Must Have Monday’s 09

Welcome to Must Have Monday’s. Every Monday our reviewers will let you have a sneak peak into what we use in our homes and our lives. Here we will tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from our readers and are always looking for new reviewers.

I was in the marching band in high school and college. What this entailed was playing a horn in the freezing cold at football games. Your lips would crack and bleed from the cold and spit. The only known cure was Carmex lip balm and it was a magical cure. You would smooth it on your lips and it was as effective as shields against a Klingon Bird of Prey (shields at full power, of course).

Life moved on and I quit playing the horn, which improved the winter chapped lips occurrences, and I eventually moved to Florida where the 100% humidity made things like Carmex a thing of the the past. Then, I moved back to a place where winter exists and for the past few weeks I’ve had cracked scaly lips. My 5 year old even mentioned how cracked and “poky” my lips felt. He asked to me to put medicine on them!

And then I remembered Carmex. Again, I smoothed on the waxy yellow goop and felt the wonderful healing burn. After a few days the lips started to smooth out again. Carmex, I have missed you.

by Gidge

The package is small, shiny green and looks like it would contain fine chocolates. In addition to claiming that ingestion will increase my hair’s growth and shine, Kerastase Nutrients are beautifully presented. In fact, I kept the unopened box on my desk for three days before I tore into the vitamins that promised to transform my fine, mousey hair into long luxurious locks that will shine brighter than the stars.

Once inside the posh Kerastase box, the vitamins themselves are beautiful. It is my great pleasure to ogle the petite, kelly green pills before swallowing them down the hatch. Has my hair gained volume and blinded innocent bystanders with its luminous glow? I would love to answer yes, but the truth is that I can’t really tell much of a difference yet. Taking the attractively vitamin packed pills makes me feel pretty, so for now lets leave it at that.

by Bitsy

I knew I loved Target for a reason. If your local store has a pharmacy and you have kids who hate the taste of yucky medicine, then listen up. Target Pharmacy is now offering 19 flavors through FlavoRx for free. Yes, the same service that places like Walgreens are charging up to $3 for.

Of course you are adding a little bit of sugar to the medication to change the bitter, chalky taste, but anyone who’s fought with a sick child to take a dose of medication knows this is totally worth it! FlavoRx can be added to nearly any liquid medicine, including asthma medicine, inhalers, cough medicines and antibiotics. Their best selling flavors are grape and bubblegum, and they also sell take-home kits.

And, if your baby has four legs instead of two, there’s a tastier solution for pet medications, which are sometimes filled at traditional pharmacies. FlavoRx’s pet flavors include cheesy cheddar, chicken, bacon, tuna, beef, and peanut butter. Can you say yum?

by Emily