Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So, how’s it going?

  • @[email protected]OPM
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    21 year ago

    I need someone else to remind me at the moment. It’s going to be challenging from a mental health perspective, to go back into that downward slide against cost of living when our starting point is already so low.

    Part of living in the moment may be to not fret until it happens! Plan and prepare for it if you can, but if you can’t then it’s out of your control and not something to worry about (I know it’s easier to say than do).

    Those ordinary moments that are so alive.

    They are! But it’s nice to see you can still find pleasure in your new normal.

    Hope your throat feels better soon!

    Me too! It hurts so bad, I can’t remember the last time I had a sore throat this bad. I tried a salt gargle, it may or may not have had much impact, it’s hard to tell. Nothing much seems to work for long.

    P.S with the swan plants don’t sweat it, just buy some and the butterflies will come.

    Thanks, will do!

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the advice, I think you’re right.

      If you have someone who can go to the supermarket for you, that strepsils anaesthetic throat spray is quite good. It’s expensive but it lasts a long time.

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        21 year ago

        This is exactly what I got! But only this morning, so it helped but my throat was already feeling a little better.

        It did work wonders though, but I started noticing the pain again after an hour and it’s one spray per three hours maximum. I’m not doing too badly today though.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          Glad you got it! I thought it was 2-3 sprays… hmm might have to rethink that particular one of my life choices ha ha!

          Ok what else… an old fashioned doctor made me gargle with crushed up aspirin once, that seemed to work… or there’s always liquorice tea… really hope you’re looking after yourself and not trying to push through too hard. Hopefully you’re past the worst of it!

          • @[email protected]OPM
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            21 year ago

            You know what, I just rechecked the box. It says “Spray twice directly onto the sore/inflamed area and swallow gently. Repeat every three hours as necessary, up to a maximum of 6 times in 24 hours”.

            As I read it, I think that’s 12 sprays in 24 hours, so you’re probably fine.

            I feel like I’m past the worst of it, but that might be the drugs talking 🙂

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              21 year ago

              Yay! Glad you’re feeling a bit better!

              Just thought of another one, gargling with water that has a bit of betadine/iodine in it. Tastes horrible but helps stop the throat germs from getting any further.

              • @[email protected]OPM
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                21 year ago

                I have an iodine based throat gargle, and yes tastes horrible is right.

                My throat isn’t so bad today, a bit scratchy but I haven’t needed anything for my throat so far. I haven’t tried eating yet though 😆

                I have a smorgasbord of cold drugs now and the interesting thing about them is how many of them say they are antibacterial or other claims like that, then have disclaimers that say there’s no evidence that it helps the severity or duration of colds. No matter, I’m only trying to treat symptoms anyway.

                • @[email protected]
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                  21 year ago

                  Now’s your excuse to eat tons of icecream!!

                  I think people are trying to avoid getting a bacterial sinus or throat infection on top of the cold?

                  That said antibacterial everything is flavour of the month these days and it’s kind of dumb. We’re meant to have bacteria, if you kill it all you’re in big trouble.

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                    21 year ago

                    Hey I’m way ahead of you on the ice cream!

                    And with regard to “antibacterial”, in most cases it’s just alcohol. I presume they put it there as a preservative or something then marketing gets involves and suddenly it’s a selling point.