Apply directly to the forehead

Out of a combination of curiosity and desperation, I tried "Head On" yesterday. We were on our way out of town to camp at Hot Springs National Park (the first overnight camping trip for the girls -- and I mean REAL camping -- in tents), and I had a headache brewing. The kind that could have become a migraine if it really, really wanted to. So at the Wal-Mart in the bustling city of Malvern, Arkansas, I picked up some Excedrin and a box of Head On. Well, it's actually a tube. Picture a glue stick that smells like Vicks VapoRub.

I don't know if it worked or not. I took Excedrin, and that's probably why the headache went away. But I found the Head On to be oddly soothing. I think I could get addicted to it. It made my head feel kind of cool and tingly -- I guess because of the menthol listed as an inactive ingredient on the label. It was sort of like a homeopathic high. I kept finding myself reaching for the Head On long after the headache was gone. I guess it's kind of like Burt's Bees Lip Balm for your head.

So now I carry it around with me with all my other addictions: lotion, mints, Purell, and the aforementioned Burt's Bees Lip Balm. Hey, I don't drink, smoke or gamble. I have to have something.

Hooked

Oprah has her favorite things, and here are a few of mine:

Is it possible for just your lips to have an out-of-body experience? Because mine do every time I put this stuff on. I've used my last tube of Chapstick!










I couldn't get a pic, but I'm loving TAZO organic green tea right now. You can get it in a bottle at Starbucks. Ignore the weird Zen philosophies printed all over the label (although they are kinda funny). This is way better than anything Lipton has put out.

I've been a fan of Wishbone Salad Spritzers since they came out, and "Raspberry Bliss" is my new favorite. Julia even likes it, and she's been vehemently anti-salad dressing for all of her 8.5 years.















Chad is more hooked on this than me, but I thought I'd add it anyway. "Man Vs. Wild" details the adventures of Bear Grylls as he is dropped off in the wilderness and finds his way to civilization. I was on the verge of developing a crush on the guy until I watched him drink his own urine last night. I wonder if his wife kissed him when he got back from THAT trip!