Jane Says

Just when I think I am living the healthiest life possible I start to get a little sniffle. Of course I chalk it up to allergies, which I don’t have, so naturally it ends up being a full blown head cold; my nose as red as Rudolph and I’m carrying around a box of triple-ply kleenex. It’s then that I realize that maybe I’m not so healthy right now. When we don’t feel good we typically go running to our mommies or mother figures, so I asked my mom…

what to do because “I don’t feel good”… that is after I laid on the couch most of the week looking for a little TLC, feeling miserable and wondering why I didn’t have enough energy to work out. My mother is a 76 year old, retired school nurse so she had a few tips in her bag of tricks. There are a lot of remedies for the common cold but since Mother Knows Best

 Here are My Mom’s Top 10 Common Sense Health Tips for a Head Cold:

1. Wash your hands after you blow your nose and keep your hands away from your face.
2. Blow your nose gently; if you blow your nose too hard then you blow all the mucus back in to your sinuses; and then you’ll really have a problem.
3. Drinks lots of fluids, that’s water and orange juice and avoid pop and coffee.
4. Chicken soup really is good!
5. Cover your sneezes.
6. Rest and check for a fever.
7. Boil water on the stove and breathe in the steam thru your nose and open mouth for at least 5 minutes or as long as you can stand there. Why? Because the virus has a very narrow tolerance for heat.

8. Go to work but DON’T shake hands or give hugs. You can go to work with a cold but not a fever.
9. If you are feeling a little better do a light workout or go for a walk, it might make you feel even little bit better but remember…
10. Listen to your body because your body wants to heal. If you’re tired, rest, if you are hungry, eat. Your body will tell you what it wants.

Since she’s my mom and I’m a wisecracker, I asked her if a shot of whiskey would do the trick and she said she didn’t believe in the “hot toddy” method but most of her family growing up did. Go figure, we’ll use any excuse for a drink and then maybe we just won’t remember having a cold!

Baby’s got back…yes, I said it and I am talking about your gluteus maximus and how much or, how little, there is.  I’ve got no room to talk; my nickname in college was B.O.B. (Big Ole Butt) because the J-Lo look wasn’t popular then.   But now in some gym circles, I am referred to as “high and tight” and I’ll take it.  Really, no matter what we do we are truly never really satisfied with our backside, even men (some of you have told me so).  While I was trying to figure out the latest and greatest rear end shaping moves, I happen to come along an article on how to have the Best Butt Ever…  They’ve got the right moves for the most common bootylicious butt types: 1) Flat Butt, 2) Droopy Butt, 3) Ample Butt.   BUT, if you have a mixture of all three or none, then you’re probably perfect and don’t need to worry about your derriere! So with swim suit season right around the corner and spring break already here it’s time to get serious about your behind.  I’m going to give these moves a try along with my daily exercise and diet and maybe, just maybe I can graduate to B.O.B. (Beautiful Ole Butt).