now a couple more of my random sick day favorites are tissues (You have to have a good box of soft tissues), some Soap and Glory Hand Food, because my hands are always so cracked and dry when I'm sick and this stuff really does help, a nice soft blanket, some comfortable pj's and lastly a nice cup of Tazo Chi Tea. 

If I have all of these things at my disposal then my sick day is slightly more bearable. The worst thing is having to go to social obligations when you're sick, but hey, life doesn't stop for anyone!

Thanks for reading and comment below with your sick day essentials! 

xoxo- Dani