Unfortunately cold and flu season is upon us. It is just a fact of life, with the change to colder weather everyone is getting sick more these days. I know for our family, Hayley had an absolutely miserable cold 2 weeks ago. She normally keeps Kleenex by her bed at all times, as she hates having any sign of a dripping nose, but she asked if I could keep 2 boxes of Kleenex because she was using them so frequently. It was so sad to see her sick! As most moms/dads know, when one child gets sick, the next child gets sick, and ultimately the parents get sick. This is exactly what happened in my household over the last two weeks. Poor Zane got sick and at 18 months old, it is so hard to see him suffer and not being able to tell us what is wrong. I am just thankful for Kleenex as they provide the softest and most comfortable tissue for our whole family to get through this cold season.
Along with using Kleenex, I have tried some home remedies that my mom used with me when I was a little girl. She obviously used a humidifier in our room but along with that she made sure we drank A LOT of orange juice. To this day, I still drink orange juice all the time when I am sick and take my vitamins. She also suggested when I sleep to use several pillows to provide me a better way to actually breath when my nose is clogged up. Hayley tried doing this with a couple of pillows and it helped her, although it is hard to tell how much. Lastly my mom made us a wonderful ginseng tea when we were sick and it helped alleviate our colds. I have not tried this with Hayley yet but I plan to at some point in the future!
While we did have some bouts of sickness lately, I am extremely grateful I have two wonderful and healthy children. We did have a rough start with both children the first year of their lives. Hayley was born with an Apgar of 1/10 and had extreme breathing problems. She was a NICU baby but quickly got released and is an amazing 4 year old with no medical problems today. Zane had severe eczema problems, as well as food allergies, which caused him to visit the hospital several times through his first year. While he still has the eczema, we have gotten to the point where it is under control and he is healthy again! I am just so appreciative of the health of my children!
I know some the families out there are not as lucky as we are. We have heard horrible stories of kids getting truly sick with sometimes a very bad outcome. Because of this, I try to teach my children to be appreciative of what they have and to truly understand the meaning of giving. We do this by donating to various organizations and I always make sure my children are an active part of giving back to the community.
This Thanksgiving, we are showing our thanks through the Kleenex’s Softness Worth Sharing Initiative. A small gesture of giving some one a Kleenex Bundle Package, can show true caring. If you are not familiar with the Kleenex Sharing Initiative, you simply buy a specialty marked bundle or boxes of Kleenex brand tissue. On the inside of the Kleenex box, you will find a code to redeem online at Kleenex.com. Once you redeem it, you can then send a special Kleenex Brand Care Package for a friend, family member, or even a stranger who might need a little extra care this fall season.
Hayley and I sat down together and thought how we could show the true meaning of thanks by giving back. I try to teach Hayley and Zane to be thankful of their health…be thankful of their family…be thankful of what they have it life! Yes, it is Thanksgiving and we talk more about thanks this time of year than any other, but really it is important to show thanks for everything you have 24/7.
After some contemplating how we are going to show our thanks, I came up with an idea. In my hometown in New Jersey, most people lost everything during Hurricane Sandy. It is truly devastating- people lost their houses, their pets, their health, and so much more! Hayley and I thought it would be a great idea to put together, along with our other donations that we are doing, some Kleenex Brand Care Packages for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. We are still in the process of doing our donation but we thought it would be great to put a smile on the victims faces by giving Kleeenex Care Bundles!
This Thanksgiving, I challenge you to go out and do a small gesture to show how thankful you are for your health. A simple gesture such as sending a Kleenex Care Bundle can go along way! Show the people who are less fortunate than us the true meaning of caring/sharing this holiday season! You can also learn more about Kleenex on their Kleenex Facebook Page.
* I wrote this review while participating in an ambassador program by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of the Kleenex brand and received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.
I read this as I was blowing my nose with Kleenex! I love the idea of the Kleenex care box– it’s not something you’d normally think of sending, but it’s needed so often during these winter months. Great post!
I love those care packs! I am hoping we don’t get too sick this winter season!!!
Kleenex with lotion is the best! The only tissues I buy.
That care pack looks awesome! I would love to give some of those away!
A great idea – I’m sure people will enjoy them! I made homemade English toffee this weekend and sent it to the boys’ teachers to let them know we are thankful for them 🙂
Fabulous idea, things that people need and can provide comfort. Hope your little ones are over their colds quickly!
What a great idea! Such a simple way to teach our kids to help those in need!
Seems we’ve been using more of these every day. Kleenex is one of the best….my tissues must be soft. Thanks for sharing.
What a great treasure trove of Kleenex products to get in the mail.
that is awesome you are sending donations for the Hurricane Sandy victims! Great teaching tool for children to learn to help, and give back. Kleenex is the brand I normally turn toward when purchasing
What a great idea to help out those in need – and a great lesson to be teaching your children. Way to go!
Such a great and thoughtful idea – the care package!! I hope Zane and Hayley are feeling all better!! Sending love and wishing you all a beautiful and happy Thanksgiving!!! Xoxox
Maria
I like this idea – it would be great to do this with my kids!
I love this idea! And it is definitely something that anyone would use.
This is such an appropriately timed gift that would be much appreciated. I have gone through a whole box of tissues myself today. Cold season has arrived at my house!
Great way to teach your kids! What a great time to be blogging about this.
I can’t live without my Kleenex!
Love the idea of the Kleenex card bundle!
Kleenex is my favorite brand – so soft on the nose. This is such a great idea and I’m inspired.
The Kleenex care box is really a genius idea! We don’t always think of our health and how lucky we are to be healthy and whatnot. I am often thankful for the fact that my family is all in good health. We just went though gastro week here though and boy did my son look miserable.. poor thing it broke my hard that he wouldn’t eat…
Care pack! What a great idea. Between allergies and colds right now we’re plowing through the Kleenex right now.
Oh we are getting hit with the cold bug as we speak! Time to go stock up on more Kleenexes!! The nice ones with lotion in them.
What a special package for those that lost so much! You are just awesome Melissa.
We are addicted to the Kleenex Cold Care. They’re so soft and the little burst of cool helps noses feel better! We’ve been sick the winter already and one of my girls suffers from allergies so we’ve really been going through the boxes!
*Knock on wood* But we haven’t been sick this fall season, and for that I am Thankful. Your donation idea is great!
Thankfully my daughter doesn’t get sick often, but we do prefer Kleenex in our house. And great idea for your donation.
We have always been a Kleenex family!!
I love the idea of a Kleenex care box, my kids need them with the amount of colds we have all winter!
I love Kleenex, I think it’s a staple during the fall and winter season!
What’s Taking place i’m new to this, I stumbled upon this I have found It positively helpful and it has helped
me out loads. I hope to give a contribution & assist different customers like its helped
me. Good job.