The word gramophone record, or vinyl, is not a word, or words that are used very often by people my age. It is a style of listening to music that was very famous in the "olden days" that is now coming back to life. Vinyls have existed for a long time (since 1951 to be exact). It is a very long process to make them, but the quality can never be replaced. Nowadays with technology, people are age aren't quite familiar with vinyls, they are more familiar with Spotify or Apple Music; pretty much any source of downloading music from the Internet. Personally, I am a fanatic of classical music and I feel that with headphones you don't get the same rush and excitement as you do with vinyls or even live music. With dowloaded or bought music, you can listen to it over and over again. Well, with vinyls you can do the same thing, but it may be more fun to take a record out of its cover and put it on the player and adjust the needle just right. Maybe if there are more reasons for people to buy vinyls and listen to them, they would. When you buy a vinyl, you invest in something you can later sell. Listened to that Queen record one too many times? Not to worry, you can sell it. That's not something that can happen with downloaded music. As time goes by, and depending on the popularity of the band, the record can be worth more. With 90s kids purchasing and collecting vinyls, this way of listening to music may never die. Downloading music may be cool, but if the phone or iPod you purchased the music on gets lost and you don't have backup, you lose it forever. With vinyls, they are impossible to lose. Have you seen how big they can be? With downloaded music, you can definitely skip if you want. With vinyls, that's definitely harder. If you take the time to skip a song, you are my hero. When I started buying vinyls, I challenged myself to listen to the whole album and I definitely didn't regret it. With vinyls, there is no shuffle, which actually forces you to listen if you're hands are busy and can't get to the turntable in time. Listening to vinyls is definitely more expensive but, you keep them for as long as you want, or even pass them down to your kids. The quality is definitely better because of the analog, and it makes you appreciate music more than you already do. Downloaded music is mixed and auto-tuned, it just doesn't sound as good. With vinyls I feel like when I listen, I'm there where the music was recorded. So I challenge you, to test out vinyls and see if they are as good as the Bieber music on your phone.
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1. For all of the endless hugs and kisses you always seem to smother me in.
2. For teaching me how to cuddle and being the best cuddle buddy still to this day.
3. For teaching me some of the best "mom dance moves"
4. For pushing through all of the sleepless nights and still being super mom.
5. For not killing me every time you found me cutting my own bangs.
6. For showing me all the classics and helping me develop a good taste in movies.
7. And for watching the ridiculous reality TV shows with me because no one else will.
8. For helping me with all of that awful homework that even you couldn't understand.
9 For giving us a taste of our own medicine when we needed it.
10. For setting my curfew at a reasonable hour to ensure I didn't get into any mischief. (I was still able to accomplish a little mayhem though)
11. For spoiling me as a little girl but making me do chores as I got older. I now understand the point of having a clean house.
12. For being the best host to all of the weird friends I would bring over.
13. And for standing up for me when those weird friends stabbed me in the back.
14. For listening when I needed to vent and always giving the best advice possible.
15. For being the absolute best cook. No arguments there.
16. For answering every single phone call and the millions of questions that I always have.
17. For letting me form my own identity and encouraging me along the way.
18. For going on shopping dates with me and always telling me your honest opinion.
19. For rolling the windows down and singing along to the music with me.
20. And for being the best mom possible. I love you!
1) Hot showers
Anything with steam. The bathroom in my apartment has a built-in vent system when you flip on the light. However, this isn’t very helpful when you’re congested and you’re trying to use the steam so that you can breathe again. There are two options; 1) you can keep off the lights and use the flashlight on your phone to light the bathroom or 2) you can boil water in a pot, remove it from the heat, cover your head with a towel, and inhale. It looks really weird and you have to be careful not to burn your face on the steam, but it helps clear out some congestion.
2) Over-the-counter medicine.
Vitamins, supplements, Airborne, Mucinex, Dayquil, Nyquil (for bedtime), all of it. When self-medicating you have to make sure that you’re not taking too much of one type of medicine. Use Google to make sure your meds are compatible. Also, read all of the directions; you don’t want to accidentally take too much of something. If you’re feeling nauseous, eat peppermints.
3) Honey.
Honey is a natural healing-agent. If you have a sore-throat you can coat it with the honey. Raw-honey is the most effective type when trying to make yourself feel better. Also, honey in tea is amazing.
4) Tea.
You’ll feel like a damn Brit. (lol, JK love those Brits!) Actually, though, chamomile tea is really good, there're types of tea that help promote relaxation (I love those). You can brew up some tea, put honey in it and it tastes sooooooo yummy! It also helps you sweat out the sickness, stay hydrated, and the steam from the cup helps congestion. Same thing goes for soup, plus it tastes delicious.
5) The expensive tissues.
Yes, it's tempting to buy the super cheap tissues because college kids are poor, but when you’re going to be blowing your nose 80,000,000 times a day, splurging a bit for comfort is the best option.
6) Vicks.
Do you know how many ways you can use Vicks chest rub (or the rip-off brand) to help yourself get better? It’s insane how many places this stuff helps! For a congestion, under the nose clears that out. A cough, putting Vicks on your chest helps you breathe easier. For a sore-throat, you can rub it on your neck and throat and it’ll ease the pain. The weirdest, but best, place to put Vicks is on your feet. It will cause you to sweat. It’ll make the fuzzy stuff from socks stick to you, but it works so well!
7) Rest and avoid alcohol.
I know, rest is hard because we have so much work to do but take an hour long break every once in a while, go to bed at midnight instead of 3, avoid partying. It sucks if you like parties and want to go out, but your body will thank you and you will feel better with the weekend off!
8) Call your mom.
I’m pretty sure this is advice that I give in everything that I do. My mom is a major supporter of me though, and I do call her a lot. She took care of me for my entire childhood, she took care of my sister too. Mom’s have life experience and just know how to help their children if they can. Even though my mom isn’t anywhere near my school, when I’m sick she comforts me and makes sure I’m doing everything possible to feel better, because she’s my mom and that’s what moms do.
9) Go to the doctor.
If you think you really have to. Personally, I avoid doctors on campus, I try to avoid them at home too. I’d much rather take care of myself with honey and over-the-counter stuff but to each their own.
In college, it takes 0.0000002 seconds to catch a sickness that can put you out of the running for a really long time if you don’t take care of it. When I do all of the things listed, except go to the doctor, it takes me about a week or week and a half to fully recover. Best of luck avoiding the on-campus plague, the odds are not in your favor.
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