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I've been sick for about 5 days....

But I'm getting better...

My question is, what is a good & fast way to recover from:

1.) Lack of energy.
2.) Not being able to fall asleep.
3.) Constricted airways, lungs, cheast, throat, ect.)

well the lack of energy is because you cant fall asleep
the reason you cant fall asleep is because your immune system is bustling insid you. or could be caused from your constricted airways and such. Difficulty breathing often keeps people awake.
I'd suggest Vicks vapor rub to relieve your chest congestion and such. This (along with a humidifier if you have one) will help you a lot.
being able to breathe better will help you fall asleep.. however the humidifier may make you snore but .. you'd already be asleep so that'd only bother someone you share a room with.
and sleeping more will give you more energy and help you get better faster
♥Webby

Does anyone have any effective hangover cures? I have school in a couple of hours and I feel as if I have been hit by a bus.

Yeah. there really is no way to cure a hangover. There's a lot of theories out there like drink lots of water. but they're wives tales.

Advil can start to take away the headache though. and thats basically all you can do for it.
Sorry

ok i'm about 5'3" and i weigh 145 lbs. i really want to loose 30 lbs asap. can anyone help me out about how i should go about loosing this weight? please don't say "eat healthy and exercise and lay off junk food" can you give me examples of some exercises and foods to eat and foods not to eat and how much a day i should eat? i'd really love to hear from the people who lost weight and what worked for them but anyone will do. thanks so much!

If you really are set on losing this weight. Go to your doctor. or to a dietition. They can work with you one on one to figure out what diet will work best for you.

but just some pointers, stay away from a lot of salt. sodium holds water, it'll make you gain a lot of water weight. You said you like sports and such, So try running. If you live in a warm area, near a beach, running on the beach is one of the best excersizes to lose weight. or running in the snow will give you almost equal results. Also Swimming works all of your muscles at once. Swimming laps every day (when you can, obviously not during the winter unless there's an indoor pool reletively close to you) is supposedly the best excersize you can get (... actually thats a lie, sex is. but I'm not going to tell you to whore yourself just to lose weight. that would be stupid)
Also. Oh. I saw on Good Morning America, if you buy small bags of microwave popcorn and eat ONE half an hour before each meal, You will eat less because the popcorn fills you up without much nutritional value. (Its safe. they did studies) and using a smaller plate at dinner time, and eating in a well lit room. Those are just some little things that will trick your mind into eating less than you want, but still enough to be healthy.

Hey. Well, I'm thirteen/female. My problem is that when I get to like someone, I fall for them hard. Which I guess wouldn't be a bad thing, but like I can't stop thinking about them. I know like that's a sign of loving someone, but I feel it for everyone. I guess you could say I love flirting, but if there's one bad thing I'm not it's deffinatly a slut. I was wondering if there is anything I could do to fall a little less hard for people. Thanks anyways, even if you can't answer my question, thanks for reading. ♥.

Darling, You may think that you Love these kids, but you dont. its mainly a psychological thing. Hormones. running rabid. Its a phase that will pass.
Just stick it out. Dont do anything rash like making out with everybody you think about. Everybody, whether or not they admit to it, has gone through just this. And if they want to call you a slut for it, just tell'em to go shove it cause they've had the same feelings at one point or another. You might just be a little more upfront about it.
~Webby

Hey. Well, I'm thirteen and I'm in 7th grade. I get honors, but I think that might stop this term. See, I used to not love school, but I still didn't mind it,and I always did my homework and got good grades on pretty much everything [I'm only talking about this year, not before then]. But now, as it's into third term, I hate school.I find myself faking sick a lot, even though I've missed what, 11 days so far? I guess my point is, I hate school. I count down the days to the weekends. I don't do my homework and try to find the easy way out of everything. Now I'm really lazy and lie a lot to get out of doing things school related. I can't do this anymore, I need to get through this year. I thought it was because I needed a vacation, but now I've gone through the whole February vacation and I'm still not ready to go back. Please help, I can't do this anymore.

Try doing your homework in other classes.
Like after first period and you know your homework. do it during second. This way you're half paying attention and half doing work. Sounds strange but young minds now-a-days are used to multitasking, as they do on the computer.
This'll give you more to do, and more time after school to do what you want.

It seems a little bit odd, but It worked for me. try it for a week and if it doesn't work out then Try playing a favorite CD as you do your homework. Just not one that you'd want to dance to. just something to drown everything else out. It'll pass the time better. and your work will get done.

for sports at school were allowed to play warm up tapes. but my team doesnt want to make a cd of just a bunch of songs we have heard other teams that have cds that are just parts of songs that are cut then it just blends to another song. are there any programs anyone knows of that i could download online for free to make one? thanks.

If you have a semi-newer computer (mine's from 2001 and it has this) you should have Windows Movie Maker. In your All Programs thing in your start menu, its typically in "Accessories" In that you can edit sounds. and I'm pretty sure that you can save it as a sound file so that you can burn it to a CD and it can play on a CD player.

My 3 year old labrador retriever always gets awful ear infections. They smell terrible and she's constantly itching and shaking her head. I've taken her to the vet many times and recieved medication, but the infection keeps coming back. How can I clear them up without having to go to a vet every time she gets one and how can I prevent them?

I'd say to continue your medication for a few weeks after symptoms stop. because Its highly possible that the meds relieved the symptoms first, but hadn't had a chance to kill the whole source.
~Webby

my dog died, & i dont think i'll ever be the same. does it ever get better? & what can you do to someone that hit your dog?

Aww, I'm sorry to hear that. Losing an animal is about as hard as losing a friend. So much love. But thats just it. Remind yourself that Your dog did love you. He/She's in a better place and nobody can hurt him/her anymore. (if you believe in that, sorry to offend.)
Although you really can't replace your pets place in your heart, I think the scrapbook Idea was a good one. ... Lord, my eyes are watering. I cry like a baby hearing about people losing their pets. But trust me, Things will get better. Don't beat yourself up, and just remember the good things about your pet.

~Webby
:'(

So my cat won't eat her wetfood. She eats her dry food perfectly fine, and I have tried every suggestion my Vet told me, but nothing worked. Yet I heard (from a friend) that if cats don't eat their wetfood they'll die or something? I do find it somewhat ridiculous but it worries me. Is that true? If so, what can I do? If not, any suggestions to help my cat eat her food?

thanks

Ok. either your friend is Psycho or extremely gullible. Wet food is not essential to your cat's diet. Usually wet food is just something extra, something different tasting, like a treat almost.
Its possible that your pet just doesn't like the texture of the food. Judging by the fact that your cat eats dry food fine, then I'd say that She just doesn't like the texture of the food. I wouldn't worry about it. Cats are by nature extremely picky eaters.

If you really want to try. Try not giving it to her for a week or so. Just dry food no wet. Then open a can and see if she'll take it.
~Webby

okay so i am going to be getting a kitten soon and i need to know some information

about how often do you need to buy kitty litter and change it
[is it expensive?]

what about food
is there anything in particular i should buy thats good for them?

whats the earliest you can get a kitten because i know they have to spend time with their mother but i dont want it to be too old i want it little lol

lastly how do i train it, like not to pee and poop everywhere but to go in the litter box or will it know?

sorry if i seem clueless

Kitty Litter, Get an odor obsorbing one that Clumps. Scoop it out at Least once a day if its just one cat, and change the litter I'd say once a week or so.

As for food, any cat food will do. some people like to get specialized Kitten formulas, but they really aren't much different. but Try to mix up flavors every once in a while, just to give'em a change.

I want to say that the baby has to be at least three weeks old. but Go to a rescue shelter. They'll have a bunch to choose from and they're just as good pets as ones that you pay four gillion dollars for.

basically, a cat will use a litter box instinctively, they like to be able to dig and bury their business. but if it does decide to use the floor instead, you need to punish it otherwise it will NOT learn that it isnt acceptable.

Don't put the food next to the litter box.

Also don't let your cat play with your hands. play with toys or string not fingers. If you do play with your hands the cat will automatically assume that fingers are for playing with no matter whose hand its on.

As for punishing for bad behavior, a simple soft smack on the nose and a loud "NO!" is all thats needed normally.

im gettin a tiny dog i need names.i like 'food names' or different names like 'turtle' for a dog i love that name for a dog or any 'unique names' or oppasite like giant for a tiny dog~so any names that are ~food~oppasite~unique~other animals~stuff like that

a small dog. Name'em Bruno. or Bertha if its a girl. just cause its contradictory and mildly funny.

Hi, could you tell me what all the rules and laws and rights there are of 16 year old kids at work. E.g. what breaks are they entitled to, pay, treatment etc... also would be usefel if you say where you got the information, thanks.

do a google advanced search for the exact phrase "child labor laws in *your state/province/country*" and limit the search to only .gov sites.
~Webby

what are those pictures called where there are two pictures in one. i just saw one in an ad and it was of an old woman and an young woman. do you know what these are called?

I've seen that one. Its pretty sweet.
its an Optical Illusion. I love those things
~Webby

do tampons always break your hymen [considering it wasnt broken before]?

Do they always? No.
Can They? Yes.
But it can break other ways too. as was said before. But its perfectly normal if it does.

hey, well this past week ive been having like a million dreams a night. like about stupid stuff too. like last night it was about me in a grocery store dressed up as a skeleton, chocolate chip muffins, and me peeing and then having to pee again right after. yeah random right? whats wrong with me? this has been happening to me for a week and its totally freaking me out.

Trust me, You're not a freak.
Basically, dreams are your mind still being active while the rest of you isnt. Things around your body can inspire things in your dreams. Whether its something that you smell, feel, hear, whatever.
(Try it out. find something that smells.. different, and put it by your face as you sleep [Anti-stupid warning:NOTHING BURNING] and see what new things it makes you dream about. Its rather amusing; I do it all the time)

But anyway, they're just dreams. They don't mean anything. but they are funny to laugh at.

Can I mix gel and cream into my hair? Cuz I have poofy hair so I need to put Anti Poof creme+gel plus my hair is curly and I want it straight and the straightner doesn't do well so I'll put Dove Straight and Long cream into it.

wow. thats a lot of products.
I'd say ditch the Straight and Long cream, Use a specialized shampoo&Conditioner line. Like Herbal essences or Pantene, they have really good products for specific hair types.
For your poof, well its most likely caused by the curliness of your hair. You can go to a salon and have it relaxed. that sould take the anti-poof off your shopping list.
and that leaves gel.
but If you don't want to do that. Sure, you can mix them. thats just a lot of products to keep buying, and after a while they really damage your hair.
~Webby

PS Blow dry your hair using a REALLY BIG round brush. Start at the root, and work toward the ends in little sections at a time. It will help BIG time in straightening and getting the poof out of your hair. (Trust me, my hair is twice as thick as any of my friends hair, sometiems I can barely get my fingers around my ponytail. thats how bad my poof has been.)

in massachusetts do you need your birth certificate to get your permit, i know you need your social security card.

thankss.

er.. when you get your Permit Study Book thing, It will tell you in there. Or ask the DMV. Or check the DMV's website. Or ask a friend who already has theirs.

ok so if i buy an antivirus, and i give a credit card number on the internet, wont somebody steal it?

It depends on the credibility of the site. A large comany like Norton is pretty safe.

But in your case, I would take the tower to RadioShack, so they can remove Everything thats infected, then buy the package from them, and they'll install it. But if you know how to remove Everything first you should be good If you want to order it over the internet.

We got a new computer awhile back and I took all the documents I needed from my old computer, put them on a CD, and uploaded them on the new computer. But I didn't realize that my new computer had a "wordperfect" program and not "microsoft works." I really really really need to open this paper I wrote on my other computer, but my new computer doesn't recognize the file and I can't get it to open in notepad. WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

When You Open in WordPerfect, In the browse window, there should be a drop bar with a title relating to the types of files to search for. Make sure it says All Files.

Sorry if it doesn't work. I had that problem, but in reverse. I have Word and needed to open WordPerfect, it worked for me.

Yesterday this guy admitted to me he used to really like me, and I asked him if he still did and he said, "eh i do in a way, its hard to explain though" what could he mean by that? My friend asked him why he doesn't just ask me out, and he said, "mainly its cause i know she doesn't like me and im just plain scared of relationships" i dooooo like him though. how can i get him to ask me out & not be scared of relationships?

Tell him that you're interested but if he doesnt want to rush into anything that he can take his time. Pretty much just start hanging out with him more and more until he's really comfortable around you, and things'll work out in time.

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