Okay, backread a little.

HOLY CRAP, ERIN! That’s great news! Yay you!

sj, I’m sorry. That’s difficult. I hope you’re able to take some cuttings from the roses.

Feel better, my poor, sick Buffista Bitches! And yes, meara, GO TO THE DOCTOR.

x-post from Natter because I think it’s relevant to this conversation...

Did anyone here ever use Save the Baby (a really old salve for coughs and such)? I had forgotten how amazing it is. My mom was recently very sick, and she dug up an old jar of it. After trying every other cough/decongestant out there, she tried it--and it worked like magic. I remember the smell as being incredibly comforting as a kid because it let me sleep when nothing else did.

Anyway, she later looked for it in pharmacies and couldn’t find it, so I tracked it down online. Very happy to have found it here: [link]

I ordered one for me and one for my mom. I wanted to share for those who haven’t ever tried it. You just rub it on your chest and breathe and sleep. It’s great.

Most people who use that method use Vicks. My mom used Musterole, and that's what I used on my kids. I had an adult child staying with us ask for it when he had a miserable head and chest cold. I don't know if it's the fumes, or the relaxation of the muscles cramped from coughing with the grease and the rubbing, but the relief is real. If Save the Baby works, by all means, use it!

Yep, I’ve used Vicks, but STB works better for me. Could be just my associations with it, but like you said:

I don't know if it's the fumes, or the relaxation of the muscles cramped from coughing with the grease and the rubbing, but the relief is real.

I love the little blurb on the site about it:

Since 1874 Lee's Save the Baby has been relieving coughs in children and adults so they can sleep through the night or make it through the day without hacking. Just rub this old-time salve onto your chest and it reduces the impulse to cough, which helps you sleep. The formula has not changed much, and this remedy containing petrolatum, camphor, oregano, rosemary, and balsam oils is still as effective as ever.

My gram is old school New England (Maine, actually), and her mom used it when she was a child--1913!

I'm sorry sj , but so glad other people linked to rose rustling.

yay for you, erin!

meara, sounds lie doctor time .

Flylady - yrs ago I read her stuff, but didn't sign up for it. However, I realized today that one of the things she said - I can do anything for 15 minutes - stuck with me. that is how I approach really big task -- 15 minutes at a time

somehow my sign up didn't go through yesterday , but it did today. We shall see how it goes.

So I'm part way done with cleaning my sink for Fly Lady. I scrubbed it before I bleached it (you're supposed to soak it in water and bleach first) but I'm going to scrub it again, rinse well and Windex it.

There was a little ring of small gunky stuff after I drained the sink.

I still need to finish washing some dishes and put everything away.

The shoes I wear the most and the jackets I use the most go by the door. There's hooks for the jackets and I just line the shoes up.

I don't know what's going on with me but for the past few days I've been ravenous almost non stop and nothing I eat seems to make a difference. I ate dinner and I should be full, instead I feel like I haven't eaten all day. I went to bed feeling hungry even though I ate what should have been enough.

Congrats Erin!

I got a resume done today, a book review, fed sick husband lunch and dinner, squeed for a hour to friends and family, decided Jim Caviel is more wooden than a good cigar after watching 20 minutes of Person of Interest.

Things I didn't get done: Working on second resume, working on other freelance gig, dishwashing, sink shining or bra putting on. I will do all put possibly the last tomorrow.

I did get my second set (!) of business cars in the mail today, with a little tweakage, a nicer car stock with a glossy front and plain back for writing. They look so much better, for only $5 more!

And I totally fit into size 12 pants, and my 14s are loose. I am filled with a profound overall sense of things are finally going right -- this is added to by, but not the sum result of, pant size shift.

askye, it occurs to me this is your first winter in Maine after living in FL; it could be totally biological EAT ALL THE THINGS FOR WINTER.

And thank you, thank you!

I don't know what's going on with me but for the past few days I've been ravenous almost non stop and nothing I eat seems to make a difference. I ate dinner and I should be full, instead I feel like I haven't eaten all day. I went to bed feeling hungry even though I ate what should have been enough.

It's your first winter in a cold season climate! Your body wants to bulk up against the cold.