September is "Get Better, Get Well Gifts" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Let us help you find that perfect gift! Sometimes the best way to cheer someone up, who is not feeling well, is to help them forget about their illness for a short while and think of something else. I like board games because
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September is "Get Better, Get Well Gifts" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Let us help you find that perfect gift! Flowers and treats are great. They are fun and taste good and they do a good job of cheering someone up, but if you have a chronic condition or a long time stay at a hospital, then as t
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September is "Get Better Get Well Gifts" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Let us help you find that perfect gift! The main problem in our house is vacuuming. I can do it, but I ache afterwards. Mom can’t do it. Dad and my husband try to alternate, but they just never get to it. So, mom’s birthda
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August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Sleep Accessories Edition Sleep masks, ear plugs, fuzzy socks – there are tons of “sleep accessories” that I’ve used from time to time to establish better sleep habits. Sometimes it’s nice to change things up once in a w
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This is another tool that is perfect for the Spoonie at home who wants to use power tools! It’s lightweight, easy to use, has a multitude of uses and is also great for the crafter! I recently used it for; drilling holes in pegs that I used to hang my spoons, to sand down the holes that my husb
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August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! One thing I have learned from my first year of parenting is that if the baby isn’t happy, no one is happy! The next thing I learned is that no one is happy if they don’t get sleep. This whole month we have been talking about t
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Sharon Osbourne is a larger than life character whose family achieved near global recognition through the reality show 'The Osbournes'. Sharon is best known to some people as a judge on TV shows such as, America's Got Talent, X factor, and as the wife of ex-Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne, but s
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I wrote an essay, for a collection of essays, artwork and poetry, called 'Migraine Expressions', compiled and edited by Betsy Blondin. This collection was designed to have those with migraines share their experiences through various artistic means. I believe that it succeeds brilliantly and in a way
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August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Hot Flashes! Night Sweats! Hot Summer Nights!! They have to be the bane of everyone's sleeping time! It's hard enough to sleep when you are a spoonie, without having to factor in that you can't sleep because you overheat too!! I
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August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! I have trouble sleeping, almost every night. I am not one of those people who can just fall asleep anywhere, in any situation. I have to work very hard to make a comfortable sleeping environment for myself. I used to think that
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