Only 3 days 'til College!!!
Wow! It's happening so fast! My daughter leaves for college on Friday. Busy day today as we were shopping for all of the dorm room stuff...sheets, comforter, laundry bag, under the bed storage, towels, wastebasket, and the list goes on and on!
I have Mom's special stash in a pile - Sensé (self preserving formulas - zero preservatives) skin care products, as well as their bath and body - shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, firming body nourisher, and toothpaste (no fluoride). Also in this pile are her nutritional supplements- Usana Healthpak 100, which includes a daily pillowpack of vitamins - one morning and the other evening.
I figure she'll rip open a vitamin packet but she would never open several bottles. The Healthpak conveniently contains the Essentials (mega antioxidant and chelated minerals), calcium, proflavanol 90, and an antioxidant booster... for a busy college student this is a comprehensive nutritional program. The Healthpak was designed to provide an optimal balance of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, as well as to help maintain healthy eyes, healthy bones, and joints, healthy lungs, and a healthy heart. I will also send her off with Biomega-3 which is the cold water fish oil rich in the important omega-3 fatty acids. That will keep her in tip top shape ! She's a pretty health conscious eater but we all know college students don't always make the best nutritional choices.
Laundry and cleaning products are from Biokleen - Laundry powder, chlorine free and color safe oxygen bleach plus, and Bac-out, my favorite stain and odor eliminator. It is vitally important to reduce the toxic load whenever possible, so I will stock her up with all of the best and safest products from my NEDlife inventory !



Now, here comes the shocking news of the day for me. I got a call from the pediatrician wanting to know if I needed information about the Hep B vaccine for her going off to college ?? I told him we had decided against the vaccine and she had sent a letter to the college saying that she wasn't going to receive it. He said he was aware of that and he had received a letter from the college wanting to know from him if there was a medical reason. He said he couldn't give them one and asked that I contact them. UUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I called my friend and chiropractor because he has several great books on why we shouldn't vaccinate and how to get around the "required" vaccinations. He's doing some research tonight and I will talk with him tomorrow. Very frustrating! I thought the whole vaccine thing was behind us!! I'll keep you posted on this!
My daughter is excited about going off to college but today was a little weepy about going away. She came over and we had a snuggle and I told her that yes, it is scary to be going away to school but it is such an exciting time and the beginning of a new phase for her. We talked about family weekend at the end of September, followed closely by Colombus day weekend - the first weekend home. I predicted that she would be having such a good time that she probably wouldn't be wanting to come home an awful lot! She has many friends in and around the greater Boston area. She will have a ball and thinking back on my college experience, I am so excited for her!! I had the time of my life in college - what a wonderful experience. I have many friends from college and we still chat constantly and get together as often as possible. We even compare notes on what our teenagers are up to - it's a riot!
My daughter says - Oh! and my mother hasn't cried yet!! I breezed through her graduation and it didn't occur to me to cry. She and her classmates were having so much fun and it was a fantastic celebration ! Several of her best friends families and myself hosted a great grad party. One highlight was a game that the kids were playing - remember beer pong is college? They were playing it with cups of water and my sister and I started laughing when we realized what they were playing. We took on the boys and beat them soundly. They were amazed and we had a good laugh!!
I'll keep you up to date on college and will definitely report back on moving in day on Friday. Thank goodness John will be with me - I'll need a shoulder to cry on. :)

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