1-12-13

9:55am

Every time you turn on the news or Facebook 

all you read about is the flu and how everyone should

get a flu shot.  Here is nature's flu shot-

Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.

You cannot overdose on those vitamins and minerals

when eating foods with them. 

I cannot eat some fruits and veggies because

it will upset my stomach with cramps, cause bloating or diarrhea.

Here are other vitamins and home remedies

that I take to help ward off colds and flus

or lessen their duration.

Vitamin D3 

We lose the ability to soak

up the sun during the winter months.  This is why we get

more colds and flu during the winter than the summer months.

There is not enough vitamin D in your daily vitamins, only 400 IUs.

You need more like 1,000 to 10,000 IUs.

I take two 2,000 IUs of Vitamin D daily (4,000 IU total)

Vitamin C.

Women 75 mg a day

Smokers 250 mg a day

Zinc.

This is what Zicam has in it.

Garlic.

I've been trying to use garlic in a lot

of our homemade meals at home.

Probiotics.

Eat plenty of yogurt.

It aides in immune system function

and helps to put the good bacteria back in your gut

and digestive system.

And it may not prevent colds but fish oil

or Omega 3's help people with 

autoimmune or inflammatory disorders, heart disease & diabetes.

10:30am

This just in from meteorologist Chris Bradley.

After January 22nd we could see highs between

0 and 10 above with lows to 0 and 10 below.

YUCK YUCK YUCK.

I hate cold weather!  Makes my body hurt more.

So enjoy those warm temps today and be sure

to open up a few windows to help

ventilate the house out.

11:35am

Time to head out soon and find hubby a new pair

of tennis shoes.  It seems like we just got him a

pair a month or two ago and they are

already splitting apart at the seams. 

3:00pm

Back home after spending a couple hours

on the East side.  We stopped in JC Penney outlet.

The shoes there didn't seem of any quality for the money.

But I did buy 2 packs of thick feeling socks

for the boys.  5 pairs for $2.99. 10 pairs total bought.

They can wear these to school and use their

older socks for around the house.  I just threw a bunch

out that had holes in them.  It's been about two years

since I've bought any new socks for me or the kids.

I try to buy me and the kids socks that all match (same size, brand and all white)  You can bleach the white ones and it

makes it much easier when it comes to matching

them up after washing.

Stopped by Payless.  I knew that would be a wasted

trip and it was.  Lastly went to KMart.

Found hubby a pair of Coleman shoes.

I know he's had a pair of these before

and they worked out pretty good for him.


6:40pm


We spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning house.
I'm getting tired and my stomach is throbbing.
My neck feels better but not quite 100%.
I can at least turn my head more but there's still some pain.


7:30pm


I got my large manager special ham all sliced up
and ready for the freezer.
Even though I saw online where people didn't recomend
using a mandolin to slice meats I had no problem
with using mine.  It was either that or trying to use a knife.
I loved how it made each slice somewhat
thin and even, about the thickness of bologna.

 I paid $7.88 for a $23 ham marked down at Kroger.
Seems like a lot but it will go a loooong way!

All sliced and ready to be bagged for the freezer.

There's enough ham for 18 meals here!!
Each bag has 10-12 slices of ham, maybe more.
Enough for everyone to have 2 slices each
and an extra couple of slices for hubby's work lunch.

Well time to go chill for the evening.
Maybe read a couple Reader's Digest magazines
I got today in the mail.  It was a Christmas gift from my dad :)
When you are sick or cooped up inside
during the winter months it's nice to have a stack
of magazines to be able to read.  I'll also sign up for
free subscriptions when I can or pick them up for
really cheap at yard sales (like .10 cents each)
and get a collection going
just for this time of year when we don't get out to
do many things.  Or they are nice to have when
sitting by the pool when the kids want to go swimming.

Oh one more note,
The trucks temperature for the outside said
it was 65 degrees today!
Gotta love that for January in Ohio!