It’s a fact of life that any person who embraces style whole heartedly will face when a bit under the weather. Prescription and over-the-counter medications are routinely packaged in boxes that are more than boring: they are quite ugly. Whether cardboard with the metal blister packs or a orange-brown bottle filled with tablets or capsules that rattle, style in these standard containers is non-existent. The little plastic-wrapped tissue packs aren’t any better. A huge number of alternatives to these first containers can be had, in most any style, to carry style consistently through all aspects of your life. When all the options are considered, drastic improvements to the reality of carrying tissues and medicines can be made.
Consider a Pill Box
A typical dull pill box showcasing required medications (by Dvortygirl)
The classic pill box is certainly a way to liven up any medicines you need to take with you. They are not the best solution for storing large amounts of medication, however. Many are small round models meant to hold a few tablets or capsules. Those with clasps could be stowed in a safe pocket or pouch in your purse, or in a small drawstring bag to protect any decorations. Some models are best kept at home, such as those with lids that simply sit on top of the main portion of the box.
If nothing commercially available speaks to your style—or you have a love of the DIY ethic—consider making your own. This could be a conversion of a regular small box whose shape or material you prefer, or the simple redesign of a commercial version. Even the standard box divided by day can be altered to conform to your sense of style. Due to their sturdy construction can certainly be taken wherever needed as an extra display of your fashion sensibilities. Available inexpensively or possible for no cost from a pharmacy, they can be a welcome change to the more expensive models.
Hankies and Tissues Need Not Be Boring
When a stuffy nose comes calling, blowing or wiping your nose is inevitable. As no one wants to use a sleeve for this, hankies or disposable tissues will be a necessary resident of a purse or pocket. Hankies can just be plain white cloths, but embroidered or patterned versions are available. Once again, it can be personally embellished by simply embroidering it, it you are so inclined.
Tissue holders for the purse can be simple and monochromatic or as fancy as you desire; models can be zippered or possess a slit in the top through which tissues can be removed. They are widely available for purchase, especially through the Internet. Both commercially made through sites such as Amazon, or handmade through sites like Etsy, the stock is broad enough tickle most fancies. Patterns for creating your own are also easy to find.
Storing What You Need to Throw Away
If you prefer tissues to hankies—and the former certainly make for a cleaner environment, even though they are more difficult to individualize—the immediate problem is what to do with the used
A drawstring bag can easily hold anything you might need to throw away (by jerdlngr)
paper. The problem is solved if you are near a wastebasket, but if not, then you must keep what you have already used. One obvious and easy solution is to use a plastic zip-top bag or even a sandwich bag, but it is far from elegant. But just as you can utilize a drawstring bag to hold a pill box that does not close securely, you can use one to hide the plastic. In addition to upping the fashion quota, it will ensure the situation is more sanitary. By putting that unattractive plastic bag in the larger, prettier cloth container, the tissues will be quarantined and will not soil the bag, necessitating a trip through the washing machine. Whenever the hidden bag is filled, it can simply be disposed of in the first trash can you find.
Dealing with a stuffy nose and its causes can be a tedious affair, but it is certain to happen to every person multiple times through life, sometimes many times a year. Carrying all the items requiring to deal with them can mean loading your purse or bag with a number of unattractive and purely functional items. By seeking out alternative carrying cases, items you can decorate yourself, or simply disguising what is necessary, style can be both created and designed to your liking.
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