I opted for the rinse:
Yeah, I was too chicken to try the neti pot thing. The thought of not tilting my head at the exact right angle and possibly gagging on a mixture of burning salty water was just too much for me to handle. For some reason, I'm not afraid to use a reciprocating saw but I am terrified of all things medical. Just sitting in the waiting room at the doctors office is guaranteed to trigger a "number three".
But my head just won't stop hurting, and my equilibrium is all messed up, so I forced myself to try the rinse.
After several failed attempts, I finally got the saline/water mixture to go all the way in, through, and out my nasal passage three times.
I'm still feeling pretty bad, but I'll try "flushing" again later tonight and we'll see what happens. Don't you know I'm just counting down the minutes 'til I have to stick that thing up my nose again. I can feel it staring me down from across the room as I type.
But enough about me and my stuffy head.
Thanks to all the great comments you left us about our "Wish", I had Kevin run back to the flea market and scoop up his brother so that we could give it away here on our blog this weekend:
So if you'd like to enter for a chance to win your very own Wish, just leave a comment on this post by noon (central time) on Sunday, January 10th.
Good luck to all those who enter!
Layla :-)
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Love with Wish - I wish I had a fish! Hope the rinse does the trick!
Hope you feel better soon! You guys are so thoughtful to give us the chance for a Wish. Thanks so much!
Feel better soon, I am excited for the opportunity to win a wish! You guys always find the most fantastic stuff...
Hope you feel better! Love the wish!
Love the wish...so cute. Hope you feel better soon, my stuffy friend. :-(
I, too, was just given the "nasal flush bottle" by my dr. this morning. Hope you feel better!
I have always wanted to try one of those. I really hope it helps. Thanks for the great idea and giveaway!
I wouldn't mind a good old fashioned Fish in my house!
That "wish" is so great! love his rustic nature!
Poor Layla! I hope you recover soon. Sinus problems are the wors IMO.
Mr. Wish's brother sure would look cute sitting on a table in my entry. I think he would like living in my house by the lake.
I would love to have a "wishing fish" in my house!
Really feel better soon! You can't go to Atlanta that way, well you can, but you won't have nearly as much fun!
aw! feel better soon! Love the "wish", it would find a happy home here!!!;)
The Wish is awesome! I hope you feel better soon.
Oh how I love the WISH. Hope you feel better soon. the neti-pot really is easy. I think you could do it.
Who wouldn't love to own a "Wish"? Hope you feel better soon and can get things underway again.
I am the same as you about medical stuff. Hope this passes soon. The Wish would be perfect here in my dry West Texas home.
netti pots kind of scare me too. i love reading your blog--you're very inspirational and i really loved all the linky's lately.
Hope you are well soon, feeling sick, sucks!
Mr. Fish and is bro are awesome. DH and DS are fishermen, and I can say I enjoy it as well.
I love all the stuff you guys find, so cool.
I love the Wish! I need a little beachy-ness here in the dry Arizona desert!
Love the Wish!
too cute. feel better soon!! :)
keeping my fingers crossed - what an amazing find!
Love the Wish! :)
The sinus rinse will take a few times ... and it's really awesome OVER time. If you do it regularly, you will find that stuffed noses don't last as long as they used to. My husband rinses every night as just to keep things open and he swears by it. I used to get horrible sinus headaches, started rinsing and I hardly get them anymore.
Hope you feel better! I love the wish fish!!
Wishes are still alive here year-round, even if the fishes are under 3 feet of ice. :)
I used one of those sinus rinse bottles attempting to get rid of my allergy drugs this summer. For about two months, every. day. It wasn't fun. And it didn't help. But I've heard for colds it really is good. Hope you feel better soon!
Hope you feel better soon. Lovin' the wish!
I would love the Wish!! Sign me up!!Hope you are getting better..we had the sickies here too! oh the joy of winter!
I would love to have a Wish like yours. Hope you feel better soon. I havent braved the netipot yet either. Mostly just keep forgetting to buy one.
Love it!!! I would love a wish!
Would love to win a wish! ;-)
Yeah!!! My guest bath is beach themed. Hope I win the Wish.
My wish would come true if your Wish could come to my house. Darling.
When I wish to make a wish
I wave my hand with a big swish swish.
Then I say, "I wish for fish!"
And I get fish right on my dish.
Dr. Seuss
Hope you feel better soon.
Count me in for the "wish" - I'd love to win.
I would LOVE to win Wish! I think he is so cool.
Good luck with your sinus problem. such a miserable thing.
good luck with your second rinse! I have two wishes (not the same kind you have though) one is that you feel better and the other is that I win.
I now have to pull out "One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish" by Dr. Seuss off my daughters' book shelf and look for Ish for inspiration... "if you wish to wish a wish, you may swish for fish with my Ish wish dish." Too much fun! Glad you are feeling better!
I love your blog. It's helped me find my style. I didn't realize that all these years it's the beach I've been missing in my decor :)
Wishin ya a speedy recovery. Wish there was a better diy for getting over sinuses because I agree the neti-pot, I'm pretty scared of it too. I would love to win the wishy wish, I know a perfect home for him.
Oh I love the wish! I want to win!
I need this Wish! I WISH it was mine!!! Love your blog!
O how I love your blog!! I hope you are feeling better! I would love a Wish!!.....:)
I tried the rinse recently too, not sure if I'm getting right quite yet. But I guess I will try again. Feel better, thanks for a chance for a Wish :)
Love the wish. My mom swears by the rinse, I recently purchased a pot but (thankfully) have yet the need to use it.
I would love a wish.......I want to be well so I would rename it my wishing well : )
Oh, I'd like the "Wish"! I'll cross my fingers that I win him (actually, I've never won anything in my life...). I hope you feel better!
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have that wish
By Sunday night!
- Deborah
PS Feel better.
I would love to win the wish! Thanks for this giveaway!
That is such a cool find and a great giveaway. I'm due for a win... :)
Since I am sick in bed most days, I would call it my wishing well : )
Feel better soon Layla!
One Wish, Two Wish, Red Wish, Blue Wish..... any old way, i'd love your wish! my children love goldfish crackers, and your wish looks like one of those to me- this could be the wood that smiles back!
I wish for fish! It's a Dr. Suess rhyme! I'm up to my ears in the cat in the hat; so that is why! Get well soon! Neti Rinse=best invention ever!
Love the wish!
I have a large glass blue fish that sits on the floor in our bathroom. It's the perfect home for, well, a fish.
I would love wish to live with me in my cottage!
Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway - I love love love your stuff.
Does not sound fun! I've never tried the neti pot thing either. The "Wish" is terribly special! You are generous to offer it for a giveaway!! :)
Amy
I would love a wish!
Love the wish! I too am suffering from sinus yuck. It hasn't kept me from redoing my mantle, it was calling to me in the middle of the night. :) Hope you feel better.
I hope you feel better soon. A wish would go perfect in my bathroom. Thanks for the chance.
Such a fun giveaway! I hope you get feeling better soon. I have used the rinse thing once and hated it. I opted to go see the Dr.! ~Monika~
splatjt30@wmconnect.com
That Wish is too darn cute!
Love the Wish! I don't think you are getting any of the snow we are getting in North AL. It is so pretty:)
loving the wish.
his "eye" looks real, doesn't it? That would be so perfect in my master bath.
thanks for the giveaway!
I'd love to win a wish!
I used the sinus rinse a lot when I was pregnant and didn't want to take any medicine that wasn't absolutely positively necessary. It was a sinus saver for me!
I'd love a wish! Hope the rinse works quickly and you feel better soon!!
The wish is just too cute!! The next time you feel something coming on cold-wise, start eating spicy food. I know you can make a gargle with cayenne for sore throats, which works really good. Hope you feel better soon!! ;)
What a cute idea with the fish! Hope you feel better!
Love the wish! :)
Feel better soon, Layla.
Rachelle
Love the Wish!! Will remind me that we won't be frozen forever here in Colorado. I love my rinse thing it is hard when you have a cold but eventually when you get a little less stuffy it works wonders.
wish that wish was lying around my house
Would love to have the cute wish!! Get well soon!
i heart Wish!
Hi Layla,
Hope the rinse helps you. I've done both methods for my chronic congestion nasal drip (down my throat)
- unfortunately I still have the condition. I think the treatment helps with dry nasal passages - particularly in the winter. Good Luck! Put my name in for a wish.
Teacup Lane (Sandy)
I don't blame you on the neti pot- ICK! But supposedly they work.. Hope you're feeling better soon!
Love, love your Wish!
Good luck mending, hope you feel better soon!
Have to have the "wish!"
I love the wish! I wish I had a wish fish! I think he would look stellar in my daughters bathroom and she would get such a kick out of it! Hope you feel better and thanks for all your inspiration!
I feel for you. Sinus trouble is terrible! I hope your better soon.
I also hope I win the wish! Your cut off date of the 10th is my birthday!
Awwwhhhhh how sweet of you to giveaway your "Wish's" brother. I just know my little guy would love him in his room. :)
Don't ya hate a stuffy head? I mean, that was a stupid question, of course you do. Not to mention the anxiety of having to tolerate something WAY less-than-enjoyable in a desperate attempt to feel better. I sure do hope it works for you and your head feels clear soon. Maybe make a wish on the "wish"??? ;)
Love the wish! :)
My husband uses the rinse every day...it helps.
Read the instructions carefully because I think says not to use it if you are really stopped up. HOpe you feel better soon.
Catherine
Who would've thought that something so simple could give such warm fuzzies? Love it!!! Plus, the darling name certainly helps with the appeal too. ;)
i wish I may, i wish I might, have that wish i wish tonight.
Wishing for a wish...
Oh, I Wish, I Wish, I Wish!
Feel better soon!
I just have to say my hubby swears by the NetiPot...I on the other hand used it once and gagged. (smart move)
The wish giveaway is exciting too!
Oh how I really do WISH:)
Hope this helps you feel better. I would love to get my hands on that little Wish! love love.
Don't fear the neti pot. Its really easy. Get better soon!
Its super cute! Thanks for the fun giveaway
Neti pots are tricky - but there isn't much gagging as much as water instead routing out your mouth as long as your leaning over the sink.
I used it a while back during a bad head cold and it did help. Some people with allergies do it every day! Crazy!
Ooo! I don't have the guts to use a neti pot either! You're blog is amazing and I would love to have a 'wish' in my house! So cute!
Feel better soon!
I would invite you over for a visit... it's -7 with -40 wind chill... that will clear you right up!
The wish is very sweet.
~Amy
My mantle seriously needs that wish :)
And, the nettipot isn't so bad... the second time you use it. The first time, you really will think you are drowning. But, once you get that over with, it REALLY is worth it. :)
Oh I wish, I wish, I had that fishy-wish.
Feel better soon! That Nasal Rinse is a miracle-worker...even if it makes you feel sludge-y for a while after.
I chickened out of using our little pot too, but the Hubs told me it really made him feel better on day 2, and he was breathing with his mouth closed all night long on day 3, no meds!
I'd love to win the little WISH. So cute.
Don't fear the pot! They work wonders and hopefully you will be feeling better in a jiffy! I wish i had the eye to put 2 pieces of wood together to make a fish - great find!
The neti pot gets easier once you get used to it. It really helps my allergies. Love the wish!
Kasey
If I had one wish and it could come true, I'd love to get my "wish" from you!
Hope you feel better soon!
Oh i love Wish, pick me!
Love the wish and Yes the Nedi pot freaks me out too!
Love the wish! Would perfect on our front porch in our Annapolis home:) Sorry you're feeling bad, layla:(
Ooh I've been eyeing Mr. Wish! Pick me!
And hope you feel better - I know the neti looks intimidating but I swear if you try it you will be a forever convert - a must for bad sinuses!
Gorgeous!!! I would love to win and keep rinsing. It will help I promise!! Neti pots are da bomb!!
Who would've thought that two pieces of wood could look so cute. This one actually looks kind of like a whale to me. How darling.
Hope you get feeling better soon. I'll tell you what my mom always said to me, "You're too cute to be sick." What, if I was ugly it would be okay for me to be sick? :-)
Take care!
Naomi
i'd avoid that teapot also. my momma taught me to keep things outta my nose!!!
I would love a wish for my new house!
love him - feel better
I wish I will win the fish! It's so cute! Hope you get to feeling better soon.
It's a wish fish! Thanks!
I love the wish! Especially since my maiden name is Fish. ;)
I love it! would love to win. :)
It would go perfectly in my coastal living room. I love that it's also the symbol for Christianity!
I hope you feel better soon! And I hope I win the Wish! :)
I LOVE that Wish- and the name! If I mention that Sunday is my birthday, could that help? :)
Arielle
Would love the Wish! Hope you feel better :-)
Love the "Wish"! Come join me in my house and cheer me up this cold winter!
I would love to win the wish! It would be such a great addition to my house!!
I love the wish! I'm sure I could find a place for it. :)
And I hope you'll reconsider on the neti pot! If you use it once, you'll see it's not scary at all. In fact, you'll look forward to using it. It's so soothing!! Hope you feel better.
I a wish for a fish to place by a dish! LOVE that WISH!!! Feel better soon. The new bathroom looks fabulous!
A FWish would be very welcome & feel right at home here!
I did the Neti, Zpak, & Nyquil combo last night. It's the 1st night in a week that I've had any rest at all. Hoping for more of the same tonight. You, too.
love the wish! and keep up the neti pot, it really does help :)
Really love the wish...but really really love netipots/sinus rinses...Just wait, you'll be hooked. It's a little hard when you're really stuffed up, but it can really help congestion!
I'd like to make a wish....Hope you feel better, I just went thru the same thing for 2 wks!
I would love to have Wish!!! :) He is too cute
i was so envyous of your "wish" when you first posted about him. I would probably faint if I won! Hope you feel better soon.
I wish for a fish. Hope you start feeling better.
I think "Woofi" would be a better name for your wish!!!
The wish is totally adorable. It would look great on my entertainment center.
love love love the WISH!
A wish fish!!
I love the wish fish. Thanks for the chance.
I think Mr. Wish Fish would look splendid on my mantel! Thanks for the opportunity to win...hope you feel better soon!
Go ahead and try the neti pot...it's a little weird but it really works! Feel better and stay warm.
Hey lettered people, love, love, love this fish, "wish"...
I have the perfect home for it!
I used to have major sinus issues. I went to a chiropractor and no kidding, he worked on the middle of my back (a couple times) and no more problems!
He told me if I feel even the slightest "something" coming on to jump on the treadmill and SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT! You will be amazed how it works - but do continue to see a chiropractor for twice yearly maintenance!
Great blog! Andrea
Love, love, love the wish! And I use the rinse bottle as well. Sometimes it's hard to convince myself to use it, but it helps sooooo much!
I would love a wish! They are so charming.
You MUST watch this video on YouTube where Drew (Toothpaste for Dinner comics) uses a Neti-Pot. HILARIOUS!!!! Watch it to the end...you won't be disappointed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQm7YpxgOnA
What a fablous find, I can't believe there was more than one. I really like your name you have made for it, "Wish" is perfect! Feel better soon. :)
Oh! That "wish" is ridiculously adorable! It has a whale eye, and a smile! I sure would love to own him...
Feel better! You've got a big ol' chunk of the internet sending well wishes your way!
The wish is way too stinkin' adorable!! *crosses fingers*
Layla, I hope you feel better soon!!
I LOVE the wish! How could is he? Hope you feel better!
I hope you feel better soon! I love the fish...I mean, wish!!
I don't need the wish. . . just wanted to suggest that you might have a sinus infection? If so, please go to the doctor. They can be dangerous. . .
Come here little wishy...fishy....
One Fish, Two Fish
Oh How I adore the sweet little Wish Fish!
Love, love the wish fish!
Hi Layla, Praying for healing for you. Love, love, love the wish!
Layla and Kevin-
I love your blog! I have been meaning to drop a note for a while. I check it out every day and was introduced through our mutual friend Erin Southwell. Erin is fantastic and she and I use to work together when she lived in NC. Thanks for the daily inspiration!!!
Megan
Feel better and stay warm!
I wish for the fish!
I loved the wish too!! Though if I win I might call it a woosh. I hope that is okay.
Oooh, that "wish" looks more like a "whale" to me. That eye looks just like a whale's eye. It's set back a bit further but it just gives him character! Hope you're feeling better!
Of course I want to sign up to the wing the Wish. I have my fingers crossed!
And I hope you feel better. Take care.
I hope you feel better! I'd feel better is I win the wish!
The wish fish would look awesome in our lakehouse!
robyn
mysoutherncottage.com
I hope you feel better! I'd feel better if I win the Wish!
Oh I wish for the wish!!!!!!!
What a sweetie you are! I'd love the "Wish" but more importantly I hope you are feeling better soon!
Hope you feel better soon!! and that is one cute Wish hopefully it'll come here to Arizona and stay with me. ;)
Sweet Layla, so sorry your under the weather and hope your on the mend soon. That whole sinus thing is UGH!
I would love for the Lettered Cottage Wish to come live in my little home.
I LOVE Wish! You guys are awesome...such an inspiration!
I love the rustic fish! Hope your feeling better!
Wish for the fish!
Love how the bathroom is turning out.
Thanks.
I "wish" I may, I "wish" I might, have this "wish" I "wish" tonight. Thanks for chance
texmvp03@att.net
I hope you feel better soon! I've loved following your blog the last few months...My smart daughter showed me how to set up google reader :)
I wish for the wish, too! I remember an uncle taught me, 'fishy, fishy,nibble, nibble....me no catchy, ish ka bibble.'I have now taught that to my granddaughter :)We like fish.
Feel better!!
Love the wish AND the way your bathroom is looking!!! Feel better soon ~ I think it's going around P'ville...I'm sick and 2 of my 3 children have snotty noses :(
Oh no, I'm sorry you are still feeling badly! :( I had to use the neti pot for the first time ever during this pregnancy and while it does work, I consider it somewhat of a death contraption!
I would die a thousand happy deaths for that wish!!!!!! REally really want him.:)
XO,E
The wish is so cute! Reminds me of the little things my grandfather would make for me when I was a kid. Hope you feel better ~ more power to you for trying the rinse..don't think I could handle it! The best thing for me is Benadryl-D Allergy and Sinus...a little blue pill that works every time! Makes you feel a bit groggy, but clears you right up so that you can think like a human again ; )
I love the 'wish' fish!! Also, I just recently bought my first Sinus Rinse kit, and LOVE IT! Hope it helps you!
I think my living room could use a wish. :)
I would love my very own Wish! Thanks!
My wish is for you to get well soon. I love your blog. You are a creative genious.
What a great giveaway...i was admiring the wish..wishing i could have one too! thanks kevin and layla:)
Another trick with the neti rinse, it alka selzter cold, and mucinex. The alka selzter will knock out any sinus headache.seriously....
love the little Wish brother. Would love to give him a home!
oh, I feel for you! sinus infections are nasty affairs! take care...i'll be thinking of you as you have to endure the nasal rinse again! ;)
thanks for the chance to win the cute rustic fish!
Sorry to hear about your sinus problem - I know how painful that can be. Hope the treament helps soon!! Love this little "fishy".
Wish I may, wish I might...
Hi Layla... sorry to hear you are feeling bad. Hope you feel better soon! LOVE your "Wish"... Would LOVE a little "wish" of my own.:)
Drink lots of orange juice and take lots of naps! Hope you feel better soon! I love the little Wish that looks like a Fish:)
love love love the wish!
I would love to win a wish. my mom does netiepots- seems strange to me also.
Hope you feel better soon. Love the WISH!!!
I Wish for my very own Fish! so orignal! Don't ya think? lulu
how cute is that! I love fish and one named Wish is even better!
Hi guys! I am beginning to feel a sinus headache come on, so I sure hope you feel better soon. I wouldn't wish that misery on anyone. LOVE the fish, I have the perfect spot for it, so I hope I win! Thanks for an inspiring and fun blog. Keep up the good work.
I love the "Wish" and hope you feel better soon.
I love the wish! It's perfect :) Such a cool, rustic accessory.
Hope you feel better!
I hope you feel better soon! Thanks for the Wish giveaway. I'd love to win!
My friend told me about your blog and I love it. You have given me hope for this old house that we are trying to by. Even if I don't win the wish I will continue to read so keep up the great ideas I will need all of them. Feel better soon!
i need that wish! so cute. feel better soon :0)
Would love a wish to help accessorize my new living room!
I hate the saline stuff... never can get it to go all the way in! Anyhow, feel better and pick me for the wish... it would be perfect in my little boy's bathroom that I am getting ready to redo!
Michelle
Would love to win the wish:)
Hope you feel better Layla
oh, and my little guy loves goldfish crackers so her really would love it!
Michelle
Love the wish too!
I am fighting a nasty sinus cold too and curious about this cleansing method, did it actually work?
Hope you feel better!
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