Vicks on my feet...it works!

Well, I have been racking my brain with ideas for my blog.  Searching for interesting topics and all things creative and wouldn't you know it that as September is upon us so has our weather changed which brought sinus headaches, allergies, colds and coughs to our area and yes I've been bitten with a cold. UGH!

The nagging cough started yesterday, you know, the kind of cough that makes your head throb every time you cough and makes your gag reflex go nuts. Oh yes, I am there.  Not getting much sleep this week, I am beginning to feel desperate so I began to research relief because cough medicines do not normally work, at least for me.  Tempted to run to the store I began to look up ingredients for a Hot Toddy.  Me, not being an expert of alchohol at all...I wouldn't even know what to look for but desperate times call for desperate measures.  I  decided that I would instead try Vicks on my feet before bed.  It's posted all over the internet and people say it works.  I have some so, what the heck.  My Dennis, said he thinks we have tried it before but I don't remember and desperate to get a good nights sleep I was willing to give it another try.  I took a nice steamy, hot bath and pulled on my most comfy Jammie's  and finally grabbed the jar of Vicks and put a rather thick amount onto the bottom of my feet.  I would have thought that it would make my feet cold but once I put my socks on I was pleasantly surprised that my feet had a nice warmness on the bottom.  I can assure you that it worked.  I did also take some cough Medicine and had my cough drops beside me just in case but almost instantly I felt relief.  I slept all the way through the night.   The funny thing is.  I took my socks off this morning...put my flip flops on to take my fur kids outside and I have been coughing my head off for the past hour.

Did it work...yes.  I think further trial is I order...and I am going to go back upstairs and grab those socks out of the clothes basket just as soon as I finish this post.  (because, as I have typed this I have coughed my head off) I'll let you know my findings.  I may continue the research on the Hot Toddy just in case.  Just to have on hand for those winter time coughs.  I think it's time to get back on my vitamin C.  Here is hoping to me having a better day today :)

Have a blessed day!
Joyce Marie