And now we go again...

rtandon27

Personally can't stand the stuff & use the natural equivalent!  OH on the other hand, it's the first thing he reaches for.

EssexHebridean

Honey and lemon had here now - and Act1fed too - which seems to be stopping my incessantly running nose from misbehaving! I reckon I’m going to hit it (the covid, not my nose!) with all the big guns before bed - more Act1fed plus paracetamol, and more honey and lemon too… a better night’s sleep than last would do me the world of good I suspect. That said, the spare bed is remarkably comfortable - it’s had the addition of a mattress topper since I last slept in it - it might even be more comfortable than our double! 

MrEH is delayed getting home because the tube is on the blink so not sure what time he’ll get here. The pasta bake has a liberal scattering of padano grated across the top though - and just needs to go into the microwave on combi for 10 minutes to heat through once he gets here. 

jwil

Hope you feel better soon!

Cheery_Daff

Our spare beds are pretty comfy too, I very often volunteer to sleep in one if one of us is ill/snoring (and have in fact been doing so for the last couple of weeks 😂)

I also hate lemsip- would MUCH rather take the tablets! 

Hope you get over the worst of it soon x

Moorviews

Bad luck on getting Covid although it is one in the eye for Madam Boss! I hope you feel better soon. 

Another hater of Lemsip - I can barely get the stuff down but Mr MV is a fan and buys it. I get the Vick vapour rub and the Actifed. Most annoyingly he then uses up all the Actifed and so I have to stagger out to persuade the pharmacist to sell me some more. Which reminds me that I must check supplies!

Watty1

Bad luck on getting the dreaded covid.  Took me 3 weeks to get over the recent bout and I must have been ill as I actually had a lem-sip on maybe 5 days (also hate them).

foxgloves

Oh lemsips are vile. My Mum swore by them. Mind you, a friend's mother once gave me a Beecham's powder (unflavoured) & I couldn't even gag it down! I take cold & flu capsules from the cheapo shop which rhymes with 'ravers' along with a mug of hot honey & lemon. I still find fresh air, even 10 mins sitting out on a garden bench in my coat, is one of the best things for relieving lergyfied sinuses.
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rtandon27

I remember Beechum's liquid & tablets, but not the powder!  Wonder if we had different products (same brand) across the pond?

Baileys_Babe

In the past I have tried both (not together) lemsip and beechams powder, both were vile but the lemsip was worse as it also made me feel nauseous.
I now use a combination of echinacea drops, lemon, honey, ginger, coffee (caffeine enhances the analgesic effect), paracetamol, ibuprofen, decongestant spray or tablets plus plenty of fluids and rest.

EssexHebridean

Glad I’m not the only lemsip hater! I’ve opted out today - I don’t believe its effects were worth the filthy taste, so I’m not playing! I had honey and lemon this morning and remembered that I had some dried galangal root lurking in the spice cupboard, so threw a few chunks of that in - SOOO tasty! I struggle with the taste of ginger as a stand-alone flavour - although I like it in other things - but Galangal is altogether more gentle and it worked really well, I’ll be repeating that tonight! 

A slightly more active day, reflecting the fact that I’m feeling a little bit better. We went for our usual Friday morning walk - although shorter distance and slower than usual, and my heart rate isn’t back to normal yet but it’s also not spiking as much as it was either. I definitely needed a sit when I got back though! A bit of garden pottering - bird food and water topped up, and some beans picked (there’s still always beans to pick!) I’ve a,so made a traybake - or rather a tray-no-bake - involving marshmallows, condensed milk, butter, crushed digestives, coconut and some dried fruit - I get the nasty feeling the quantities were off in the recipe though as it felt like not enough wet ingredients to make everything)g bind. I’ve done my best to compress it into the tin though, and it’s on the side now with a weighted tray in top - we’ll have to see if it works or not. If it does then it will get some chocolate drizzled on the top. If not, well, I’ll stick it in a jar and use it to scatter on tooof yogurt or ice cream, I guess! 

MrEH has headed off for his rugby match - I’m still most hacked off that I can’t go and support/photograph. They’ eh worked so hard to get this social team off the ground, and ai’m chuffed to bits that he has been asked to be Captain too. Hopefully this match will be a success and another will be arranged. I meanwhile have the fire lit and am planning a tea involving two of the “Jack Monroe 9p burgers” which were lurking in the freezer, alongside a salad made of whatever I find that will be suitable, but definitely carrot as I have lots that need using.