Always Sick

So, here's the thing: I've gotten sick for the 3rd time this semester.

This absolutely sucks, because I have so much to do and I just want to feel good and be productive. This is not achievable when my head is pounding and I can hardly swallow because my throat is so sore.


Before I moved, I rarely got sick. I could count the amount of times I got sick ins like 2 years time on one hand! I took great pride in never being sick too. It is nice to know that you're a healthy person! I'm not a healthy person any more, at least it doesn't feel like it.

I was talking with my roommate Kelsey about the reasons why my immune system has gone down the toilet. First of all, I eat way less nutritiously here. I am no junk foodie by any means, but cafeteria food isn't the healthiest. I try to eat veggies and fruits, but most of the time they are pretty gross, so I can't stomach them. Also, 90% of the meats we eat are fried, so that doesn't help.

Next, I don't get outside as much as I used to. I used to take my puppy for walks in the evenings throughout the week, wash my car outside, and go for hikes. However, now I am more often caught inside doing homework, or at work. Therefore, my vitamin D intake is way lower, which definitely has an affect on my immune system! The sun is healthy people! Go bask in it cover in a healthy amount of sunscreen!

Also, I don't get to work out for 2 hours, 6 days a week like I did back at home. I worked out religiously and was pretty in shape. Working out regularly boosts your immune system! I don't get to work out as often now days, and especially right now, as it is the most stressful and busy time of the semester. I haven't worked out in almost two weeks! I noticed that the times I have gotten sick is when I am the busiest, and can't work out.

Next, I live on a floor with 30 girls, sharing a bathroom with them. So all of their germs get mixed with my germs and its a germ fest. It's gross sounding, but is probably a huge factor in my suddenly crappy health.

Lastly, I feel like I go nonstop with school, working, interning, homeworking, and working out, so I'm just pretty much tired all the time. There are some days where I go to bed and realize that I didn't really stop all day. I went to my first class at 8, finished at 1:10, went to lunch, went to work, worked out, starting doing homework, went to floor meetings (on Mondays), and then did more homework. Some days I wake up at 8:30, start doing homework, clean, eat lunch, go to meetings, work out, and do more homework. Other days, I wake up at 8:30/9:00 and start off doing homework, until 12:00 or 2:00, when I go to work. After work I go to the gym, and then after the gym do more homework! Being super busy and feeling like I never stop, feeling like I work 16 hours a day, definitely ruins my immunity.

Right now, I think I got sick because of all the previously mentioned things, and also I'm super stressed with end of the semester assignments, and that takes a toll on your immune system. All this to say: It's no wonder my immune system is freaking out. College just turned me into an unhealthy blob.

Hello.

It's been a year and a half since I stepped into this little space. Over that year and a half, things have changed immensely, and some have stayed the same. Here's a little re-cap:

I never stopped writing.

I never stopped lifting.

I moved away.

I learned so much.

I found the sweetest love.

I grew up.

I made friends.

I changed my mind.

I cried often.

I missed.

I danced.

I shopped.

I healed.

I made decisions.

I slept.

I worked.

I felt lonely.

I felt loved.

I adventured.

I did so many things in this year and a half, and it feels like it has been a long 18 months while at the same time feeling like it's only been 18 minutes. I am finally ready to write here again. I spent the majority of 2016 writing privately, things I only desired to share with one human, and even that took a lot of bravery. But now I am ready. I have a bubbling over cup full of things to write about. However, I have negative amounts of time to do so. I have a fuller than full plate, but soon summer will be here. The sun will shine, the rain will pour, more adventure will occur, and I will finally be able to write non-academically once more. Maybe, jut maybe, it will take me somewhere this time.