Have you tried this stuff? I feel like I am Speedy Gonzales. What a way to gain some instant energy. The ginseng and echinacea combined makes for a super duper sense of accomplishment. I was vacuuming tonight at 8:30. What is wrong with me?

As a preventative measure, I say take one of these a day and you'll be running a marathon by next spring. I am like the little engine that could.

I still have a cold. I can't smell or taste anything. I am coughing but mostly at night and am stuffed up in the sinuses. The sinuses have carried the brunt of this illness. So I went out and bought one of those teapots for snot.

Have you tried one of those before? What a weird feeling of relief! You lean forward tilt your head gently to the side, stick the spout of the teapot in a nostril let it pour into the sinus cavity and come out the other side. Don't lean back or you will feel like you just chugged part of the Gulf of Mexico. The first time I tried I did it twice just because it felt so cool. And then I realized my kitchen shutters were wide open for all the neighbours to see. Tea through her nose? That girl really is strange!

I can't wait to beat this thing. It has been one of the worst colds I have had in a very long time. At least I can take cold drugs now. I always hated that about pregnancy. It was like a death sentence when you were sick and were told that you had to stick it out. Like preparing us for what is to come with babies. A lesson in strength, stamina, perseverance. I cheated. I used to take Buckleys. Just like I still cheat and turn on the TV when I can't take anymore.

Here's stamina for you- TV and a Cold FX. You will have the entire house, cleaned, scrubbed, and dusted, all in minutes.

All's I'm sayin's all.