Prevent the Cold

When I say prevent the cold, I'm not talking about the weather. Although I could easily blog about how helpful gloves and scarves are during the freezing winter months and how it's a brilliant idea to imprint your logo on winter weather items, I'm not.



I'm talking about the nasty, evil little rhinovirus that takes a normally healthy individual and turns them into a sniffling, coughing, cranky person who wants nothing more than to curl up and sleep. That's right. The common cold has hit Motivators and it has hit hard.

It first surfaced a few weeks ago, with one person after another getting sick. It made its rounds through Customer Service, took down the Art Department, and I heard musings of it surfacing in Accounting. I popped significant amounts of halls Vitamin C, but to no avail. My office mate got it, and while I thought I was safe since she was out all last week attending a trade show in Vegas, she brought it back stronger than ever. So here I sit with a cup of tea, Tylenol Cold and Sinus, and a large bottle of water. The Halls Defense drops sit next to the bottle of Purell, mocking me. I stopped using both last week when I thought I was safe.

Truth is, nothing will ever take you down harder than the trade show cold. All the hand shaking and touching products that other people have touched. Let's face it, a germophobs worst nightmare is a trade show floor.

I heard the stories of the trade show, as my 3 coworkers followed our fearless leader around the floor in search of the hottest new products and trends. Apparently, there were frequent breaks to use the hand sanitizer that seemed to be the hottest of the trade show giveaways. But there was no hope for Sarah. Going to that trade show with an already weakened immune system? She was gone before she got there.

So my healthy tip of the week is this:

You are never too good for Purell Hand Sanitizer. Sure, you may think "It's just gel, what can it do?" or "I never get sick." Take it from someone who never knew that eyes could feel like they weigh 10lbs. That rhinovirus...it can get you.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to find some of that Daytime, Non-Drowsy, Congested-Stuffy Head, Sore Throat, Cough, Aching, Fever So You Can Get Through The Day Medicine.