EmmyLittleTexan

Hello everyone! We are here in 2021. I had intended on getting a post up before Christmas, but life kind of got in the way of that. I have still been dealing with the pain in my hands, which has been officially diagnosed by a rheumatologist as rheumatoid arthritis. I have started a new medication that has thankfully really reduced my pain to where I can feel like I can type for a little bit now and the swelling has been significantly reduced. The week of Christmas though, I got COVID! I got a fairly mild case, I never ran a fever the whole time that I was sick. There were several things that I did that I truly believe helped me not get as sick, and get over it more quickly. I mainly felt like I had a sinus infection, and I lost my sense of smell. I did have some body aches, but they were no worse than when I have a fibromyalgia flare up.  I like finding natural at-home remedies to illnesses, especially because I already take so many medications that don't go well with most cold med...

Hey, everyone! In my last post,  10 Ways to Stay Occupied During Quarantine  , I made a challenge for everyone to get creative and write a short story of one of your favorite characters getting sick in the middle of their story line. I took myself up on that challenge! I decided to write my story on Frozen. So, I admit, I cheated a little bit and built my story off of Frozen Fever and turned it into a low key horror story. That's the fun about writing though! You can take a prompt and go where ever it leads you. So here is this short story I wrote, I hope you like it! It was Anna’s first birthday since she and Elsa had rekindled their relationship. Elsa felt that she had to make up for all the birthdays she had missed while hiding away in her room. She knew their mother and father would celebrate Anna’s birthday even if it was just something small, but she was sure Anna hadn’t celebrated one since they had died. This birthday had to be absolutely perfect, but no one see...