It's fall, and the change of seasons seems to always bring about sniffling, coughing, and sneezing in every class--usually it's the kid that sits behind you or shares a lab table. You feel that tickle in the back of your throat and soon enough your sinuses become lumps of concrete and it feels like you swallowed too much broken glass. Every time you talk you sound like Mr. Snuffleupagus and you have to get up to blow your nose in class every 5 minutes...it sucks :P. SO since you're either sick, or probably going to be sick shortly, I've put together a survival guide for those snotty 5-7 days :).
-Stay or Go? The morning you wake up with a cold, you know it. Everything aches, you can't breathe through your nose, and it feels like there's a fog over your brain. So, the first question is, do you go to school and suffer through it there? Or (if your parents are obliging) call in sick and chill out watching Wheel of Fortune all day? Often this depends what kind of day you have. Tests, quizzes, and projects are nice to miss, but a pain in the ass to make up. If you're really unprepared though then congratulations, you just found your perfect solution for another day of studying xD. Break out the pajama pants, robe, and fuzzy slippers for a day of OJ and fleece throws. If you don't wanna miss a test, or your parents don't believe it's bad enough, then you get to fight a losing battle against the weight of your eyelids for 6 hours...joy.
-Purell Me! If you're leaving your room at all with a cold you better freakin have hand sanitizer or pocket-size-Wet-Ones with you. Cuz you know why I got sick this time?! Okay, well it was probably from kissing Ash when he had a cold. BUT YOU KNOW HOW I'VE GOTTEN SICK OTHER TIMES?! From people that go to school when they're sick. And I get that, you have to do that sometimes; I've had quizzes the past 2 days that I didn't want to miss. But goodness people don't sneeze on me! Or cough on me! Or near me! And if you're borrowing my pencil you damn well better sanitize that before giving it back! Most teachers these days have delightfully huge bottles of the stuff near the tissue box and it's extremely convenient. But if they don't, you better have your own because I do NOT want the desk after you otherwise :P. Just be courteous, people. You wouldn't wish anyone else to feel this crappy.
-A Nose In Need Needs Puffs Indeed. School tissues suck. Those pathetic little fine-grain sandpaper sheets leave you with nothing but a sore, red nose by the end of the day. BUT the school won't spring for better so that's all you got. However, some rare, divine teachers recognize this and shoot you a godsend: they personally buy their own tissue boxes for their class. These can vary from the classic Kleenex Extra-Soft, to Puffs Ultra or Puffs Plus Lotion (my personal favorite), and I've even seen the Kleenex Anti-Bacterial ones that kill the germs in your boogers so they don't float from the trashcan to anywhere else or something, apparently. My physics teacher does this and I wanted to just hug her today; she has a big box of Extra-Soft and a big bottle of lemon-scented hand sanitizer next to it. Sadly, most teachers DON'T bother with this, so you may be interested in bringing your own pack of tissues in your backpack. You'll look a little lame, but you'll have the last laugh when you're the only one without a chapped Rudolph-style nose!
-They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab But I Said, "Achoo, Achoo, Achoo". Think positively: your cold benefits SOMEONE. Pharmaceutical companies make billions each year making delightful drugs for people exactly like you! YAYYY DRUGS! xD. So start off your day with a Sudafed to keep your nose clear, continue with some Tylenol if you're achey, and grab some Ricola Cough Drops or Chloraseptic Throat Spray if your throat is sore. I also personally LOVE Yogi teas when I have a cold. It's a brand of teas in the natural foods section of Stop and Shop, and I really love the one called "Throat Comfort". It's got Echinacea in it which just soothes your throat like nothing else and doesn't taste bad either. They also have a good one called "Breathe Deep" which clears your nosey. Pick up a "Cold Season Sampler" if you wanna try a couple different ones. They're pricey, but they work and are worth it :).
-MY BUBBLES. I love taking bubble baths when I'm sick. The hot water helps drain your nose, soothe your muscles, and break a fever. And bubbles are fun ;). I also like adding a little lavender bath oil, because lavender helps you fall asleep faster.
-With A Soda On The Side. I'm pretty sure Chicken Soup is a given here. Homemade is always the best but some Chunky will do in a pinch. Omnomnomslurp. :).
And there you go! That's basically how I'm getting through this cold, maybe you picked up some stuff that'll help you get through yours. If you have any other remedies you'd like to share, I do always love getting comments! :)
Also, as you can tell, I'm home sniffly and bored today and probably all of tomorrow too since Ash is grounded. So shoot me an inbox or Formspring, I could use some entertainment xD.
Have a nice [healthy] weekend!
P.S. It seems like everyone's getting Tumblr's nowadays. Imma stay faithful to Blogger for now though :). Do you guys have opinions? Should I switch sites? Do you have Tumblrs that would be easier to follow me with? Feedback por favorrr! :)
♪: "Satellite Heart" by Anya Marina
♫: "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry.
3 musings in reply:
There are a few pros and cons to Tumblr. As you said, Tumblr is getting really popular lately, so it would be easier for people with Tumblrs (like myself) to follow you, because then we could just see the updates in our dashboard instead of remembering to come to this URL every day to see if you've updated. Also, people could reblog your stuff, which could potentially get you more readers.
However, and I'm still a Tumblr noob as I've only had mine for like a month, I'm not sure if there's any way to tag your posts as you do here. It's also harder to reply to them because much like Formspring and Twitter the replies have a fairly short character limit. That's why most people reblog things -- they can reply without a character limit.
Personally, I like Tumblr a lot. It's worked very well for me so far. But the choice is really up to you. Maybe try it and see which one you like better.
Oh, and another thing is that like Formspring you can set Tumblr to update directly to your Facebook profile, so you could get more readers that way too. They wouldn't have to go through your Formspring to find your URL.
wow, that was really detailed, thank you!! i appreciate the input!
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