This past week, I was checking my younger son's backpack when I realized that he has not been carrying some of the essential items that make his school day run a little more smoothly.  He definitely needs to carry tissues with him every single day because he has terrible allergies and, when the seasons change along with the temperatures, he suffers from having a very stuffy nose.  Additionally, he always gets sick during back to school because of the other kids spreading germs so I like to keep some hand sanitizer in his backpack as well.  Lastly, he needs to keep a ChapStick® in his pencil case because his lips get so dry throughout the day.     ChapStick® has been a staple in our hom e since my childhood.  When I was a young girl, my mother would put a cherry ChapStick® in my jacket pocket and backpack every September.  I loved its cherry smell and I would apply it often throughout the day whenever my lips felt dry or chapped. … [Read more...]