So on March 25th I started using generic Preparation H around my eyes in an effort to reduce wrinkles. (See post.) I've heard people swear by it. However, as of yet I still haven't noticed a difference. I'm going to keep trying a little while longer and see what happens.

Additionally, I've been giving several other home remedies a try as I've been sick for a little over two weeks. I've only just started improving and today is the first day I have most of my energy back. I had heard that applying Vick's Vapor Rub to the soles of your feet will make you better, so on the second day of my cold I gave it a try. A week later my head cold had settled into my chest. Obviously it hadn't worked.

After nearly a week of a chest cold and no signs of improvement even with a daily intake of antihistamines and Mucinex I decided I'd give another home remedy a try. After all, I'd been sick for two weeks now. I had a lot of people tell me that a warm shot of whiskey with honey and lemon will knock that stuff right out. I had trouble believing it. I mean how can whiskey do what conventional medicine cannot? I reluctantly tried it. We had some Jack Daniel's - yuck - at the bar downstairs so that's what I ended up choking down. (I hate hate hate the stuff.) My husband said that was the first night I didn't snore. I also didn't wake myself up in the middle of the night coughing. In the morning, my voice - which I had been close to losing - was back to normal, and I no longer had a wet cough. It actually worked, knocking all that ick out of my chest, and two days later I'm almost completely well.

So, I was wondering if anyone else has tried and true home remedies that they'd like to share. If so, feel free to post your experiences - both successes and failures - in the comments below.