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Review: Winnie’s Picks- paint by numbers

September 12, 2019 Nikki

“I have been given this product as part of a product review process. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain

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Self-care and wellbeing through hobbies

Chronic illness: Savouring simple pleasures

July 5, 2018 Nikki

I live for simple pleasures. With chronic pain and chronic illness, limitations can be severe at times. This is one of those times. Simple pleasures

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The migraine slump

May 22, 2018 Nikki

I have had this relentless migraine pain for over a month. I tried everything under the sun (Or dark?) to abort it. Or reduce it.

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Self Care Sunday: Coloring

March 5, 2018 Nikki

So one thing people recommend for relaxing and zenning out is the simple act of coloring. Just like the good old days. I actually can only

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Remembering the self-care

November 20, 2017 Nikki

Self-care isn’t always about pampering. Although today I did that with a bath. Put them Epsom salts in there. Some bubbles. Some of my handmade

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When I feel tired, when I feel beat…

October 26, 2017 Nikki

Having one of those ‘tired of the pain’ days. You know when you think how very endless this battle with chronic pain is. How very

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Self-care Sunday

September 24, 2017 Nikki

I wrote a post a while back called Self-care when you are in a Funk. And I am in a funk again that I can’t

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Lost Day, self-care, and high pain

March 15, 2017 Nikki

Today was a lost day. Days consumed by pain where functionality is lost and nothing gets done. Just a wasted day it seems to me.

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Self-Care: When you are in a funk

September 24, 2016 Nikki

I am in a funk. Which can happen from too much pain, fatigue or just from a mood drop. We just get in a spot

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I am strong. But I am tired

July 27, 2016 Nikki

This describes me in this moment.  I am strong. I will do what I have to to get things done. Hell, I’ll smile while I

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Psychological and Emotional Self-Care: with Health Storylines

May 31, 2016 Nikki

“This is a sponsored post for Self Care Catalysts. I have been compensated through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. All opinions remain my own and I was

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Self-Care thoughts

October 16, 2015 Nikki

Self-care is vital to living well with chronic illness. And I suck at it. Instead, I push myself. I crash. I push myself. I crash.

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So love this hair colour. But turns out I'm allergic to it. Has some ragweed category flower extract in it. And that I'm quite allergic to. So been fighting that off. Cream for my face and benadryl. So... can't use this brand ever again and they have such amazing colours
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