Day Zero: You don’t know how its happened but you’re infected. A sneeze, an unwashed hand, but you’ve got a bit of a sniffle and a headache as you drift to sleep.
Day One: That sniffle is now a stuffy nose and the headache is still there. You still don’t feel well, but you keep trekking through.
Day Two: You feel horrible. You’ve got a temperature, that stuffy nose is now so bad you can’t breath through your nose. Lips are dry- you’re dehydrated. Coughing hurts, breathing hurts, you’re sore tired and you feel bad. The infection is full blown.
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| This is me, but with redder hair. |
This is how I felt last weekend when I was sick (I still kind of am sick….) I have good info, so here is the question I’m going to answer for you. How would a perfect frill loving Lolita get over an icky cold?
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| Yummy and warm? Count me in! |
Stay warm!
When resting, you want to be warm and cozy in your bed so you don’t need to move around. I usually have extra blankets at the foot of the bed, and I kept them on hand with me. My mom even made all of the kids in our family an afghan that keeps me so warm! If I get cold, I can just toss it on, too warm and I roll it back to the foot of the bed.
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| I don't know if this is really water, I just love the design in the bottle! |
Stay hydrated!
The best thing to do while lying in that fluffy warm bed is to drink lots of liquids. When I’m sick I make sure to drink extra water, juice (mostly orange), hot cocoa and soda. Soda? Why soda? Well I learned this recently (and it works for me) if you have a sore throat, you drink a little lemon lime soda (or sprite) and the bubbles soothe your throat! I did this and it actually helped! So for me, I actually have little cups decorated for water, soda, etc (this is when I wish my camera wasn’t broken.)
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| I just got this, I'm so excited to read it! |
Stay entertained!
When you’re lying in bed with all your delicious drinks, there must be something to do other than watching TV, right? While I lay in bed, I took to reading, drawing, you can even do little crafts like knitting, crochet or even making simple friend ship braclets.
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| This is so cute! I would love to have this as my bedroom, or maybe a classic version. |
Stay rested!
Another thing, if you want to get better you should rest! I usually relax myself with a cup of nice tea and I’ll slowly drift off to sleep. If you can’t sleep, try taking your medicine before the tea, as the warm water will break down the pill faster and you will be able to go to sleep sooner (if you take pills.)
Helpful tips to stay comfortable and recover quickly!
- Stuffy nose and tired of blowing it? Use fix or eucalyptus oil. The breathing in the mentholated fumes will make your sinuses clear up.
- Wash your hands and appliances. Your phone has germs on it from you sniffling on it all over in day Zero and One. You can get sick again unless you properly disinfect your phone (and then was your hands.)
- After a certain time, ignore people. Being home alone can be boring, but if you’re trying to sleep and people keep texting you, you just want to throw your phone right? Instead, why don’t you either turn it on silent, or even send a mass text. Tell your friends you want some rest and if it’s an emergency to call later, turn the phone off and get some sleep!
This was a small post I'm sorry for not having much. Finals are coming up for my first term in college and its been kicking my butt! In recent news I got a follower for my blog (I nearly cried in joy) so I'm really excited to keep going with my dream blog and to get more people who love what I'm doing (that sounded really weird haha.)
I am wondering actually, is there something they want me to talk about? Be it Lolita, fashion in general, maybe even something that isn't Lolita? Please comment me with an idea and maybe we can brainstorm something to do together!
