Happy New Years Eve!!!
In case you do get a little over-zealous while welcoming 2012…
Top 5 Hangover Helpers:
- Sleep – roll over and pray it goes away
- Hydrate – before you roll over and go back to sleep, chug a big glass of water or Gatorade (taking a Motrin or Excedrin Migraine with it may not be a bad idea either)
- Exercise – nothing works better than to sweat out all those toxins (not that I would know)
- Hair of the Dog – there’s a reason bloody’s and mimosas are breakfast drinks. They work. Just watch out or you’ll only have a worse hang over the following day!
- Kombucha – It may be in my head, but I swear this stuff lessens a hangover. Is it the tummy-pleasing enzymes? The fermentation? The carbonation? Who cares. It works.
Other ideas include: Waffle House, coffee, (caffeine), Pedialyte. Mom says orange juice. Baby sis says Emergen-C before going out and pickles the next day.
You can thank us later (when your head stops pounding).
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In all the excitement I almost forgot to post about my December Foodie Penpal treats!
The amazing Rachael @ The Avid Appetite sent me a package not to be forgotten!
In it was homemade marshmallows (which were gone in about 30 minutes!), a fantastic loaf of banana bread, KIND bars, and a couple of holiday teas. Sometimes I think bloggers have ESP – how did she know that banana bread is my favorite loaf and that KIND bars have been on my “to try” list for literally a year? Thanks, Rachel!!! And thank you for organizing, Lindsay!
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Thank you for all of the wonderful comments yesterday AND for the votes to land me in the FoodBuzz Top 9 today (check it out here) – you guys made my 2011!
What are your big plans tonight?
Any hangover cures to share? 
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Kristabel@RaceReady
December 31, 2011 at 9:04 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I am doing a group ride tomorrow, so I hope others take your tips! Oh, and that package is full of wonderful things!
sarah @ sarah learns
December 31, 2011 at 9:11 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
my husband and i are staying in and having a low key night tonight. i might have a cheese-hangover tomorrow (we’re having fondue) but i am hoping it won’t be an alcohol-induced one!
Matt @ The Athlete's Plate
December 31, 2011 at 9:12 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Dude, Kombucha cures all
Lee
December 31, 2011 at 9:33 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Pickles, huh? I have a bit of a hangover now. Maybe I should try that.
Lindsay and I are running a 10K on Sunday morning (care to join us?) so I’m not going to drink anything tonight. Hence the hangover from last night.
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:38 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I don’t know about the pickle thing… I’ll leave that to my sister.
sarah
December 31, 2011 at 11:09 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I always chug a vitamin water before going to bed. And a bloody mary the next morning never seems to hurt either… Although none of that will matter this year because I seem to have come down with a new years cold
Hope you have a fun night and a happy new year! Congrats on top 9!!!
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:39 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
How could I forget Vitamin Water! I always have some on hand.
Hope you’re feeling better!
Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean
December 31, 2011 at 11:19 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
yummm love banana bread and my hubby is obsessed with kind bars!
s
December 31, 2011 at 11:40 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hair of the Dog works best.
alex
December 31, 2011 at 11:54 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Rachel is the coolest! aren’t homemade marshmallows delish???
Christin@purplebirdblog
December 31, 2011 at 12:27 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
As much as I occasionally miss drinking, I definitely don’t miss the hangovers! I had never even heard of kombucha at the time, though I can see how it could definitely help. Kombucha is pure magic, I swear it!
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:40 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yeah, you aren’t missing much there. I neglected to mention that “cure” – don’t get drunk!
Sylvia
December 31, 2011 at 1:26 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hah! I remember your awesome race. You know the day after waaay too much champagne?
Only one glass for me tonight since I’m on call this weekend. Boo!
Have a great New Years!
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:41 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
LOL! I forgot about that one. I thought I was going to die!
HOpe you enjoyed your glass and didn’t have to go in!
Hotly Spiced
December 31, 2011 at 3:51 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Oh, what a funny photo of the cat. It really does look like the cat’s suffering from overindulging. Happy New Year!
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:43 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thank you! Hope your was a wonderful one.
Stacy @ Stacy Eats
December 31, 2011 at 5:45 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Going to drink some Emergen-C now. I love that stuff!
Hannah
December 31, 2011 at 8:49 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy New Year!! And what a lovely package. Homemade marshmallows, wow!!
Turtle-speed Runner
January 1, 2012 at 3:59 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Great ideas – what used to work well for me when I used to drink was bananas and eggs – cooked any way
Now I just avoid drinking, it’s easier!
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:44 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Bananas? That’s a new one on me. Did you cook them WITH the eggs?
Allie
January 1, 2012 at 9:02 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’ve never head of pickles for a hangover! Hmmm interesting! Happy New Year
holly
January 1, 2012 at 2:58 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
dude…i need all of these right now. when did i become such a lightweight??
happy 2012!
and happy new header!!
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:46 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What a drag it is getting old! It gets harder to recover every year.
BTW, you ROCK!!! I’m so in love with this header it hurts.
Lizzy
January 1, 2012 at 4:39 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Love all your tips, thanks for sharing!
when I think I am about to get sick I run to Whole Foods and get a Kombucha, I swear it’s a miracle drink!
happy 2012!
xoxo!
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:47 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Kombucha is a miracle drink. I also like it for workout recovery.
Happy New Year to you!
true indigo
January 1, 2012 at 5:09 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Emergen-C is a great idea!
Allison @ PickyEatingRD
January 1, 2012 at 6:44 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy New Year!!! I need to pass this list on to my sister who has been snoozing on the couch all day. I can’t blame her though, she is turning 21 in a few days and a college student. I think that’s just what they do!
Laura
January 1, 2012 at 9:48 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
LOL! Poor sister. Oh, the memories…
Happy New Year to you too!
Eliot
January 1, 2012 at 9:46 PM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I had to laugh at “waffle house!” Going to yoga tomorrow, does that count? Happy, happy New Year! (Love Stash teas, btw!)
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
January 2, 2012 at 12:03 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Haha! Love your hangover tips. I can’t drink like I used to and that is fine with me! The thought of being so sick and hungover just sounds terrible these days! Hope you had a great New Year’s!
Laura
January 2, 2012 at 9:59 AM (UTC -4) Link to this comment
For sure – it gets harder and harder to bounce back!