I recently received a package containing Respiratory Guard, a flu cure. The makers of this product requested a review and of course I obliged. I love receiving items like this and giving my absolute honest opinion.

These lozenges are made with Elderberry extract and come in a 14 count package. The box states that these are rich in bioflavonoids and this should help support respiratory health. What a perfect time to receive such an item to review! We’re in the midst of the yucky cold and flu season so I was ecstatic to maybe receive a little bit of help.

Upon first taste I will admit that they offended my poor tastebuds a bit but I ignored that and focused on the fact that they were supposed to help - and sometimes you can’t get hung up on the taste. I had actually just came down with a bit of an illness and though I don’t know these lozenges are directly related, I got over it quite quickly! I’m normally a mess for most of the week or more when I’m sick but I really bounced back nicely. Though I wasn’t impressed with the taste I wouldn’t hesitate to use Respiratory Guard again when I start to feel something coming on - or any other time. They would be great as a defense system as well. I’m really big on adding extra supplements during troublesome times of the year so these will be put in my stock of weapons against the flu.

If you have ever thought about getting a public safety degree you may want to look into Lewis University. I was sent some information about this university recently. They offer flexible online courses that won’t interfere with your family or work life. They are regionally accredited and best of all they offer affordability. With tight times we’re all looking for that, right? While you may not think of the public safety arena as a hot market to jump into, it is. Public safety is in demand all over this country from working with city management on a small level to the highest level of government and homeland security and disaster response.

I’ll admit that I am a little bit of an addict when it comes to joining book clubs and dvd clubs. I’ll join, get my freebies and fulfill my commitment in no time. Normally it’s all done very easily and it’s pretty great getting so many books and DVD’s for basically nothing with only a few to buy later on. But my goodness, I joined a children’s book club and it’s been nothing but a hassle. I have around $80 worth of charges on my account, lots of shipment statements and nothing has arrived. We’re talking back to June!! I’m just disgusted. Because of course they will expect me to pay that and I am SO not going to. I can’t pay for a service or product that was never delivered.

UGH!

I’ll be getting dark circles staying up thinking about this tonight, I’m sure. I hate dealing with customer service and fighting people for things. But I also hate spending money on things that I never received so I’ll just have to do it. Wish me luck.

Hello, November!

We had a fun little Halloween here filled with way too much junk. The kids had a blast and I think even the hubby and I had some fun ourselves. I’m so glad we’re over that hump and now rolling towards Thanksgiving and Christmas. As much as I love Halloween, even I was getting a little tired of the decor. Now to rip all of my stuff down outside to prepare for Christmas lights. Yes, I’m already thinking about it! I figure I’ll start in a couple of weeks. lol I’m a lunatic.

I just can’t get over how quickly time goes lately. It felt like it was just Monday and now we’re heading into Friday. I got to thinking yesterday that had the hubby’s schedule stayed the same we’d be preparing for a 7 month deployment in a couple of weeks. So thankful that was delayed and we’ll get to spend the holiday season together. We really lucked out. Instead we’ll be doing that in the spring and it will be for EIGHT months. Oh my lord .. I don’t even know how we’ll manage. I mean, I do. But I don’t. You know? I’m a pro but at the same time it just feels so daunting. Especially when someone made the comment recently that 8 months is “like more than half of the year!”. Yeah. I know. I had thought of that but I didn’t need the reminder. It is a hell of a long time but again, not so bad. It could be worse and it is for many other military families. So I’ll stop whining and think of the good things. Like money. I’m trying to tell myself that it will give us a good opportunity to pay down some debt. I was just a little disappointed when the deployment was delayed just because of that factor. I’m really looking forward to the extra cash and having one less mouth to feed. One of these days I’d like to erase the mistakes of my younger days by not having to pay so many other people every month. Seriously … ugh. Stupidity. If I had a time machine and the wisdom that I have now .. oh boy. We’d be in luck! I’d like to take that person that I was (that we both were) back then, stick our heads in an American Standard toilet and slam the seat down hard. Really hard. lol Pain equals wisdom, right?

Maybe I’d blog more if I didn’t have to sit at my desk to do it? I’ve really been thinking about how handy it would be to have a laptop. I could sit in bed, or outside, or on the couch and hog the tv as well as the internet connection. It sounds wonderful! But my poor cheap heart just can’t take the thought of buying one. I’ll probably just hold out until I can find a fantastic deal like I did with my desktop computer. Never overlook refurbished machines. This desktop was purchased from Dell and though refurbished and sold at outlet prices it still had the same warranty that any other system would have had. Now if they would just advertise better refurbished laptops! Then I would be in business.

Other than wishing and hoping over silly things I’m feeling quite sick. I’m so pissed, too. Halloween is my favorite!! I look forward to it all year long. But if this keeps up I may be sitting out trick or treating and send the hubby with the kids, solo. I’m really praying it isn’t the flu though. I’m ignoring the weakness, the body aches, the sore throat, the runny nose and the headache and even ear pain. I don’t see me being able to ignore it much longer though. I’m about ready to crash. Thank goodness it’s Friday!! At least I won’t be alone all weekend, sick.