Comments on: Hangover Helpers

By: Danielle-Lee

Danielle-Lee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:01:22 +0000

PS. I am insanely jealous of your shoes, your dress, all that wine, and omg, I WANNA HANG OUT WITH YOU!! ::whining::

By: Danielle-Lee

Danielle-Lee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:44 +0000

Yes, I will definitely admit when I am hungover. I do not think we can EVER be too old to be hungover! Life is short, and having fun (even if it means being a bit overserved) is a must. It seems that my hangovers consist of dizziness, dry mouth, and a smashing headache. My remedies: I take some sort of pain reliever w/ a ton of water before I go to bed. Then I wake up early, drink another huge glass of water w/ a multi-vitamin. Then I eat a yummy omelet or something like that.
And if all that doesn’t work, I take a nap and then have another drink (HAIR OF THE DOG, according to my mom!)

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:50:03 +0000

I not only am not embarrassed to admit that I am still hung over often after babysitting nights, I actually blog about it and then…then…hold on here…I compare my children to the hangover pain! Yes, it’s true. See? If you were so worried about people judging your drinking and mothering, you could just send them to my post…they’ll for sure think I’m evil (not to mention I did not wear D&G when I had too much wine…! Don’t know what I’m more jealous about, the clothes or the fact that you could see your children as hangover remedies!): http://but-then-i-had-kids.blogspot.com/2009/11/hangovers-and-parenting-dont-mix.html

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:58:38 +0000

A buttered, toasted bagel, excedrin and and lemon-lime gatorade do it for me. Sounds like you had an awesome night, and well-deserved. You shouldn’t feel guilty (a little excess once in a while is a good think I think), just remember to have more water while you are out next time and some yummy carbs before you fall asleep!

By: monica

monica — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:50:51 +0000

nuun…its the ultimate hangover elixer and its great for working out. 6 calories, no sugar…portable (its a tablet like airborne) you can find it at any running or cycling store. or, online at http://www.nuun.com

i love it for daily use…keeps my skin looking healthy and young.

By: Heather of the EO

Heather of the EO — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:54:22 +0000

“And maybe if we talk about these things more, explore them, why they happen, how they manifest themselves, these things wouldn’t have such a purchase on us, they wouldn’t make us feel so guilty and drizzly and foolish.”

I so often find myself there, feeling those things, feeding myself the most self-defeating lies about who I am based on something I’ve done or said. My kids are then my remedy too, to look at them and really LIVE with them in the moment.

I love this post.

By: Jessie T.

Jessie T. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:48:11 +0000

As a non-drinker my hangovers are usually caused by staying up waaaay too late reading a book or watching a movie. One late night (early morning?) I glanced at the clock to see it was 4:30 am and I was still reading my book. Unfortunately, the kidlets, mine are 4 and 2, don’t take a sympathetic position and seem to wake-up extra early on those mornings.

My “hangover” therapy involves early morning cartoons and dry cereal for them, earplugs for me, and an extra hour of sleep on the couch.

I’ve just discovered your blog in a roundabout way and I’m enjoying reading back-posts. Thanks for your honesty and your beautiful writing style. Great moms of the world unite!

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:18:52 +0000

This was so beautifully written – insecurities and all. And sorry, no real cures for a hangover. Unless you’re married to Doctor of Chinese Medicine (like me). They have the most fabulous herbs for such occasions.

By: BigLittleWolf

BigLittleWolf — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:31:12 +0000

You are much too hard on yourself! Who hasn’t been hungover at least a few times? (I admit to my few…) And we always manage to rise to whatever occasion is required, particularly if little people are depending on us.

Now… if only I could figure out how I’m going to take the Momalom drunk-writing-challenge (I gave my word) around the driving schedule, not to mention, avoiding the dreaded Morning After Effect. (And for me, all it takes is TWO of those yummies… Pinot does sound nice though. Probably not to you, today, but it will again.)

(And the drinking lots of water while drinking does help a bit. Actually, really fine champagne is the best – much less headache the next day.)

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:28:30 +0000

If you ever tire of those “vintage” clothes, feel free to send them my way.

My cure is soda and advil. I don’t feel silly that I have a hangover as much as I’m embarassed at how loopy I must have seemed the night before.