I’ve got a little warm Anders lying on my lap right now, having just woken up from a restless sleep because of a stuffy nose. The weather turns, and the colds come to town. I’m always thinking a few days in advance with these colds. “Okay, we’ve got such and such party on Saturday so we’ve really got to kick this one to the curb by then so we can all go.” If only I could get the rest of my family as passionate as I am when it comes to virus-killing (drink your bone broth, kids! here’s your elderberry syrup! oh that oily film on the top of your oatmeal? it’s just cod liver oil! yummmm!). Oh well. Winter is the season of cancelled plans sometimes.You see, that’s why I love pajamas so much. Because I know I’ll be in them a lot.
I feel like this is an appropriate time to (re)share my wintertime essentials. One through four are still in heavy rotation during the winter months, and if I would stop being lazy, five would be too. I even have the dried berries in the pantry! I have added these capsules to the arsenal and am on box number two of them, but haven’t been able to test them out on a really wicked cold yet. (Pray tell why are you on box 2 then? Mostly for allergies or the beginnings of a cold and I do believe it’s helped both.) Stay tuned. They were recommended to me by a reader and the reviews are awesome.
Well, I think it’s high time I bring this tiny little person up to bed and join him myself. He’s sitting here trying to get inside my robe (he loves cuddling up inside it) and I think cuddled up in bed is an even better option.
To good health, keeping plans, and your loved ones in front of New England Christmas scenes! Isn’t that wall just the best? It’s not the last you’ll be seeing of it this season.
Sometimes I’m secretly happy when plans are cancelled. PJ time is the best time. 😉
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I bought the sinucare capsules for my husband. He was driving me crazy with his coughing and constant nose blowing. (WHY do men sound like they are playing a trumpet when blowing their nose?!) Nothing he was taking helped. I gave him those and within two days he was feeling so much better!
oh i’m so happy to hear that!!
also, yes. men are dramatic with their sounds. you should hear steve’s sneezes.
Is that sinus box the one you shared on instagram a while back? I wake up with sinus congestion all the dang time, but it’s gone by lunch and I forgot to take a screen shot of what another reader recommended for you.
that’s the one!!
Appreciate these tips! I’ve been forcing everyone to take more vitamin C and probiotics because we have a newborn! It’s our 5th baby but my first true winter baby and I am so nervous about my older kids bringing home nasty viruses!!!
We like this vitamin C … supposedly our bodies absorb it better? Since it is kind of pricey, I don’t usually give it every day (maybe every other day ish?) unless someone is starting to feel bad. Then we pound it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000CD9XGC/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1
ha, my first response to this was totally going to be “i secretly love when plans are cancelled” and then i saw that i was not the first to think that!!! but really. sick babies have me worried day and night [and it feels so endless in this season!] but when you said the words “winter” followed by “pajamas” i suddenly felt really really hibernation-level cozy. 🙂 oh, but i hope your sweet boy is feeling better!
but wait, i kind of do want to add that i secretly like when the other party cancels the plans on me, not when i have to cancel for a sick baby! that’s always a terrible scenario!
Thank you for sharing your wintertime essentials again! This fall has been the worst for me – I’m on my third sinus infection 🙁 I just bought every single thing you recommended. Time to send this illness packing!