I haven't shared a Works for me Wednesday tip in a while, but this one is so fantastic and I just discovered it last night, so I wanted to share with you.



Sweet Romy has been sick for several days with an icky cold. You know the drill...cranky, nasty nose, junky cough, up at nights needing the nose vacuumed out. One of those colds. Well yesterday afternoon, Romy awoke from her nap in a horrible tantrum. It lasted for a long time and had us worried that her ear had joined the party. I wasn't sure because a) my otoscope is broken so I couldn't just look and see, and b) the girl knows how to throw a good tantrum.

She's gifted that way.

So it's 6 p.m., of course, and Romy needs to be seen because I did not want to be up all night. the poor dear was possibly in pain.

Our doctor is gone for the day, and DFW is braced for a major ice storm. "STAY OFF THE ROADS!" was being screamed from every radio station.

So I had only a short time to get her seen and get home before we'd be sliding off into a ditch somewhere.

Enter Minute Clinic at our CVS. Now don't get me started on why there is a bank and a pharmacy on every single corner, but last night I was glad to have a CVS right here in the cul de sac. I'm exaggerating, mostly. It was a 5 minute drive.

Walked in, saw a nurse practitioner. No ear infection. She faxed the record of the visit to our doctor and recommended some nasal saline.

Now here is the best part. Because they didn't do anything for us (her words, not mine) there was NO CHARGE! I thought they did a ton for a us and would have paid A LOT for the service they provided at that particular moment, but it cost me nothing.

Fifteen minutes later, I was back home with my suddenly sweet baby, safe from the ice storm that has shut the area down. Romy slept all night and is a new baby today.


CVS Minute Clinic. It definitely works for me!

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