I’ve been sick for nearly three weeks now, and let me tell you: It Is Getting Really Old. Obviously, I can’t tell you how to get rid of a cold. But I do have a few tips for making it slightly more bearable.

1. The only time I drink hot tea is when I have a sore throat, and even the mug is half honey. So I figured I’d cut out the middle man and just take a spoonful of honey. It works wonders. It’s also much easier to get a sick 3-year-old to eat honey than take medicine. (I think I read about honey’s soothing powers on a “natural remedies” site. I’m positive I didn’t come up with it on my own.)
2. If you’re coughing at night, rub Vicks VapoRub (or the generic equivalent) on your feet and put on some socks. Then go to bed. This tip was in an email forward. I tend to disregard those, but I happened to have a bad cough when I read this particular one. Which sounds crazy, I know. But it works.

Do any of you have a fool-proof method for kicking a cold? I could use it.

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