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Getting Help when You’re Sick

I was definitely one of those single parents who tried to save a buck or two in day care costs when I was home sick. Why send the child to day care and pay all that money when I was home and could look after them? Add to that the fact that just getting up and getting everyone ready for day care seemed daunting on a day when I was really sick and it often seemed like the best idea. Alas, it didn’t always turn out that way since there were times when I was too ill to really look … Continue reading →

Ways To Avoid Getting Sick On A Cruise

My friend is leaving on a Carnival Cruise next week. She and her husband are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary and decided to take advantage of the deep discounts Carnival was offering this month. Unfortunately, it seems I am more excited about her trip than she is. As hard as I have tried I haven’t been able to calm my friend’s fear about contracting the norovirus while cruising the high seas. If you haven’t been watching the news recently, then you may not be aware of the fact that there was an apparent outbreak of the highly-contagious flu-like illness on … Continue reading →

Charitable Celebrities Bring Hope To Sick Children and Sick Celebrity Works On Getting Well

CHARTIABLE CELEBRITIES Who knew a love story about an accident-prone penguin keeper and an “everyman” could serve as the catalyst to aid sick children? Hard to believe, but it happened this week at a Knoxville, Tennessee movie theater. That’s where hundreds of fans gathered to greet Jessica Alba and Dane Cook during a screening of their new movie “Good Luck Chuck.” Local residents paid $75 a piece to see the actors and attend the screening of the new comedy, which opens to the general public today. The fundraiser raised $260,000 for Variety of Eastern Tennessee, a charity benefiting children with … Continue reading →

How To Avoid Getting Sick When Your Kids Are Sick

Many years ago I worked in the engineering department of a major company that supplied vessels to companies involved in offshore drilling. When one of the vessels was damaged and not in service we used the term Down For Repair or “DFR”. One of the engineers started joking whenever one of the staff was out sick that “so and so is DFR”. Well, last week I was “DFR”! It started with a simple sneeze from Tyler and escalated into a full-fledged case of something resembling the flu. What’s strange is when Tyler’s sick, he’s “DFR” usually for all of about … Continue reading →

Getting Sick During Pregnancy

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If you are pregnant, you are usually very careful to stay healthy. You eat right and exercise. You may even be taking copious amounts of vitamins and supplements. These things are all great to do during your pregnancy. Unfortunately, these are all as useful as a boat without a paddle if you are facing a virus or a viral infection. There is no treatment for a virus. The only thing that you can do is to treat the symptoms with decongestants and cold medicine that may contain ingredients that cannot be taken during your pregnancy. The good news is, you … Continue reading →

Avoid Swimming Pool Sickness

And I thought chasing after a wet, naked child in public was a problem… Imagine taking your kids to the city pool to cool off on the first day of summer vacation, then being forced to spend the next week nursing them back to health. A growing number of kids are getting sick from swimming in public pools.  The problem has become so widespread the Center for Disease Control recently issued a warning to parents about protecting their children from recreational water illnesses. Heath experts say even regularly maintained pools can contain contaminants like cryptosporidium.  If a person doesn’t shower … Continue reading →

Tips for Getting Work Done When you are Tired

Just like their peers who work outside of the home, home based professionals sometimes feel tired during the times that they are supposed to work. If you are feeling tired, rest assured (no pun intended) that you can in fact get some good quality work done if you just take your time. When you aren’t tired, it may be easy to zip through your work efficiently and effectively without making many mistakes. When you’re tired, mistakes can pile up quickly if you try to rush things. Working at a slow and steady pace is just one way that you can … Continue reading →

Getting Your Kids to Listen to You

I’ve been a little frustrated with my son lately. It seems like I have to ask him ten times to do anything, and even then he still won’t do it. He’s unbelievably stubborn; and too smart for his own good. That whole reverse psychology thing doesn’t work with him anymore. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve lost my cool with him before when he won’t do what he’s told, much less acknowledge that he’s even been asked to do anything. He’s a pro at ignoring. After our nightly shower battle, I finally decided to do a little research … Continue reading →

Working at Home While the Kids are Sick

When you work from home, there are some things that can throw a wrench into even the most carefully planned work schedule. Even if you think that you have allowed for plenty of “wiggle room” in your schedule so that you can move things around if you have to, there will be things that arise which use up all of your planned for “wiggle room” and then some. When one or more of your children are not feeling well, it can be very difficult to stick to whatever work schedule you had planned. I used to think that the “sick … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Sick Days

On reason we keep children home when they are sick is so they do not spread their illness to others. In a homeschool environment that is not a concern. A child with the sniffles can still do math and English since there is no worries of spreading germs. Often homeschooling moms will not provide time off unless the child is very sick. That is not cruel in the least. An illness where one can still function means they should still function even if you change your routine a bit. In my home, unless a child is very sick or cannot … Continue reading →