What do you do when allergies hit?

Living here in California, we get quite a few earthquakes. And more so lately in Southern California - fortunately they're just the ones that get your attention and start your heart racing a little. So it's been on my mind lately that we should have some things stowed away just in case we don't have power or water for a few days.

Back in 2008, I lived in Houston during the last big hurricane - Hurricane Ike, where we didn't have power for 8 days. I don't care what time of year it is in Houston - if you don't have power to run some kind of air conditioning in your house, you'll end up with hot, humid, sticky mess of a house after a couple of days. Living through that made me think about being prepared also.

So you might be asking, "what do Southern California earthquakes and Houston hurricanes have to do with Lucidia?" Well allergies can take you by surprise just like an earthquake or they can subtly build and either fade into something benign or consume you with misery like a hurricane and no power for 8 days. Either way, what do you do when allergies hit? What kind of "emergency goods" should you buy when it's allergy season?

For starters... tissues are a must! Just this last week alone, I had two strangers come up and ask me if I had a tissue because their allergies were acting up. Weird, huh? Why ask me? I don't know if it's the fact that I carry a huge purse that's bursting at the seems and overflowing with all sorts of random "must-haves", or that I'm a mother of two small kids, or if it was just the universes' way of having me talk to people about the great benefits of Lucidia. Regardless, having a package of tissues in your pocket or purse for the next couple of months is a good idea. I mean really, who wants to see a grown woman (or man) wipe their nose with their sleeve!? haha

Ok, so what else to carry along with you? ... maybe a good lotion. If you're anything like my husband who suffers from eczema, then a lotion with calendula in it is usually very helpful. In addition to dry skin, dry eyes can be really painful, so carrying a travel size bottle of saline solution would be good too.

And, of course, Lucidia!

So this allergy season, be prepared for when your nose starts to run, or for when you're sneezing uncontrollably or your skin starts crawling and your razor-like nails just aren't gonna cut it for that dry patch of skin on the inside of your elbow. Yikes! Anyway, my hope is that you can enjoy this beautiful time of year and live in it to it's fullest. It's a gift to us... Enjoy it!

To learn more about Lucidia and its health benefits during the allergy season, visit www.lucidialife.com