Under The Weather And Away From Home

Being sick is the worst right? Wrong. Being sick 170 miles away from home, or, more importantly, 170 miles away from mom is the worst!

It was about midday Tuesday as I was sitting in my Sociology class that I realized I was feeling a little groggy. I struggled through the rest of my day but by the time I returned to my room at 7:00p.m. I felt like a brick wall had hit me. My body ached, my head ached, and I even had a fever. Normally, at home my mom would be all over it, making me soup, fluffing my pillows, and reassuring me that the rest of my obligations can wait.

Unfortunately, she did not come to school with me so I was left to fend for myself. My roommate, being the generous human being that she is, went out and got me some medicine. With the help of a little Advil PM I slept through most of the day Wednesday and was able to recuperate.

Luckily, when I woke up Thursday morning I was feeling much better. I was able to go to return to my normal routine and even catch up on some homework. I returned to babysitting Friday morning and found out that the family I babysit for is all sick as well! There is a bad cold going around and everyone needs to do what they can to avoid it.

Some steps to avoiding getting sick are:

1. Wash your hands! This is probably the biggest and most important one of all.

2. Drink plenty of water.

3. Take a multivitamin.

So, be sure to be on the lookout for the flu and don’t let it get you!