BLECH *cough*

It's that time of the year again.....

(all of these pictures were taken by me, and in France!!)

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Yeah, that time of the year when kids start coughing and sniffing, and as the week goes on it becomes progressively worse (ha! I mislead you :P)

Some kids miss school, others start keeping tissues on them at ALL TIMES so they don't sneeze and have boogers and snot casually hanging out of their nose. Others start constantly coughing. They cough and cough, and while some have the decency to cover their mouths, others don't. They cough with their mouth wide open, and all those germs spew out!

Now, some poohead germs like to float around a bit before settling somewhere in me. Or you, for that matter.

And that's how it starts.

You wake up one morning to find that your throat has that odd feeling it does right before you get sick. Oh crap, you think. Suddenly, a sniffle permeates the still air of your shock. You realize it's from you. Then, the sudden epiphany-like realization that you are sick hits you, and all you want to do is scream, "NOOOOOOO!!" and then wallow in the sad comfort of your pillows.

Sound familiar? It should.....

Last year during Spring Break, my mommy (:D) and I were planning on going to France. The week right before, though, I got sick. I hid this from my mother, because I knew she would panic and worry. I also tried everything save eat medicine to try and cure myself from this terrible ailment known as 'the cough I got from that obnoxious kid that sits next to me in class'. It's not that I don't like medicine, it's just that a) I can't swallow pills, and b) medicine would have made it obvious that I was sick.

These are secrets I have not told anyone but my mother. I feel very cathartic revealing this.

Solution #1:

The first thing I did was drink a ton of ling mong mut tong sui, and if you're Canto, sound that out. If you're not Canto, which you probably aren't, this is honey lemon water. It's my miracle water. My parents had always given it to me as a child when I had a sore throat, so I made some for myself everyday before my France vacation.

You make it by pouring hot water into a mug, and it doesn't matter how much. Then, you add a spoonful of honey into the water. The water should still be hot, as this will help the honey slide of the spoon easier. Finally, add a squirt of lemon juice into the water.

The actual measurement of each component doesn't matter - just taste it and see if you like it. I recommend pouring at least one cup of hot water into your mug as a start, though.

Solution #2

My second solution is cough drops. There. I brought a handful of cough drops to school and ate one every time my throat felt dry.

Also, DRINK LOTS OF WATER. This will push fluids, which is good, and it will rehydrate your throat, body, and it's healthy! Nothing wrong with drinking water!

Solution #3

This one is fairly simple - at night when you sleep, put on socks. This keeps your feet warm, which infinitely makes you much warmer. Remember that when you're walking, your feet touch the ground first (unless you're crab walking or handstand walking), so they receive the initial temperature. This sock advice is especially important if you have tile or wood floors.

....and that's the end, hope you feel better and enjoyed!

PS: Squeeggee Beckenheim called the music store and ordered two medium soft reeds, so now I'm loud again! YAYYYY!