It's 7 a.m. and your alarm is ringing to wake you for your 8 a.m. class. You begin to sit up then you feel the 10 pounds you seemed to gain all in your head over night. Your nose is stuffy and your alarm starts to get annoying. The taste of cotton mouth makes you swallow, and you begin to feel the prickly and scratchy sensation in your throat.
You my friend have got a cold. The question is how to get through the day?
Step One: Get Ready
Ignore the beckoning idea to skip class because we both know you probably used up all your unexcused absences on hangovers or pure laziness.
Step Two: Shower Time
Take a hot shower. The steam will relax you. According to webmd, steam can also moisturize your nasal passages.
Step Three: Breakfast
Ignore the cereal, yogurt and cream cheese bagels calling your name. Dairy products cause a lot of flem buildup. You don't want to be that person in class who keeps clearing their throat and sucking back their mucus. Try some toast with jelly or fruits.
Step Four: Liquids
Take out your finals week travel coffee mug and fill it up with hot water, lemon, honey and tea. Warm liquids help relieve nasal congestion, soothe your throat and helps prevent dehydration. When you run out, which you will, hot water should be free at your local campus store or dinning hall.
Step Five: Stock Up
Tissue and throat lozenges are your best friends. If you don't have any tissue boxes lying around, toilet paper is a good substitute. Hopefully you have two-ply toilet paper or else your nose is going to be a red mess. If your tired of sipping on tea or tired of peeing every hour, lozenges are just as good as relieving your congestion and itchy throat.
Step Six: End of the day
Locate your bed and just collapse on to it until next Tuesday.
I think these are good steps to take when you have a cold.
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