Being stuck at home with a fever this past week has, needless to say, not been fun. My illness happened to arrive in a chunk of time where I was supposed to be having fun: winter vacation. To top it off, I start my internship tomorrow. So in the midst of violent coughs and runny noses, here are some of the things I learned about how much it sucks being sick.

1.) You can't do all the things.

Ahhh the things...THE THINGS! All the things you want to get done have been put on hold because of your constant wheezing and nose-dripping. All the plans you made dashed away by some tiny bacteria or virus. Your schedule is all messed up because of it. I tried to power through my self-induced lessons in Microsoft Excel but alas, I could not re-learn everything I wanted more quickly because of fatigue; which brings me to my next point...

2.) It takes up so much time.

I wish I could have kept track of how many minutes or hours all the nose-blowing, coughing, running to the bathroom, fluid-drinking, popping medicine, going the doctor, etc. accumulated to.

3.) You don't have to be superwoman.

It's good to have plans and goals, but recognizing that I also need rest has been hard to accept. I feel like it took me getting sick realize that life is not all about work.