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Story 1: Happiness

Lila swore that she would never let that smile leave Jen’s face. It shined so brightly that the glow of the television seemed like a shadow in comparison. They were watching some boring sitcom, something about 5 friends living together or whatever, but Jen made it seem like the funniest thing in the world. Every punchline would generate a laugh so pure that Lila couldn’t help but smile. She tried looking at the television to see what could possibly be so funny, but her eyes kept coming back to Jen. Her Jen, right there, next to her on the leather couch laughing as if she didn’t have a worry in the world. She turned towards her, eyes shining, face flushed from laughing so much and Lila could help but think that there was truly nothing to worry about. Nothing in the world was worth thinking about if it took her attention from the lovely girl next to her. She looked back at her and smiled. I guess this isn’t so bad.

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Fighting Covid When Kept Home

This was shared on a Covid survivor group…have heard many of these before but it seems helpful: HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME when you are not hospitalized.

“When the nurse came in to discharge me, I asked her, What can I do to help fight this at home? She said:

1. Sleep on your stomach at all times with Covid. If you can’t sleep on your stomach because of heath issues sleep on your side. Do not lie on your back no matter what because it smashes your lungs and that will allow fluid to set in.

2. Set your clock every two hours while sleeping on your stomach, then get out of bed and walk for 15-30 min, no matter how tired or weak that you are. Also move your arms around frequently, it helps to open your lungs. Breathe in thru your nose, and out thru your mouth. This will help build up your lungs, plus help get rid of the Pneumonia or other fluid you may have.

2. When sitting in a recliner, sit up straight - do not lie back in the recliner, again this will smash your lungs. 

3. While watching TV - get up and walk during every commercial.

4. Eat at least 1 - 2 eggs a day, plus bananas, avocado and asparagus. These are good for Potassium. 

5. Do not drink anything cold -  have it at room temperature or warm it up. Drink Pedialyte, Gatorade Zero, Powerade Zero & Water with Electrolytes to prevent you from becoming dehydrated. Water with lemon, and little honey, peppermint tea, apple cider are good suggestions for getting in fluids. No milk products, or pork. (as a singer I know milk products produce phlegm and always advised my students to have none for 3 days before a performance)

6. Vitamins D3, C, B, Zinc, Probiotic One-Day are good ideas. Tylenol for fever. Mucinex, or Mucinex DM for drainage, plus helps the cough. Pepcid helps for cramps in your legs. One baby aspirin everyday can help prevent getting a blood clot, which can occur from low activity. 

7. Drink a smoothie of blueberries, strawberries, bananas, honey, tea and a spoon or two of peanut butter. 

We always hear of how Covid takes lives, but there isn’t a lot of information out there regarding how to fight Covid when you are not critical. I hope this helps you or someone you know, just as it has helped me.”

(Wow, @thetimetostrikeislater  wish you’d had this info when you were ill)

@cptdorkery  @fortheloveoftrekuniverse  @peridotsarelongterm

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I miss campus in the fall

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I am in love with this type of video

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A informational comic I made for my class. Any interaction with it is appreciated because it will help me write my paper :)

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Disney Princesses with a little Desi twist 💫 Model: Hamel Patel

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Not me trying to find a way to post my dance pictures without revealing my face 😭😭😭

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The hands of a dancer

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Please read this article even if you are not a Kuchipudi dancer because it is beautifully written and shows a very powerful message about femininity and women.

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Elsa

The snow queen wakes up in a puddle of water.

Her home, this new one at least, has melted away.

She wakes with a hole in her roof and rays of sun glaring onto her face

She sits up and recounts her past glory,

Of the time she saved her sister from freezing

Or when she brought light and love to her kingdom.

She remembers when she built huge forteresses of ice,

On a mountain all to herself; when she found solace in

Herself and her friends, all of whom seem to have melted away.

The queen knows she must get up and face the day,

That she has to care for her kingdom flooding with their icy landscapes

But isn’t it so much easier to just lay here?

She knows the world is waiting for her to open the doors and face her people,

But her doors melted away, can’t they see that?

Can't they see that she just wants to be left alone in this world,

On this planet that is too warm for her to work, to live

They are asking too much of me, she thinks, especially when they are killing me too.

Her visitors are no longer kings or mystical rocks or knights,

Only men in black suits asking her for support in a war they aren’t supposed to be fighting

All the while killing her and her country and her spirit.

So why should she get up this morning?

Why should she open her doors and act like everything is okay?

It’s not.

That’s why she is staying in bed

Wrapped up in her past glory until all of her finally melts away.

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Markers are okay I guess

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I’m kind of proud of this so I’m posting

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Colored pencil is not really my thing I guess