good morning!
i had a flu shot a couple weeks ago so i won’t get the flu, feel like crap from the flu, sound like crap from the flu, be inconvenienced by the flu… but here’s the thing…. I GOT AN F’ING COLD!
i have 4 days off from work, a mini vacation if you will (get out your tiny violins)and thursday night i started having that damn itchy throat. of course, when i get sick, i ignore it… in fact, i don’t just ignore it, i do more than i would have been doing if i weren’t sick.. it’s like i have to prove to myself (everyone) that nothing will stop me…. so of course, friday i spent the day with my cousins and my family…then went out to dinner with my family friday night. i got home from dinner and i didn’t sleep well AT ALL what with the stuffed nostril on one side, toss to the other side, have a stuffed nostril on that side…toss to the other side again etc….etc…. so bleary eyed saturday i got up, hung out with my kids, took my daughter out, went to the grocery store, and managed, like an idiot , to invite friends over (with three kids) for dinner….so because i invited friends over for dinner and i have learned from alexis the queen of domesticity and good living how to entertain, i decided to cook…. i made carrot soup (so easy to make and people are always impressed because it’s so yummy) with greek yogurt on the side (i’m way too ugly and feeling crappy to take photos), salad with toasted chickpeas and parmesan cheese, ordered pizza, noodles, grilled chicken for the kids and and anyone else who wanted some (i’m not perfect i ordered pizza and chicken!)… baked fresh chocolate chip cookies (had dough in freezer that i had made from scratch)… and i had a lovely time with my friends…although i was blowing my nose and washing my hands constantly which did impede some of the laughs…
then everyone left (way after my kids’ bedtime) and i nestled under my covers hoping for some relief only to be kept awake by once again the stuffed nostril, turn, stuffed nostril. plus, i had been "pushing" fluids for the past 24 hours and i had to pee a gazillion times. and if that wasn’t enough, the feeling of intense panic and increased heartrate for no rational reason came over me. and a girl like me who takes no medication for anxiety, sat up in bed staring at the ceiling and keithy while he snored in sleep delight.
so now it’s the morning, my nose is still stuffed…looking for some holistic remedy so i don’t sound like crap tomorrow on the show.. i cannot take sudafed cause it makes my heart race (and i don’t need any more of that than i have already!) and i would like to be able to have a good night’s sleep tonight.
hope all of you have had a more restful few days.
grammar police- have fun!
xoxoxox
jennifer
Hi jennifer,
the next time you start having an itchy throat take one tablespoon of olive oil (has to be OLIVE oil!), keep the oil in your mouth for a second, gurgle it for 5-10 secons and then swallow it slowly.
Most important: think of something nice because it tastes really awfull. But it helps. It burns a little – that’s the way
you see that it is working.
It’s a prevention when the first signs of cold occur – not a medication.
I don’t know how it goes along with your fish oil 🙂
but anyway …
Get well soon.
Regards from Berlin,
n.
just want to be the first to say i’m so sorry you got sick for your mini vacation. your description of the stuff nostril turn stuffed nostril is very funny and so right on. how about nose spray, atleast at night. it does help.
feel better.
Hi Jen! I love the Alka Seltzer plus stuff – but after you have been getting so many colds – I wonder if you might have ALLERGIES that mask themselves as colds. Look into it cutie! Feel better.
Jenny, Jenny , Jenny I hope you are better by monday, but what are you going to use for material, you just said it all in your blog…lol The best thing for a cold is rest, so stay in bed all day. I take NiteQuil and it works every time to get rid of the cold and you sleep wonderfully.
Hi Jennifer! You should try ZICAM-the stuff is AWESOME! Typically, you should start to use it as soon as you start feeling the symptoms of the cold. But, if you take it now, it’ll likely shorten the duration of the cold. Feel better!
Feel better soon Jennifer 🙂
Jennifer,
It is a well known fact that Eating your own Boogers gives you a natural boost to your immune system for free.
I personally don’t partake in this practice But my cousin Frank is a long time Booger eater and he has never been sick a day in his life.
Food For thought…
-Trucker Johnny : )
Hi Jennifer. Take Airborne….I think it works great.
Hi Jennifer,
I, too, suffer from anxiety and have been taking a supplement called 5-HTP for only a week and it has already helped me a lot. It’s totally natural and also helps with sleep. Give it a try!
Great show!
Whiskey, lady, whiskey! If it doesn’t help, will you care?
Jennifer, You are doing all the correct things: rest, liquids. Make sure you sleep with your head elevated so that your sinuses can open. Most of all, just give it time!
Quick Fix… 1/4 tablet alka seltzer cold plus dissolved in 8 oz. water. This works really fast even though it is a diluted dosage. I, too, am sensitive to pseudo fed, ie. heart racing, blurred vision, etc.
jenny…drink lots of cranberry juice (to fight infection) and for a few days take mega doses of vitamin C. I recommend 2000 mg 3 times a day for 3 days.
Hope u feel better!
Homemade chicken soup. Just boil a whole chicken until it is cooked, let it cool, debone, and skim the fat, and add whatever (noodles, yum) to the soup. The potein helps big time with recovery…
Bach Rescue Remedy Homeopathic Remedy for Stress, Zinc for a Cold! I am very sensitive to all meds. too. Both of these things work like magic! Feel Better girly girl.
Okay forget the cold……..you will get over it……but I had a good laugh from those photos…….you were such a cute baby….and the Tafatta? Lots of it………LOL………
jenny writes:
rosie, will you please come on our radio show? martha’s daughter alexis and i do a show on sirius. http://www.whateverradio.com
please??? you are so amazing it would be fun and you could plug whatever!xoxo
lets all have dinner firsT
i 2 am a rosie fan read her blog daily does rocks would love 2 hear her with u girls BUT some how i think u 2 r too over the top for her with the sex etc etc
Jennifer…you are superb! You are cute, smart, professional and I just love that you don’t let Alexis walk all over you…you hold your ground. You would be great with your own a TV talk show but just promise you’ll stay on Sirius, too. I just bought my daugter a radio and subscription because of your show and her long commute to work….please don’t ever leave us. My heart goes out to Alexis…all that money AND thin, too…tsk tsk…maybe someday she’ll realize just how lucky she is…you do. (she can be on your TV talk show…”Frick and Frack”)
Where are you two going to have dinner with Rosie?
Unfortunately, just because you get the flu shot doesn’t mean you’re not going to get the flu. There are hundreds of strains of the flu and each year the powers that be decide what they feel is going to be the culprit for the following flu season. So, they pick a few of the hundreds of different strains of the flu and put it in the vaccine. So the odds of them being right are next to none. Then on top of that there is mercury, formaldehyde, phenol and other toxins in the vaccine as a preservative that you are injecting directly into your bloodstream. Research has show that those who get the flu shot 5 years in a row increase their risk of Alzheimers due to the aluminum. Let’s see, increase my risk of Alzheimers or possibly have the flu for one week? I think I’d rather take my chance and get the flu. Whatever happened to good nutrition, exercise, getting enough sleep and washing our hands? If you’re healthy and your immune system is strong you’re not going to get the flu.
Just something I’ve learned over the years. Thought I’d pass it on.
from Rosie’s blog 11/30
Are you really having dinner with alexis and jennifer from whateverradio.com??? Jennifer sounded so excited that you said that, she reminded of how I would act if you wanted to have dinner with me
tell jennifer to call me
cause she hasnt