Product Review Nicole Paxson

Product Review Nicole Paxson “Mimosa” Liquid Foundation: Put Your Best Face Forward!

Living with Lupus is often not a confidence-builder, but looking good is.  As a Lupus patient, I have experienced symptoms ranging from uneven skin and light facial redness to spontaneous lesions and “butterfly rash”.   When these symptoms manifest, the last thing on my mind is feeling pretty

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Spoonie Tip For The Waiting Room The Nook eRreader Is A Must Have!

Spoonie Tip For The Waiting Room The Nook eRreader Is A Must Have!

If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time waiting.  I’m waiting at appointments, the pharmacy, for rides, and so on.  This is where my Nook eReader comes in handy.  In fact, the decision to purchase one came after spending 5 hours in the urgent care waiting room.  I’d grabbed the pape

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Product Review: Does the Tray Table by Assist-A-Tray

Product Review: Does the Tray Table by Assist-A-Tray “Stand Up” To the Challenge?

I had been looking for a new laptop stand since I inherited my husband’s 17” one and my 13” had been passed down to our 8 year old. The 17’ laptop was too big for the cooler-fan I used to hold the smaller one in my lap. I also tried setting the larger laptop just on my lap, but that got to b

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A Mouse In The House: USB Logitech Trackball Review

A Mouse In The House: USB Logitech Trackball Review

A simple USB mouse.  An ordinary tool but tough to use with stiff and achy hands. After I had to have surgery on my right wrist I wasn’t able to use my right hand for over a month. It was supposed to be ‘routine’ outpatient surgery, and my recovery should have been quick, but nothing is routi

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The Wooden Spoon: Not Just an Instrument of Discipline from Your Childhood

The Wooden Spoon: Not Just an Instrument of Discipline from Your Childhood

Sure, it’s used for cooking, but that’s not its full potential. Days when my fingers are swollen, I use it push buttons on my blender or select the crushed ice option on my fridge, but that’s just my kitchen. In my car I use it for tricky seat belts buttons, my son’s car seat and I have even

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What to Do When You Are Waiting to See The Doctor aka “My Waiting Bag”

What to Do When You Are Waiting to See The Doctor aka “My Waiting Bag”

My "Waiting Bag"- Since I unfortunately spend alot of time in doctors' waiting rooms, I quickly learned to make the most of this seemingly wasted time. I learned this skill from my over achiever mother, who used every moment as a chance to get something done. Since I became sick at a young age,

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Product Review: Heat Treat Warmers

Product Review: Heat Treat Warmers

I use heating pads almost every day. The have become a part of my nightly ritual before bed partly because I have sore muscles often and heat helps; but also because I tend to have bad circulation and I am frequently cold. It is not always convenient to use a popular type microwave heating pad espec

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Product Review: Heat Treat Warmers

Product Review: Heat Treat Warmers

I use heating pads almost every day. The have become a part of my nightly ritual before bed partly because I have sore muscles often and heat helps; but also because I tend to have bad circulation and I am frequently cold. It is not always convenient to use a popular type microwave heating pad espec

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Movie Review:

Movie Review: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1”

I was fortunate enough to see this on opening day with a friend. It is based upon the final book in the Harry Potter series, but due to the length of the story, this film only covers the first portion of the book. Part 2 will be released in theatres July 2011. I saw the regular version rather than

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Professional Patient Tip: 10 Tips for Visiting Someone Who is Sick

Professional Patient Tip: 10 Tips for Visiting Someone Who is Sick

I have unfortunately been on both sides of this article. I have spent time visiting friends and family when they have been sick, but I have more often been the patient everyone is visiting. Many of the visits went very well, but unfortunately others didn’t go so well for them or me. Hopefully my m

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