Eclectic Lotus

  I swear this is hubby. No fevers of anyone on days 3,4,5, and 6. Just coughing. The boy became upset about coughing. He was mad he was showing symptoms but his display was the mildest of all in this home. I did find a new toy- called shopping online and curbside pickup. I was able to pick up Christmas gifts, food, and electronics.  The 24th was crazy outside despite the rising number of coronavirus infections but I was still in and out with the curbside pick-up. Target and Best Buy did an amazing job! Christmas    Despite being inside and coughing, we had a great Christmas! There were no restaurants open so we could not have food delivered as we usually do on Christmas in the city. (This is also our first Christmas in the house since we delayed moving last year until the New Year so technically the first holiday celebrated in the house may have been MLK day. The kids were pretty happy with their gifts. So, Christmas was what I could think of to eat. So, I have no t...

  I awoke to bright light. My daughter turned on my closet light. She crawled into my bed to sleep near me. I felt her soft skin only to reveal that she was on fire. She was very warm to the touch. I sat up and her cheeks were rosy from the high fever. Somehow, the crunchy mama doc came alive. I grabbed my essential oils and castor oil in the bathroom ad rubbed her feet down. I grabbed three pairs of socks that she rarely wears with her cozy warm socks as the last layer. I ran very cold water on the base (infant) socks and placed the base socks on first over her greasy feet. I added the other two pairs of socks. I gave her Tylenol only after I took her temperature: 102.3- she was lightly shaking in my arms. I stayed calm and removed her shirt, grabbed a few blankets and removed my shirt, and laid her on top of me with four layers of blankets. I assumed an hour went by when she began to move around a bit. "Mommy, I'm hot! I want to get out!" I assured her that she had a ve...

 On 12/22/21 (which I discovered is a palindrome day) I was getting ready for work for my birthday. I had my food neatly stowed in my bag. Then, my phone rings and it is our operations manager at the attached surgery center. I had 10 different scenarios in my mind of what the phone conversation would be.  tech: "Doctor, I just want to say, ' Happy Birthday' and 'You tested positive for COVID. The tests came back.'" I was waiting for that response. After two negative tests took two days prior to my positive test and hearing from people I interacted with over the weekend, I was pretty sure I had it but did not display any symptoms. I dropped everything and told my husband. I almost forgot my scrubs were hung up. Breakfast- oatmeal with blueberries, pecans, Honeysuckle, and Astragulus tea. End the meal with monolaurin.  I got into some regular clothes and took a walk. It was interesting because I have not had the opportunity to go for a walk in a while. Where is ...