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Walgreens Medicine Cabinet Makeover

Remember when I was all shady a few months ago and had that camera crew in my apartment but couldn’t tell you why?

Well, now I can! Walgreens came over and gave my medicine cabinet a makeover. Watch the video below. (Apparently I am the “athlete” of the bunch of people they gave medicine cabinet makeovers to. Old me is laughing.)

I was given a serious chiding for not properly closing some of my vitamin bottles and for having expired products, but otherwise the pharmacist, Stacia (who is awesome), was generally pretty happy with the selection of vitamins and products in my medicine cabinet. She suggested just taking a multi-vitamin and then supplementing with a calcium supplement (she said Adora was fine!) since I don’t eat much dairy.

She made a good point about injury–if I do get injured while running (which I hope never happens, but you never know), I don’t want to have to go hobble out to get the things that will help me feel better, so they left me with vitamins, ibuprofen, an Ace bandage, cold packs, adhesive bandages, a knee brace and heating pads…and they’re going to provide these for one of you, too!

How you can enter:

  • Leave a comment telling me how I can improve on video (other than not saying “um” every other word and not blinking–I know I need to work on that!
  • Leave a comment telling me what vitamins you take/what you keep on hand to deal with injury or muscle fatigue.
  • Tweet “Check out @tblanchfield’s Medicine Cabinet Makeover from @Walgreens and win your own! http://bit.ly/nHCEk8.”

Updated to add: this giveaway will close at 9am EST on July 8, 2011.

Disclosure: I received free product and was compensated for my time. The awkwardness is all my own, though.

 

 

 

 

 

Theodora Blanchfield

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  • Just forget you're ON camera! I know, easier said than done. But at one or two points, you seemed to be very "aware" of being on, and you end up with that whole "is she talking to the people in the video, or the watchers" thing.
    That said - you looked GOOD!!! I won't even mention the ums. I ::cough:: might have been guilty of that for quite a few years also.

  • Oh, and I take a daily gummy multivitamin, usually like Target's brand. Yes, adult gummies. I am secretly 10.

  • And, what the heck, I tweeted, too. Might as well have a trifecta. I could use a new heating pad.

  • Fun! I thought you did great on camera, and it was an interesting segment!

    I usually only purge my meds when I move, and I always end up finding some seriously expired products. This may sound weird, but I think one of the problems I run into is that since I live a pretty healthy lifestyle, I don't get sick very often...so I have a lot of medications that go unused. I didn't get any colds this winter, but I'm sure next year when I need something I will find mostly full boxes of Sudafed, etc. that have all expired. #singlehealthygirlproblems, I guess ;)

    • @deb: I agree with Deb - smiles are nice! Still - cool video - it's always nice to actually see/hear the person behind the blog I read daily.... I take a NatureMade Women's Multi... in a gel cap because it goes down easier.

  • Congrats on a great job! You have a very professional sounding voice. I'm 32 and have done radio/tv interviews for my job and I always wince when I hear the playback because I sound like a 16 year old!

    I think ibuprophen, bath salts, body glide, knee brace, and bandages are must haves for all of us runners!

  • Ahh I want to watch but I can't at work right now.

    I used to take multivitamins but I got lazy... I do take Adora though! I keep Tiger Balm and Naproxen on hand.

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