Not judgy at all, Jess.

My doctor gave me prescription guaifenesin at one point for a sinus infection, and I like it much better than the combo OTC that has some of that, and some of something else, plus acetominophen, blah blah.

Totally (partly?) off-topic, but sometimes I miss St. Joseph's baby aspirin. Just the smell of them used to make me feel better, and now they're totally off-limits for kids. Which still seems weird to me -- I never read what the actual stats on Reye's syndrome were, but every kid I know took it when I was young.

Fuck 'em. Mal gets Children's Sudafed, because Tylenol Cold, now that it doesn't contain pseudoephidrine, is useless. If I knew a meth lab, I would go there to buy pseudoephedrine, but as it is, I hoard the stuff.

When he was Dylan's age, only the syringe worked. Now he drinks the medicine from the little cup cap. This is where I worry - if he got access to the meds, he'd overdose himself. So I am OCD about having them up and away.

(touch wood) I think we've weathered the brunt of the new-country, new-daycare germ festival. He's congested now, but not worth medicating.

And really, since he's convinced that sharks get into the house while he's asleep, he doesn't need drugs.

There was a study recently that showed that honey was as effective a cough remedy as any OTC cough syrup out there.

Sponsored by the Honey Board, though. However, as a lifetime self-medicator with honey and lemon (and once when desperate, whiskey), it does work.

My admittedly horrible father's solution for my childhood cough was a Wild Turkey and Nyquil cocktail...until I passed out. Thank god for whatever regenerative powers kept me from succumbing to that combo.

I'm intrigued by the honey for coughs finding because during my recent mono phase, I found Robutussin's Honey Cough to be the ONLY medication OTC or narcotic that actually worked. Extra added bonus that it did not make me feel worse than the actual cough, which most medicines do.

Thankfully, the current ick has featured only ook with very little coughing.

And really, since he's convinced that sharks get into the house while he's asleep, he doesn't need drugs.

squudges Mal and Raq.

my mom did the homeopathic remedies with us as kids. I was amazed at how well sudafed worked, when I was old enough to have a job and buy some for myself.

You didn't sound judgemental - it is something that throws me into a mild panic. Because of the advisory, all the meds were pulled from the shelves. So we're hoarders.

I don't give her anything unless she's really sick. I would love for that never to happen.

Sponsored by the Honey Board, though

Most drug studies are sponsored by drug manufacturers. So they're all biased, but at least they're more or less equally biased.

However, as a lifetime self-medicator with honey and lemon (and once when desperate, whiskey), it does work.

My mom gave me hot toddys (honey, lemon, hot water, and whiskey/brandy/rum) at an early age for any ick, and I gotta say that it works better than any OTC med I've had. And, not to be totally cliche, Fernet also does the trick. Probably due to the opiates.

Fuck 'em. Mal gets Children's Sudafed, because Tylenol Cold, now that it doesn't contain pseudoephidrine, is useless.

That's what we switched to!

I'm getting so nervous! I'm going to try to get out of here by 2 so I have plenty of time to change and maybe sit a minute before I leave. I'm giving myself an hour to get there.

My friends who hooked this up suggested I bring samples of ppt and excel stuff I've done, but the excel has private client information and the ppt I have on my computer is incomplete-though what is there looks pretty good, it's just missing info.

Basically my fear is that they are looking for someone with more specific experience, while mine is mostly, "Take the basic skills you have and figure the rest out." If I don't immediately know the answer, I at least know where to look for it.

Anybody feel like talking me down from the ledge?

FUCK THE FUCKING WORLD!

ETA: Sorry, DJ, I'm sure you'll do great and we'll all be vibing for you.

there's a birthday in the office today, so we're getting cream cakes at some point

Oooh! I've always wanted to know:

Are cream cakes something American's DON'T have or a different name for something we DO have?

I need to pick up a medicine syringe on the way home, as he has recently decided that the medicine-dispensing pacifier is a horrible horrible torture device that must never EVER go in his mouth.

I can see his point. "Yucky" is a CLEAR betrayal of the essence of the baby/pacifier relationship.

My doctor gave me prescription guaifenesin at one point for a sinus infection...

Mucinex. Mmmm Mucinex. Time released guaifenesin goodness. I take it quite a bit in the winter and. Sometimes I take it with the cough supressant. Sometimes with the sudafed. Sometimes alone. They're wonderful for that low-grade lousy draggy goo head.

ION, I am SO out of here. Grumble grumble long story -- but either pay me two hours of over time or let me use it as make up time. It's one or the other and its stupid to make me wait a week for the "right" person to come back and "approve" it.