Hello everyone! Long time no talk, huh? I do have a good reason for my super long leave of absence, which is I've had basically no Internet access for the last month.
SO EXCITED TO BE BACK THOUGH.
I actually really missed sitting down and putting my thoughts on a page, talking to the Internet though. It's therapeutic and with the year I have coming up I'm definitely going to need therapy sessions. Probably quite a few.
So updates! First things first, it's Level 1 NCEA this year for me, which is sophomore year? I think? In America, which means lots of tests, lots of homework, lots and lots and lots of stress (Woohoo). That means I won't be able to post as many blog posts as I would like, but I'm going to aim for three a month. Don't hold me to that though.
Second, I wanted to ask what kind of posts people wanted to see because I've kinda got no idea. Maybe a few hauls? I don't know, so let me know in the comments!
Lastly I have changed my url! I was previously at laurabeeeeee.blogspot.com but that had far too many e's and I never really intended for it to be permanent, so my url is now laurabayley.blogpot.com!
That's it for my updates, so onto the second part of this post!
Sick day essentials!
I want to write this because currently my *ahem* monthly visitor has amped up the pressure and I am sick as a dog because of it. These are the things I head for when I'm bed bound, whether it's the flu, a migraine or Ms Monthly.
1. A hot water bottle
There's that old fish wives tale about how a hot water bottle on the tummy soothes the pain. I call bull**** on that, but there's something oddly comforting about holding a hot water bottle to your tummy while watching a movie in the dark. Alternatively, wheat bags with lavender can be really good for blocked noses etc as well as smelling amazing.
2. Something to do
As long as you're in bed you need something to do, especially if you're like me and no matter how dark a room is, can't sleep during the day. It's a curse. I love movies and box set TV shows like Friends or the Miss Congeniality movies because they're not hard to follow so if you do doze off it's easy to catch up.
3. Painkillers
Painkillers and nausea pills are a must have in your medicine cupboard because they work against everything. Period pain, headaches, nausea (of course) and burns, for example. The ones I find work best are Nurofen (they have a fruity taste, does anyone else notice that?) and Ibuprofen, and then I have prescription medicine pills because I get sick wayyyy too much.
4. H2O
Gotta stay hydrated if you want to get better quickly, and water also helps with absolutely everything because it's just so good. There's really nothing else to say about water, but I love getting out the bottles I had in primary because 'everyone had one, Mum!' (These are pretty cool)
5. Some junk food
I don't care what anyone says about eating fresh food when you're sick because nothing makes you feel better than a bar of chocolate, some lollies and 2 minute noodles. At least that's what works for me.
I hope you enjoyed this post, and if you liked it then please comment and maybe follow if you want idk it's your choice (it's a good choice wink wink)
Love you all, see you next time!
Laura xx
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