J and I went to the County Fair over the weekend, and I came bake with a flu shot and a cold! 😦 It seems that I get the same cold at the same times every year….in October and March-ish (last one was on our getaway to Vegas. Boo!) I will get the sore throat, congestion, stuffiness and running nose (it can’t make up it’s mind!), and just general all-around ickiness! The throat is the worst! It hurts to talk, to drink cold liquids, to yell at the dogs….

I do all the home remedies I can think of. I drink my tea with honey and lemon, I gargle salt water and gargle peroxide (which is incredibly gross, but it works!), I take cold and sinus medication, and use cough drops and throat lozenges, heck, I even try the vapor inhalers! Last night I got a tip from my cousin Sarah to use a Breathe Right strip. We have them for “someone’s” nose issues, but I never thought of using one, especially for a cold. But she swore that it worked even with a stuffed up nose, so I went ahead and tried it. And let me tell you…..I slept! All night! Well, I woke up a few times to take more medicine cause I was coughing, but other than that, I slept! And I feel so rested this morning! Why did I not try this earlier! It says right on the box that it is for colds too! I never once felt the stuffiness that I knew was there. I breathed just fine all night! My nose is a little sore this morning form the hard plastic, but I’ll take it if it means I can get some sleep!

I call this “Nightstand of a sick person” lol

Anyone have any hallelujah remedies you’d like to share?