Vacation and Supplements
September is here and that brings up vacation time for my husband and I. We purchased a condo week in Ruidoso, NM 20 years ago. I look forward to that week so much. I miss the mountains and the smell of pine.
The week following the condo we will do our trip to Hobbs, NM to see my husband's family. That is not a restful week. We split our time between his father's house, his mother's house and his sister's house. You just keep your suitcase packed.
As usual my husband refuses to allow a computer on the trip. Normally I would not object because everyone needs time away from the everyday activities. However, since I have not been on line this entire summer......
Oh well, keep peace in the family.
Over the next two weeks in preparation I will be making up little plastic bags of supplements. I know myself and the distractions so there will not be any 3 times a day. I will take my supplements when I take my thyroid pill in the morning. A two week trip fits nicely in a plastic shoe box size box with room for the bottles that are shared or that must be refrigerated.
It is a good exercise. It forces you to look at those bottles and refresh your memory as to why you take that pill. If you have not already sorted your supplements by with food or without food, now is the perfect time. Usually you will only have a few that should be taken without food, so those can be left in the bottles.
If you can find the snack size zip lock bags --- perfect. That size takes up less room. Of course if you roll the air out of the bags it helps.
I use zip lock bags to take just a few bags of tea rather than the boxes. I don't care for the mix of flavors you get when you mix the bags together so I put a few in a snack bag and mark the bag with the type of tea.
Plastic bags also work very well for holding toothbrushes, razors and bar soap. The little snack bags hold a good supply of q-tips.
If you have supplements that require refrigeration such as probiotics, you can put just what you will need in a snack size bag and they it will fit nicely into the space available at your family's home. If you only have what you need, then you don't have to remember to grab the bottle when you leave.
Vacations and long weekend trips don't have to mean giving up your supplements or having to take an extra bag just to hold all the bottles. You can even drop your prescriptions in the same daily bags ---- if they fit the same food no food criteria.
Another advantage to adding your prescription to the daily supplement bags is you will make sure you have enough of your prescription. If you are going to run out, get the refill now.
Supplements make your life and your health better. Don't let them put a damper on your vacation. Remember Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Packets of pills just make the whole thing easier.
until next time - smile
Sharon
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The week following the condo we will do our trip to Hobbs, NM to see my husband's family. That is not a restful week. We split our time between his father's house, his mother's house and his sister's house. You just keep your suitcase packed.
As usual my husband refuses to allow a computer on the trip. Normally I would not object because everyone needs time away from the everyday activities. However, since I have not been on line this entire summer......
Oh well, keep peace in the family.
Over the next two weeks in preparation I will be making up little plastic bags of supplements. I know myself and the distractions so there will not be any 3 times a day. I will take my supplements when I take my thyroid pill in the morning. A two week trip fits nicely in a plastic shoe box size box with room for the bottles that are shared or that must be refrigerated.
It is a good exercise. It forces you to look at those bottles and refresh your memory as to why you take that pill. If you have not already sorted your supplements by with food or without food, now is the perfect time. Usually you will only have a few that should be taken without food, so those can be left in the bottles.
If you can find the snack size zip lock bags --- perfect. That size takes up less room. Of course if you roll the air out of the bags it helps.
I use zip lock bags to take just a few bags of tea rather than the boxes. I don't care for the mix of flavors you get when you mix the bags together so I put a few in a snack bag and mark the bag with the type of tea.
Plastic bags also work very well for holding toothbrushes, razors and bar soap. The little snack bags hold a good supply of q-tips.
If you have supplements that require refrigeration such as probiotics, you can put just what you will need in a snack size bag and they it will fit nicely into the space available at your family's home. If you only have what you need, then you don't have to remember to grab the bottle when you leave.
Vacations and long weekend trips don't have to mean giving up your supplements or having to take an extra bag just to hold all the bottles. You can even drop your prescriptions in the same daily bags ---- if they fit the same food no food criteria.
Another advantage to adding your prescription to the daily supplement bags is you will make sure you have enough of your prescription. If you are going to run out, get the refill now.
Supplements make your life and your health better. Don't let them put a damper on your vacation. Remember Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Packets of pills just make the whole thing easier.
until next time - smile
Sharon
Answers For Your Health
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