I've caught the Doane plague, also known as, "the plague". Every school has one. You know, the sickness that spreads throughout the campus. It comes around during the fall and winter, one person getting it. That one person spreads it to another then another, and before you know it, half of the school is sneezing and your class of six is down to three (for real, though, this happened to me today).

After a week of being sick, and countless phone calls with my Mom telling me what to do, I've learned a few things.

1. Drink some water. Seriously, liquids are your friends right now. Orange juice or any other juice works as well if you don't like water. I don't care what you drink (unless it's alcohol because that's not going to make you feel any better) just keep hydrated.

2. SLEEP. Your bed is your "bae" now, not your boyfriend or girlfriend. You stay in that thing unless you are doing homework, eating or showering. It's your best friend. It's warm, it's comfy, and sleep is so nice.

3. Eat some soup. Soup is nice because it keeps you hydrated, and warm. It also has all the necessary nutrients and food pyramid sections to keep you kind of functioning like a human.

4. Do your homework. Just because you're sick, does not mean that you get to slack off on your studying. Grab that anatomy book, get all settled into your bed, and start reading.

5. Watch Netflix and try to relax. This is literally every college students dream.

6. Take a shower. I love showers, ask any of my roommates. I shower daily, if not two times a day. Showers get you clean, make you feel nice and they're warm. The heat and moisture, when your sick, will also help unclog that stuffed up nose of yours. It will also help unclog those pores and make you sweat out some of the bad stuff.

7. Wash your hands. Y'all I cannot tell you how many times I have been in the bathroom and have seen people walk out of it without washing their hands. Hygiene is so important, friends!!

8. Seriously, wash them. Seriously, germs are how you got here in the first place.

9. Follow your doctor's orders. Doctors are professionals in their area. If they tell you to take some medicine, you take that medication. If you follow their rules, you'll gain the best results faster, also know as, YOU WILL GET BETTER FASTER. If they say to stay in bed, your butt better be in bed. After all, doctors (and Mother) knows best.

10. Clean your room. Used kleenexes in a pile on the floor will next be socially acceptable, no matter how sick you are.

11. Do you. I'm not one to skip class. I'm not one to skip work meetings or ditch friends. After a week of hacking my lungs up, my best advice is to do what feels right for you. At the end of the day, you're the one that's sick and you're the one that knows your body better than anyone else.