• To be stronger • To feel better • To trai • To be stronger
• To feel better 
• To train my mind to know that hard things are good things
• To set an example 
• For longevity
• To get out of the house 
• To start the day on the right foot
• To listen to good music for a little while
• To have productive alone time

I just wanted to list a few "Why"s in case you were having a hard time finding yours today. Goodness knows I struggle some days but usually one of these pulls through for me ❤️

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I’ve talked about this before but never to its f I’ve talked about this before but never to its full extent. 

6ish years ago I was working full-time as a doctor’s assistant and coming home to an 8-month-old baby while Josh worked 12-hour shifts until midnight. I was so busy that I felt like I was losing my sense of identity. 

That year I decided to start my blog. I kept it a secret for a while because I was embarrassed. I didn’t want anyone to think, “Who does she think she is? We’ve known her for years and she thinks she has something to say??”

But - I loved it! I wrote posts on everything! Random pizza recipes, how my run went that day, marriage, motherhood - I had absolutely no direction. But, I started sharing my blog and got a bunch of great feedback on my marriage and family posts. So, I decided to focus on that because that was, afterall, my favorite thing to write about anyway.

A few months later, I started pinning my posts on Pinterest and educating myself on what it meant to blog well, set up posts for good SEO, how to engage an audience, etc. I had a couple posts go viral on Pinterest and for a few months I had over 350,000 views on my blog/month.

Way late in the game, I started posting to Instagram in 2017. By then we had 2 babies and I had been working with brands for a while so I was able to quit my (at the time) part-time job to stay home with them which I was stoked about! 

Later that year, we packed up our stuff and moved to WA. The original plan was for Josh to find work and for me to continue blogging & be a SAHM. But, after several months later and finding it much harder for Josh to find work than we anticipated, I told him, "Hey, don't feel bad, I don't want you to feel pressure. I will look for work to take some of the pressure off."

So, I started applying for jobs in social media and content marketing. About a month into my search I made a profile on a job-matching platform called @scouted.io. A couple weeks later, I got an email from someone at Scouted saying that they were looking for someone to help with their content and they wanted to have a conversation. 

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Family, Life & Finances · November 16, 2015

How to get rid that nasty cold ASAP!

I guess I’m lucky that this doesn’t happen to me all the often. I probably come down with a cold about twice a year. But when I do, I want it gone, ASAP. Because, as lots of mamas know, we don’t get to take a day off. We must power through. Here are some tips to get the cold gone asap so you can be at your best, sooner!

I guess I’m lucky that this doesn’t happen to me all the often. I probably come down with a cold about twice a year. But when I do, I want it gone, ASAP. Because, as lots of mamas know, we don’t get to take a day off. We must power through. Here are some tips to get the cold gone asap so you can be at your best, sooner!

Hot bath/shower

Many times when a cold really laches on, you can wake up feeling like someone beat you up while you were sleeping. Your neck hurts, your back hurts, lights are too bright, and it feels like you head might explode. Aside from wanting to wash off all traces of mucusy mess you may have gotten on you while blowing your nose, a hot shower will do wonders for relaxing your muscles and the pressure in your head.

Tons of water

You’re going to want to get this awful cold out of your system as soon as possible. Drinking water is a great way to boost your metabolism and get a jump start on your immune system. Drinking water will also keep you from becoming dehydrated which will help prevent nausea and headaches.

Detox tea

Drinking detox tea will run towards the same goal as drinking tons of water. You’re wanting to flush this nasty cold out of your system. Plus the humidity from the tea will help any dryness you have in your nasal area. Remember however that tea alone can dehydrate you so you’ll want to follow this up with water as well.

Local honey

I’ve been told that putting a local organic honey in your tea will help with allergy symptoms in that it will strengthen your immune system against local bacterias in the air. Hey, tastes great and worth a try!

Detox everything

Another great thing to do on a regular basis (but especially when you have a cold) is to do a body detox. Arbonne sells a detox and cooling gel that not only helps to rid your body of toxins but also aids in the reduction of water weight by speeding up your circulation. How great is that?! Plus it feels great when you put it on.

Baths in epsom salts are another natural way to detox the body. 

Sleep sleep sleep

It’s not an unlucky coincidence that colds come when we haven’t gotten enough sleep. When we’re tired, we’re making our immune system work much harder to fight off the cold. Do your immune system a favor and get a few hours extra rest. You’ll probably need it anyway after that first rough night and your immune system will thank you!.

Gargle or snort salt water

This is something my mom ALWAYS told me to do whenever I had a cold growing up. And of course I was all, “Ew, no.” But once recently when I found myself desperately in need of air after suffering way too long with a cold, I took my mom’s advice. This one isn’t pretty, but it’ll make blowing your nose a whole lot easier and more effective afterwards. You know it’s worth it when you’re finally able to smell and taste again!

Vitamin C

Of course when we’re sick we immediately run to the dayquil/nyquil to try to ease the symptoms but what our body really needs are the vitamins that will help us help ourselves. Taking a fizz drink like airbornne or a vitamin C capsule are good ways to get a ton of vitamin C in your body. Also, take a look at this list of the top ten foods with vitamin C.

Echinacea

An immune boosting herbal supplement that comes in a capsule or tea! Yum!

Blow, don’t sniff

I think most people don’t have a problem with blowing their nose. Maybe I’m just weird but I HATE blowing my nose. I hate the gross sound, I hate that my nose gets raw, and I get very self conscious. But, as they say, out is better than in and that goes for snot too. If you’re like me don’t try to suck it up- or in- just blow your nose and get it out.  

Exercise

As much as I know you don’t want to, even going for a walk will help get the blood moving enough to help boost and make all your internal systems work harder to get you healthy again. This also will boost your metabolism to help detox you faster.

Know any  great tips for getting rid of a cold fast? Share them here in the comments and help a friend out!

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  1. Emily says

    November 16, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    Great post! Fingers crossed I won’t need to use any of these! haha If you exercise when you’re sick make sure it’s low intensity and only if your symptoms are neck up!

    Reply
  2. Natalie says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:37 pm

    Thank you for sharing these tips! I’ll be saving it to Pinterest to keep for when those pesky winter colds start popping up!

    Reply
  3. Rae says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    My mom told me about a concoction my grandmother made for cough and cold: boil down several onions to the point they are pretty much a syrup. Take out any solids. Add enough honey to get it down your kid’s throat.

    Mom says grandma never used store-bought cough syrup. However. my mom never made me this potion!

    Reply
  4. Liz @ The Clean Eating Couple says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:28 pm

    Great tips!! It makes me sad that cold and flu season is coming…

    Reply
  5. Coral O'Buckley says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    I appreciate all of these tips and “tricks” with two sons, I know we’ll be experiencing this eventually…I especially love the raw honey. 🙂

    Reply
  6. Rachel says

    November 17, 2015 at 12:27 am

    Yes to all of these! I hate being sick 🙁 Hoping I won’t have to deal with it again for a while!

    Reply
  7. Penny says

    November 17, 2015 at 3:48 pm

    These are great tips! Hopefully we won’t have any cold to use them on this year. (I know, wishful thinking!)

    Reply
  8. lauren | talk of the trains blog says

    November 18, 2015 at 7:06 am

    I always make hot lemonade….my husband does the salt water gargle thing and the neti pot and I just cant bring myself to do that yet. He says it helps, so I’ll take his word for it! 😉

    Reply
  9. Natalie @ A Fit Philosophy says

    November 18, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    Thanks for the helpful tips!

    Reply
  10. Heather Serra says

    November 18, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    I have been just ‘sorta sick’ for a straight month now. It’s crazy! I’m ready to feel better. I’m definitely trying these!

    Reply
  11. LESLIE says

    November 19, 2015 at 1:24 am

    Ah, I need this! I’ve felt horrible all week. I have done a lot of these on the list this week, there are a few I have not. My immune system really doesn’t like me, so it lies to pick up every germ it sees.

    Reply
  12. The Southern Thing says

    November 19, 2015 at 6:58 am

    Great advice! I love natural alternatives for colds. I find that a lot of vitamin c and essential oils usually help me!

    Reply
  13. Susannah says

    November 20, 2015 at 5:43 am

    These are all great tips! I hate how many viruses go around this time of year!

    Reply
  14. Cat says

    January 7, 2016 at 4:58 am

    In my corner of Jersey we have a VERY nasty cold bug going around. I’m on day NINE and even after following Drs orders it continues to hang in there. I was pleased to find a link to this post on Pinterest and have/will be adding most of these to the arsenal. I was disappointed, however, to find that the detox tea link goes nowhere. I am on an iPad but even after going out on Safari I get an about:blank page. Other than that great article!

    Reply
  15. Jo Tell. says

    March 4, 2016 at 6:11 am

    Most ideas here I’ve tried and found true. Others are thoughts rolling around on that hamster wheel in my head for “next time”. Thanks for sharing. One of my pet peeves is when the kids or grandkids snuff. The thought of it is just gross to me. My suggestion for your nose (and I know it’s a plug – but well worth it), is Puffs Strong and Soft! I have allergies so I put up with a lot of……..drainage. I swear by my Puffs Strong and Soft. One time my hub went to pick up tissue for me, he got something else. The second time he had to take the other stuff back and exchange it. They make that much of a difference. Not the plain, they don’t hold up. Not the with lotion, they don’t absorb. Try them you might just like them. Good health to ya!

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6ish years ago I was working full-time as a doctor’s assistant and coming home to an 8-month-old baby while Josh worked 12-hour shifts until midnight. I was so busy that I felt like I was losing my sense of identity. 

That year I decided to start my blog. I kept it a secret for a while because I was embarrassed. I didn’t want anyone to think, “Who does she think she is? We’ve known her for years and she thinks she has something to say??”

But - I loved it! I wrote posts on everything! Random pizza recipes, how my run went that day, marriage, motherhood - I had absolutely no direction. But, I started sharing my blog and got a bunch of great feedback on my marriage and family posts. So, I decided to focus on that because that was, afterall, my favorite thing to write about anyway.

A few months later, I started pinning my posts on Pinterest and educating myself on what it meant to blog well, set up posts for good SEO, how to engage an audience, etc. I had a couple posts go viral on Pinterest and for a few months I had over 350,000 views on my blog/month.

Way late in the game, I started posting to Instagram in 2017. By then we had 2 babies and I had been working with brands for a while so I was able to quit my (at the time) part-time job to stay home with them which I was stoked about! 

Later that year, we packed up our stuff and moved to WA. The original plan was for Josh to find work and for me to continue blogging & be a SAHM. But, after several months later and finding it much harder for Josh to find work than we anticipated, I told him, "Hey, don't feel bad, I don't want you to feel pressure. I will look for work to take some of the pressure off."

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Putting ourselves in situations where we feel uncomfortable is so unnatural. The brain is WIRED to find the easiest way, the path of least resistance, to feel safe.

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