What do I do when I get a virus

right, i do quite a lot when I can be bothered.


First and most important for me is
Naiouli oil, it opens the passages and can cut off a cough in it's tracks

This is my essential oil bible http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fragrant-Pharmacy-Valerie-Ann-Worwood/dp/0553403974/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287222859&sr=1-1

I buy my oils here, superb quality and exceptionally reasonable.

http://www.essentialoilsdirect.co.uk/

Then lavender oil, all around the throat, in front and behind the ears, the sinuses forehead and back or the neck, every hour if you can remember. It is anti viral anti bacterial, reduces inflammation and improves blood flow, and relaxes you mind to boot.

then ibuprofen and paracetamol, if you use them early enough you don't have to take much, they reduce inflammation and open up the airways too, reducing stress on sore parts, lol.

Then a lavender roll, heated pad full of barley or something like that, relaxes everything and is sheer bliss.http://www.lakeland.co.uk/dotty-purple-lavender-warmer/F/keyword/lavendar/product/42718

Then a good tv programme or film, I love mindless house makeovers, let yourself be young and have a duvet day.

With a vit c drink

May be more will link my blog, but this is enough for you to be going on with yes?


Will put this on living and life, lots of colds about, got one myself and just about surviving with a small part of the above and lots of calming wine!

Dotty Purple Lavender Warmer - Lakeland, the home of creative kitchenware

www.lakeland.co.uk

For a friend who feels a bit frazzled, indulge them with our pretty purple warmer Filled with lavender and wheat, - £9.99. none

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An Unexpected night out

Just before she left for a weeks skiing Jo gave us tickets she had won to a Katherine Jenkins concert at Nottingham Arena.  They were excellent seats very near the front, not at all the sort of seats we would have been able to afford.

The supporting group, Escala were excellent, their electronic instruments were particularly visualy exciting being just skeletons of a similar acoustic instrument, but I loved the sound when they were using acoustic intruments, it had a richer depth to it.

Katherine Jenkins herself has an extraordinary voice, suggesting a deep seriousness and a studious classical nature.  The performance however completely gave the lie to this being a spectacular show mixing opera with circus and pantomime.  Very entertaining and extraordinary.











The show was called Believe and was promoting her new album.  It was a real treat to have a night out especially as it involved live music, even the fact that nowhere in Nottingham was serving food when we came out at 10.30 didn't spoil the evening.  And getting her Living a Dream album from Beth for Mothers Day was a particularly nice touch.  I listened to it twice while shortening my new bedroom curtains which was my choice of what to do on Mothers Day, unguilty time to create, even if it was just modifying was a real pleasure.

I also received a bottle of pink fizzy from J, a book from my wishlist from W, Paranoid Parenting, and will be enjoying a spa day with Jo sometime in the future.  : )  And of course was well looked after by Bruce all day, something particularly welcome as I have a rotten sneezy cold.