Top 15 Things I Miss Out On When I Have The Flu
Nobody likes having the flu. For the past two months I have been encouraging you to head to your local Shoppers Drug Mart to get your flu shot and I will do so again right now. It only takes a couple minutes and could potentially help you fend off this year’s flu virus. In an effort to further convince you to go to Shoppers Drug Mart to get your flu shot, I have made a list of the Top 15 Things I Miss Out On When I Have The Flu. After reading this, I’d like you to consider what you’d miss most if you were to get sick. Enjoy!
1. Snuggling with the kids.
2. Yelling at the kids for accidentally kicking me because they can’t just sit still for 5 seconds while trying to snuggle.
3. Exercise. Although not exercising would help your odds of making the Olympic Couch Surfing team.
4. Food. Nothing tastes good when you are sick so you miss out on family favourites such as Meatball Monday, Taco Tuesday and Pizza Wednesday through Sunday!
5. Kids activities. That megaphone won’t run itself at your son’s hockey games.
6. Work! Haha, just kidding.
7. Jogging…to the fridge during commercials.
8. Sky Diving. What? It could happen…
9. Family activities like apple picking, tobogganing, skating and hardcore wrestling!
10. Playing games, such as Monopoly, with the kids. Actually, on second thought…
11. Re-enacting the last episode of Game of Thrones with my buddies the day after it airs.
12. Crushing the neighbourhood kids in street hockey. Because they need to learn that trophies are earned, not given!
13. Running for Prime Minister. Getting the flu is the only reason I haven’t run for office yet. The ONLY reason.
14. Mascot camp. Stop judging! Like you’ve never wanted to pretend to be a mascot for a week.
15. Taking my middle-aged dads rock band from the garage to the top of the charts!
I’m not sure why anyone would risk missing out on any of these amazing experiences by not simply taking 5 minutes to get their flu shot. To further entice you to pop in to your local Shoppers Drug Mart, I am giving away an amazing gift pack that also includes a $100 Shoppers gift card! Think of all the Kleenex you could buy with that!! Good luck and happy flu shotting!
Disclosure: I was compensated for my participation in this program, which I am taking part in because I believe in the flu shot.
eat ,watch tv, and play with our dogs 🙂
Love doing any outdoor activity, skiing is a favorite
We enjoy going out to eat at restaurants as a family and going to movies. Thanks!
I miss feeling like I can accomplish everything. Who has time to just rest and recover with kids these days? I sure don’t!
I miss eating and enjoying the taste of food.
enjoy watching the winnipeg jets and my local team the selkirk steelers helps pass the winter.
I love playing board games together.
My favourite thing to do as a family is going on a trip or vacation. I love seeing new sights and experiencing new things with the family.
I love getting outside for activities with my grandchildren.
Our family loves watching movies together.
We love getting outside, hiking and skiing whenever we can!
Last weekend mornings, cooking a big breakfast.
We enjoy visiting Walt Disney World in Florida every year.
Go for walks and see the City and countryside for exercise and what they have to offer.
My favourite thing to do as a family is swimming.
skiing is a favorite – love it
Anything, as long as we are together!
We enjoy going to movies.
We love to travel. Thank you for the chance.
Lately, ice skating and warming up with hot chocolate!
I remember finding out as a kid how many people flu kills every year. It amazes me that something as simple as a flu shot will help keep you healthy.
We love to play board games together and take bike rides! We also love going exploring through downtown by foot!
We love hiking in the woods.
I love to travel with my family on both small trips and big vacations.
we love to play board games together over cheese, wine, and nachos!
Go to the movies.
I love bike riding as a family and watching movies!
Game night is my favorite thing to do as a Family 🙂
I love love love to take a long walk in the woods with my family.
Curling up on the couch with snacks and a great movie <3
We love love love to bake! Specifically sugar cookies with sprinkles lol
We enjoy a good board game!
When I get together with my kids and grandchildren we like to watch movies, do crafts or play board games while the children are all awake, Once they are asleep we enjoy playing Settlers of Catan.
Go for long walks! There’s a lot to see here in S’toon – parks, the beautiful riverbank, festivals, etc. In summer, we enjoy being out in the park, and in winter we just bundle up and enjoy the snow.
We love going out for dinner and going for walks on the beach.
If we aren’t in Disney World, we like to camp together
My favourite thing to do as a family is have a family movie night.
We love going for skidoo rides together.
going for short hikes in the forest!
Play scrabble and other board games
Playing games and going on pinics in the summer.
Definitely the enjoyment of food!
My favorite thing to do as a family is go to the park, go to the grocery store (yes the grocery store lol) and read books together
Spend time at our cabin
Going out for a nice dinner.
Right now Sunday dinners are my favourite family activity. My sisters come with their kids and my parents are there. Sometimes we play board games with the kids and sometimes we watch tv or movies after dinner.
Our favourite thing to do as a family is hikes in the woods! We love being outside in nature in general.
Love to play board games with the family.
Our favourite thing to do as a family is to have a beach day. We bring a cooler with goodies and now that our sons are older we bring along wave boards, frisbees, balls, plus although we are older now we still like building sandcastles.
We love to play together. This could be engaging in Just Dance, drawing games, board games or flying kites. I think the key is novelty.
I love taking walks in the woods while they discover things, chatter and run.
On a regular day it would probably be popping a big bowl of popcorn and watching a movie together or board games. Our absolute favourite thing to do is travel… but who can do that all the time? 😉
Playing board games
playing with my daughter
Our favourite thing to do as a family is to go to our boys hockey games then out to lunch at a restaurant.
We like to travel as a family, and explore out of the way restaurants.
We like to play board games. Hopefully we’ll move up from Candyland sometime soon…
Go to the cabin in the summer
Our favorite thing to do is go skating and sledding. There’s an area just behind the crescent we live on that has an outdoor rink, a skating pathway and a large sledding hill so we love to spend the day there.
I miss out on spending time with my dog who refuses to climb stairs. She will not climb for me, not for my husband and not even for food. But my cat laps up the attention by lying on top of me, which isn’t so great.
Build things together like a small skating rink, tree house, a camp fire!
having a family night watching our favorite movies
We love going to the ocean and walking the break water as a family!
We love family game night! Best way to share laughter and fun!
We love playing board games together like Sorry and Uno.
Don’t have children at home but i LOVE to go out for dinner. I like to try a new place if I can. Lunch with friends is nice too. I have a food theme going here.
I miss eating out.
Pizza movie night ….is always fun ! Kids can not fight when their mouths are full !
We like playing board games.
We love to all hang out and watch movies!! ☺️
Mt favorite thing to do as a family is eat a meal all together.
My favorite thing to do as a family is to go ice fishing and have a contest to see who can catch the first fish.We usually have a prize of $25.00 for the winner to make it fun and interesting.?☀️ 🙂
Hiking and going out to eat.
Playing hot wheels!!!
We love to go swimming as a family.
Camping by summer. Skiing by winter. Cuddling in between.
My very favorite thing to do as a family is to host a BBQs in the summer. Everyone participates in the panning and the cooking. We all invite friends and family we have been to busy involved in the “day to day” to see. It is always an eclectic bunch and a lot of fun.
Camping! We all just love it.
My favorite thing to do as a family is going to festivals and seeing live bands together.
We have pizza and watch movies.
My favorite thing to do as a family is camping. well in the winter on not too cold of days, it’s lots of fun to have a bonfire and wiener roast.
Pizza and movies all day
We love skating on the canal.
We do meatless Mondays rather than meatball Mondays 🙂
Going out to eat as a family and going to movies!
I would definitely miss the snuggles!
My favorite is getting everyone together for a proper sit down dinner.
I love playing board games or watching hockey with my family
sadly, I don’t have a family, I wish i did. I know most people do. I’m one of the few without
We lov doing swimming lessons as a family! My daughter is 1.5 years old so it’s a fun thing we can do altogether 🙂
going to the park or beach
Get outside! Beach, park, swim, hike. Fresh air is key 🙂
As a family we love to go outdoors and explore the woods and different plants.
We love to sled, skate, play games and watch movies as a family! Really it’s just great to spend time together!
Glamping! Having all the comforts of home on wheels with you and getting the chance to enjoy nature. Hiking, swimming, campfires, etc!
We love to go out for a meal and a movie together.
outdoor activities!
Go Karting, we go every year!
i love family game nights with my family , so fun to have fun as a family and pig out on junk food too
My kids and I love swimming and playing in Gramma’s pool. it’s even better when aunts and uncles join in.
My most favourite thing is to have them all around the table, eating, chatting, making fun of each other – but together.
we like to play board games as a family.
We still love cooking and baking together. Always lots of laughs, good coversation and hopefully something good to eat at the end of it all.
We like to get outside and go for a walk or play soccer at the park.
BOARD GAMES MOVIES AND MUSEUMS THATS OUR FAMILIES FAVORITE THING TO DO
Playing charades & board games while grazing on lots of yummy munchies.
watching movies together
I love to travel with my family. It’s so great spending time together while experiencing new things.
We like to take our little grandson for walks and to the mall every week.
We love to go see movies!
We enjoy having fires out in the backyard and cooking and roasting over the fire, and listening to some music, and maybe a game of badminton!
During the summer we love camping as a family.
My favourite thing to do as a family is to go ice skating together downtown and order hot mini donuts after.
We love gaming together. Board games, card games, video games, lawn games, whatever!
Road trips ! We love traveling !
We liked to eat together and go to hockey games in the winter.
My favourite thing to do as a family is have a family board game night.
In memory of my oldest daughter…we gather every year for August long weekend at her favourite place…Chilliwack Lake for a massive family camp out…as many as 50 or more sometimes.
The only good thing about having the flu is getting the opportunity to binge watch your shows, but downside is I’m usually to hopped on medicine to remember watching them.
My favourite thing to do as a family is go fishing.
We love playing games, watching movies and going camping as a family.
My favourite thing to do is watch netflix together
We enjoy playing board games, watching a WHL Hockey games, Going to events and much more.
We enjoy going camping together, it is one of my favorite family times.
we enjoy having a family sit down meal together
spending time in the backyard in the summer, bbqing, swimming.
our favourite thing to do as a family is hanging out at the beach and play in the sand, and have a picnic
We like to spend time outdoors hiking and looking at animals.
My favorite is having family dinners.
I miss sleeping in my own bed after my wife sends me to the basement to sleep so I don’t infect the rest of the family!
Watching television as a family and hearing the kids laugh uncontrolably!
My favorite is to play games which stimulate the intellect – not the hands.
Having a movie night
WE like playing board games and watching movies
We love watching TV together!
we just love being together no matter what we are doing….as long as we are having fun & enjoying life!
Going swimming!
We love skiing and skating
We love movie nights.
as a family we love to ski together and snow board, well in the winter that is, summer fishing and camping
Favourite thing to do as a family is either hike or play board games.
Our favourite thing to do as a family is celebrate! We all get together — there’s usually a meal — and we celebrate and get caught up with each other! <3
Anything involving snow in the backyard – forts, snowmen and snowball fights!
Scavenger Hunts
We watch movies on TV and eat popcorn.
We like to watch movies together
We love to go out to eat! We love food, and trying new restaurants!
We love having a games night every week!
We love playing board games and be competitive with each other and laugh together.
Our favourite thing is golfing.
We’re an outdoor family and love to bike, walks in the park, hike, etc. but if the weather is really bad board games or a movie will do
We are big time Scrabble junkies!
We like family meals where everyone gets caught up with what’s new
we love to go camping, and just spending time out doors together
Love having family game night. It is always a blast!!
We love watching movies, playing board games and going sledding
We love being outside doing anything active
Camping is our all time favorite,but we have bonfires in the winter,too.That is one of the best parts of camping sharing stories around a campfire
Our favourite thing is to take walks together outside to enjoy nature and get fresh air and sunshine!
We love cooking and eating family dinners especially around the holidays
We love to go out to the movies as a family. There are lots of other things but that is one that everyone always agrees on , although sometimes deciding what movie can sometimes be a bit of a discussion lol
Our family loves to play all kinds of games together!
I love watching a movie with my kids or playing board games.
We love going for long walks.
Our family’s fave is hiking.
Card games are a family favorite
I love the times we have all 4 of us at the dinner table. With hubby’s work schedule, it is a rare occurence
We love to take winter hikes and explore beautiful scenery.
We love to go skating together in the winter. In the summer, we love walking (kids running) in the park
We like to take the dog and go for long hikes in the woods, especially on a nice summer day.
We love to go geocaching! We live in Northern Ontario so there’s a lot of snow but the geocaching community is strong up here and there are lots that are specifically winter accessible. It’s fun, gets us outside and each one is a mini adventure.
We like watching movies together.
Our favourite thing to do is go swimming together.
We enjoy going on day trips, and on weekends we either sit and play video games or have family game night and the board games come out, thanks.
Have dinner and drinks
no doubt about it playing hockey!
we love to bake and watch movies together and play with the dog!
We like to go out to a movie together
Anything outside, playing in the snow, going for walks. Going for drives to find new places to go fishing.
We like to ski!
Doing anything outdoors!
I love going on hikes with my family.
We go hiking as a family
Go for a family road trip always fun
going for hikes, playing outside.. just playing in general..
I like playing scrabble with my family.
We love having Sunday supper together.
My favourite thing to do with the family is eat a huge meal and then watch an old Disney movie. With the older ones we like to play card or board games together too.
I like doing puzzles with my family
FOR us its going to the city and having a meal out…. even my son would behave and interact. I sure do miss those times and hope things don’t get as bad as they predict.
I think cooking and eating meals together is what we enjoy doing together
We go out to live theatre instead of doing movies
My favorite things golf
Go to the park
Our favourite thing to do together is go to the lake in the summer.
We love going camping together!
Our favorite thing to do as a family is share time in the backyard with a BBQ, outdoor games, paddling pool and playing with the dog 🙂 Thank you for this Great Giveaway 🙂
Our families like to get together for pot lucks.
Favorite thing to do as a family would be to travel on holidays.
loves watching movies together.
playing board games
We like to go out to a movie
We love having summertime bbq’s and just enjoying the backyard with our 2 dogs.
we love to go to summer street festivals
watching the Leafs play
We enjoy going for walks in our neighbourhood.
We enjoy family board games
We love sharing meals and watching movies.
We love to cook together and then have a movie night.
Our favourite thing to do as a family is to go camping.
We love binge watching Netflix?
Go on vacation!
I’ve been lucky, in that I have not caught the flu this year. When I do have it, I crash on the couch with soup, flat ginger ale and Netflix.
Our favourite thing ot do together is going to the ocean-side for the day.
oops…make that “to do”
go out for dinner
We love to go camping
Going out for food!
We love movie nights and days at the beach!
I’d miss getting out for a walk to clear my head, get fresh air & exercise.
We love to go to the dog park and camping
Have a laugh around the taable
Favorite thing to do is eat at home together!
Nature Walks
Going out to eat
We love spontaneous drives to unknown places!
we love going grocery shopping yes i said it lol
I enjoy playing board games as a family.
nature walks!!
Skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer
My favourite thing to do as a family is go for a walk. My three girls can take their scooters or bikes and my hubs and I walk with our dogs. It’s simple but so enjoyable to get out!
Our favorite thing to do as a family is catch seafood and create fun dishes 🙂
Movies and hot buttered popcorn
As a family we enjoy a walk. After we have a big family supper.
Love to snag this amazing swag.
We love to go down to the beach , exploring and having a fire
we love to watch movies together
My favourite thing to do as a family is go for a Sunday drive.
We like to get together for dinner or go out for dinner
My favourite thing to do as a family is to go walking outdoors.
We like to go out for meals and take our dogs for a walk.
We like to attend local sports events.
going for short hikes in the Cobourg Park
We like to ski together in the winter.
I would miss snuggling with my honey and my big dog.
I just love spending time with my family..either watching a movie with them or playing board games
I love cooking dinner together – such a good time to chat and catch up.
I love taking my kids fishing
Taking care of my family !!!
Favourite thing to do as a family is board game night
We like doing large jig saw puzzles together.
I love to go swimming and travel
Go for a drive to a nearby city, shop and then enjoy a meal out and possibly a movie.
my favourite family activity is to eat together
We love family game night. Yahtzee is our favourite.
We love family dinners and movies.
Having meals together, going to our grandson’s hockey games
Love baking, cooking, and simply enjoy life but now that I am sick, still I tried hard to help hut it’s better to isolate your self for the health of the family.I hope this cough, bad throat and flu will go soon.
Game night – playing board games and munching on snacks all night with the fam
We love to snuggle and spend time together, not being able to do that because I did not take care of myself would be aweful
we love our family movie nights.
We are a ‘slightly’ lego obsessed family so doing builds is one of our favourite activities.
Favourite thing to do with the grandkids is to have movie night together.
We love when we can go for a nice walk in the wood
skiing
During this cold winter, we love to play board games together.
Winter, spring, summer & fall – we love to hike.
I’ve always liked a good family walk
Our family loves to down hill ski together !
Spending time with my daughter, playing with her toys with her or reading to her.
we love to go on vacation together to spend time as a family!
WE love to go mini golfing and then to dinner
i WOULD MISS OUT ON BAKING AND COOKING SPECIAL MEALS FOR MY FAMILY
I would miss my teenage daughter commenting on my style choices.
Right now it’s tobogganing.
We enjoy going to the park and playground.
We love going for nature walks and quietly observing wildlife.
My favourite thing is to go on an outing like snow tubing or to bright nights at stanley park. Anything that creates memories!!!!
We love players no board games
We love to have family movie nights.
Watch movies as a family. Thank you
Thank you for the amazing giveaway!!
Our favorite thing to do as a family is eating out at a restaurant and catching up on lost time! The perfect thing to do when our loved ones come to visit 🙂
Fingers crossed 🙂
Good luck everyone 😉
taking time to reconnect over a cup of tea and a visit with the kids
Exploring new places and trying new things always great to do together
We enjoy geocaching as a family!
Favourite thing to do is eating out at a restaurant
We enjoy Family Movie Nights!
Skiing or tobogganing
We love to cook together
My favourite thing to do as a family is to go swimming.
I like going to the lake with the family.
We like to try out different restaurants around the city.
we like to go to camp and go to music festivals together
we love playing games together 🙂 and going camping
Love having teas parties with my lil girls
going to the movies
We love to go on walks and hikes!
We love to go to the movies or play uno or pictionary.
We go out to eat!
We love going to the cottage as a family!
We go to the movies
I love everyday dinners… being together is what is important 🙂
We love watching movies
I’d miss being with my wonderful colleagues I presently work with.
Go to a Harmony Arts Festival concert together.
Sit on the couch and watch a movie.
we love to go on long hikes
WE love to go to a park near the airport and eat while we watch the planes go overhead.
we love to explore the neighbourhood. there’s always something new out there. thanks
We like to go tobogganing.
As a family, we love to cook and bake together. And then share the meal.
Eat
Going for a walk or a bike ride.
We love baking as a family.
spend time together outdoors
We love to go skating
A tradition we started when our son was born “Happy Friday”, implemented when he was old enough to understand the concept. EVERY Friday we do something special a late afternoon surprise. It can be BIG or it can be small – hot chocolate with marshmallows/movie/Nintendo game. Getting a little harder as our son is now 13. So this Friday unbeknowst to him – I am treating him to a BP Pizza and shortly thereafter teaching him how to play crib.
My family loves to play board games together!
we love watching movies together and going for biking in the summer and sledding outside in the winter (if there’s snow!)
We love going to local events!
We love to pull out the board games and spend an evening at home with the tablets and smartphones turned off.
Our favourite thing to do as a family is watch movies together!
We like to play board games.
Doing outdoor activities together!
eat dinner
My favorite family time is having an afternoon coffee/snack break with all of them around the table.
going out to see movies or going out on a hike to various provincial/national parks! My family and I did a cross-canada tour one summer and it was the best
Family board game night is so fun to look forward to, we always have a laugh
My family loves to go to the park together and kick the soccer ball around!
We love to watch a movie, and eat popcorn together. We all sit on the couch together
Our favourite thing to do as a family is walk to the park so my daughter can play.
My favorite thing to do as a family is everything! Going out for a walk, skiing, camping or just visiting for example.
My favourite thing to do is cook with the entire family!
We love participating in all kinds of outdoor activities together as a family (and going to the movies)! Thanks very much! 🙂
We love, love to play games. Kids get so competitive and enjoy playing card games and board games with us
We love to go and play outside (in all seasons!)
Actually, I love just snuggling up with my nieces and nephews with a warm cup of tea, and a movie. Otherwise, I do get a very high amount of pleasure watching them wear themselves out on the trampoline, while their mom and I enjoy a nice glass of wine. 🙂
Our fave thing to do as a family is camping 🙂
Everything we do with our grandson is fun whether it’s playing cards, board games, going to the park, splash pad, beach and going to his soccer/hockey/t-ball games.
we love snowmobiling as a family in the winter time
getting a big bowl of popcorn and watching a good movie together
We like to go for a walk along the river with the family dogs!
Go on a family vacation
I’d miss daily walks with my husband
I would miss out on my husband’s kisses if I had the flu. When I do get the flu, which is not often, it is hard not getting kissed during the day and in the evening. WE are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary next week, so we have managed to not lose sight of each other’s need for each other.
My favourite thing to do as a family is travel – we always have the best trips! We put away 10% of all our paycheques into a travel fund, to ensure we get at least 1 family vacation every year. Usually we end up taking 2 or 3 vacations per year. It’s created so many great memories for us as a family.
Preparing and eating dinner together
beach
Our favourite thing to do as a family is watch old movies together-so much fun and laughter!
We go camping as a family as much as we can….WE Love it!!!
My favourite thing to do as a family is eating together.
Our favourite thing to do as a family is play board games!
We love to go on outings to places like museums and science centers.
Eat 🙂
Going to the cottage is our favorite thing to do as a family!
going to the cottage
I love to go hiking as a family.
We like to go for long drives together and to the beach.
We enjoy warching a good movie or series on Netflix together for an evening of relaxation with my menfolk.
We love to snowshoe as a family.
We went bowling not too long ago and that was pretty fun
I enjoy going on vacation as a family
Watch some team canada hockey, blue jays baseball or enjoy nice meals at home!
Going for a hike or nature walk with the dogs
We like to play board games
We watch movies!
In summer, we love camping and in the winter, we love to have movie nights.
My favourite thing to do as a family is watching movies.
Go out to eat brunch
Our favorite thing to do together as a family is barbecuing on the patio!
I love having big family dinners
Our fave thing to do is craft and make stuff . Also going for walks and searching for treasures .
Love board game night!
We love our movie and board game nights. We do it once a week and we love it
I love the nights we stay home and watch shows and movies together
Going on a picnic on Mont Tremblant
As a family we love watching movies
We love skating together!
We enjoy watching movies on Netflix!
We love going camping as a family!
play cards and watch movies
Watching movies & playing games!
Watch movie together.