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Sick as a Dog Essentials
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items I have been sick for 3 (going on 4) months straight since starting a new job with kids 😠no regrets but LORD I'm tired of being sick. Here are some essentials, like preventables, and things that have helped while I've been actively sick.
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I use this stuff on a regular day, but it's been a godsend since I've been sick. I apply to my chest (duh) as well as around my nose to help open my sinuses a little. I love the lavender smells with the menthol 💜
VapoRub Topical Cough Suppressant with Lavender Scent
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This is essentially a liquid tiger balm; a mix of lovely essential oils, with peppermint being a frontrunner. I love a little on my temples, and some on my chest when the regular vicks isn’t enough.
White Flower External Analgesic Balm Oil 20ml
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Aquaphor has been that girl forever, and has been saving the dry skin around my nose. Buy a big tub once and you probably won't repurchase for a few years!!!
Aquaphor® Healing Ointment
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I know there's a lot of back and forth over whether vitamin c actually works when you're getting sick or just trying to prevent it, but I'll take a placebo any day. I love emergen-c the best. The raspberry tastes the best!! The orange is kinda awful ...
Emergen-C packets
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The most beneficial thing you can do for yourself and for others is wearing a mask while you're sick, or if you think you're coming down with something. K95s are always reccomended over the thinner "dentist" masks. I've been masking again at stores a...
Kn95 Mask
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Listen, I love Bath and Body Works as much as the next girl, but if you're sick SICK, go buy a real hand sanitizer over their pocketpacks. The pocketpacks work fine, but if you're constantly applying, their tiny bottles won't suffice. Buy a big bottl...
Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer Soothing Gel
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Add a zinc supplement to your daily vitamin intake (preferably with a meal AND with vitamin c for absorption). Be sure to talk to a doctor if you're unsure, or Google drug interactions whenever you add a new vitamin to your routine. Taking some kind ...
Zinc Supplements
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Before I add my note on liquid IV, I want to mention that you can buy off brand electrolyte packets almost anywhere for half the price. You can also get similar benefits by adding a pinch of salt (I like sea salt or Himalayan) and a squeeze of lemon ...
Liquid Iv
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I use dial antibacterial soap every day (debatable whether it's good for my skin or not), but I really appreciate it when I'm around sick children all day. Antibacterial soap won't do anything about the viruses floating around, but it gives me peace ...
Antibacterial Bar Soap For Hands & Body
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This rec is kinda extra, but I'm kinda extra so. Buy some packs of individual tissues for your purse if you're out and about constantly, it's easier than toting a tissue box around. Plus, you won't run out FOR AWHILE and you can always grab more on y...
Individual tissue packets
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When I'm actively sick I'm gonna be honest, my gut gets thrown off. I'm a metamucil girl until I DIE. I like the powder metamucil, but the gummies are more convenient to keep bedside. DO NOT OVER DO IT, and talk to your doctor if you're unsure about ...
Metamucil Fiber Gummies Adults, No Sugar, Orange