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Flu Survival Kit

I hope to get through this flu season without actually getting the flu. I have seen people out and about wearing surgical masks and it does have me a little paranoid. If I find myself needing a flu survival kit, here is what I am putting in it, just in case.

• ·         Cash for Dominos because they’ll deliver, keep the grandkids fed, cleanup is easy, and they don’t take checks.
• ·         My Mom’s old electric mattress cover (goes on top of the mattress, under the sheet) that has an adjustable thermostat and works like a giant (for aching all over) heating pad.
• ·         Butterscotch Schnapps and hot chocolate (K-cups for the Keurig) and marshmallows in case this body needs a toddy.
• ·         Some books to pass the time when I am not sleeping or whining.
• ·         Ibuprofen, saltines, and chicken soup from the can (comfort and nostalgia combined).
• ·         Fuzzy socks for my feet and my fuzzy bathrobe with pockets, one for tissues and the other for my phone.
• ·         Ginger ale.

The one two things I don’t want is anything that smells like eucalyptus or tastes like menthol, as in cough drops or lozenges. What would you put in your flu survival kit?