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Comment on Happy New Year Cards! by nellie

nellie — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:02:00 +0000

Yay! Welcome back! I think your cards are fabulous… atheist or not. We are not religious either and go with “Happy Holidays.”

Comment on Are you sick of holiday card posts yet? by US meets UK » Blog Archive » Happy New Year Cards!

US meets UK » Blog Archive » Happy New Year Cards! — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:58:33 +0000

[...] In 2010 we sent out the top card (cheers!) with a photo from our wedding. Since we’ve been married three and a half years we thought it would be really weird to use a wedding photo and instead went for an instagram pic from an impromptu National Gallery of Art visit a few weeks ago. [...]

Comment on Salt and Vinegar Almonds Recipe by Renee

Renee — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:57:20 +0000

I found one on Livestrong’s website. Haven’t tried it yet – but I feel like you do – the Blue diamonds ones are great but I would like a homemade alternative

Comment on They Don’t Sell Nyquil in England by C Jameson

C Jameson — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:22:15 +0000

I have literally found today the english equivalent of Dayquil/Nyquil in the UK.

Dayquil:-

Robitussin dry cough medicine
Lemsip (the normal one.. no bells and whistles)

Nyquil :-

Robitussin dry cough medicine
Paracetamol
Nytol (sleep aid)

Feeling a lot better even though my american meds ran out

Comment on Randomizer, the d’orsay edition by Megan

Megan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:33 +0000

Comment on They Don’t Sell Nyquil in England by Denise Shipp

Denise Shipp — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:25:38 +0000

@David McGowan – brilliant!!! Thank you for that post. Of course I too am an American transplant and now have a massive cold that prevented me from sleeping last night. So of course I googled NyQuil and here I am. Now I have to go gather the missing ingredients for home-made NyQuil.

Comment on They Don’t Sell Nyquil in England by david mcgowan

david mcgowan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:28:21 +0000

For those of you who are in the uk looking for nyquil, let me help.

first, there is a reason you wont get it over here… dextromethorphan-hydrobromide is rare in the uk, or is combined with other stuff so you wont get nyquil… but you can replicate its effects

paracetamol for the fever, available anywhere, use upto 1000mg per dose, max 8000mg per 24 hours

1st generation antihistamine to help you sleep (choose from chlorpheniramine maleate, or my favourite, diphenhydramine, now sold as a sleep aid) i recommend 50mg of diphenhydramine or 15mg of chlorpheniramine

cough suppressant, now for this you could use codeine, its usually available combined with the paracetamol, or you could use guafenesin

alcohol, choose your favourite, a beer or two, a couple shots of whiskey or vodka, a glass of wine,
just remember to limit your alcohol intake to less than 3 units per day if your taking paracetamol.

throw some menthol crystals in a bowl of hot but not boiling water and put it near your bed and thats it… enjoy some good sleep.

and next time your in the states, bring some bloody nyquil back!

Comment on Randomizer, the d’orsay edition by E @ Oh! Apostrophe

E @ Oh! Apostrophe — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:39:08 +0000

Loved your wedding! I can name all the bees! And wow…uh, only a couple aren’t moms now…crazy.

Comment on They Don’t Sell Nyquil in England by KT

KT — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:16:23 +0000

I too am an American transplant in the UK and found your blog by searching for NyQuil in the UK! Ha. I’m enjoying reading your statements. It is really different here, that is for sure. I’ve been here 5 years and still struggle with some things.

Comment on We interrupt this blog hiatus… by Ali

Ali — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:49:22 +0000

YES! Thank you!