The Cure for the Common Cold, Snow Days or any Wintery Malaise

First thing you'll need are some fabulous pajamas. I have the Brooks Brothers cotton ones already and I love them. (You can click each image for more information.) Leather ballet slippers are my house slipper of choice. I usually buy them a size up from the size I wore for ballet class so I have room to wear socks.

Next up, you'll need a hot toddy. I always start out with these and then things devolve into Scotch with near-boiling water because I don't want to bother with the lemon and the honey when I'm sick!

Hot Toddy

large mug
1 jigger whisky (I like Johnnie Walker, Paul likes Maker's Mark)
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon honey (local and raw is best)
boiling water to top it off

The third (and probably most important) aspect is entertainment. Personally, I like to get in bed and watch all of the George Sanders The Saint movies. Mine are recorded onto a VHS tape from TCM, but those nice people at Warner Brothers have recently put them on DVD (feels like they did it just for me, doesn't it?). Honestly, I couldn't give you a rundown of the plot of any of these films. Every time I watch them I've probably only eaten digestive biscuits, washed down with hot toddies. I do, however, thoroughly enjoy each and every movie.

These help too:

• Mulaga-Tawny with sriracha
• My trusty Neti pot (gross, but totally effective)
• Ice cream
• Suffering with exquisite dignity like Camille (as played by Greta Garbo, of course)

The Saint image sources: The Saint in London poster, The Saint in Palm Springs poster, The Saint Strikes Back poster, George Sanders portrait