Use a nutcracker to open water bottles and jar lids. It works so well, that I keep a second one in the car! Even thieves “#22 – Nutcrackers – Not Just for Christmas”
Category: A Rheumful of Tips
#21 – Laundry Helper
I keep a footstool in front of the washing machine. It’s not for me, though. It’s for my laundry basket! It is much less of “#21 – Laundry Helper”
#20 – Health: A Jenga™ Game?
Do you ever wonder what causes health to disintegrate? When you have lived with a chronic disease for as long as I have, that question “#20 – Health: A Jenga™ Game?”
#19 – If Truckers Have ‘Em…
Take a look at the side-view mirrors on trucks. Built-in, is a mirror within a mirror. I recently installed adhesive blind-spot mirrors on my side-view “#19 – If Truckers Have ‘Em…”
#18 – Getting Bagged from the Bags?
A trip to the grocery store can be tough at the best of times. Lately, I’ve noticed that the produce section is littered with the “#18 – Getting Bagged from the Bags?”
#17 – Exercise
If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it. This adage is markedly true when you have rheumatoid arthritis. But what do you do when your “#17 – Exercise”
#16 – All You Gotta Do Is Ask
Those small pill bottles with the safety caps can be impossible to open with fingers that are swollen, dislocated and/or deformed. I’ve learned to ask “#16 – All You Gotta Do Is Ask”
#15 – “Tray” Bon
The shrill sound of the alarm startles you awake. In your haste to turn off that cacophonous sound, you knock everything off of your nightstand. “#15 – “Tray” Bon”
#14 – Scatter Rugs
Scatter rugs. One word: Don’t. They are fabricated landmines which can seriously injure someone or impair their recovery! Someone I know had several scatter rugs placed in “#14 – Scatter Rugs”
#13 – Good for Dog – Good for Me!
I saw this combination dog food and water dish on sale at Winners. I couldn’t resist the price. Plus, I had three other good reasons to “#13 – Good for Dog – Good for Me!”
#12 – Another Word for “It Hurts!”
When you go to the doctor, physiotherapist or have a hospital stay, you’ll be asked to describe your pain on a scale from 1 to 10. “#12 – Another Word for “It Hurts!””
#11 – A Squeeze and a Jab
Not once in thirty-four years has this ever been suggested! A recent visit to the lab had me grinning and shaking my head in a “#11 – A Squeeze and a Jab”