self care saturday: Massage

July 17, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Hello, and Happy Saturday! I am still waiting on my Covid test results so I can come out of quarantine. If you are not on my Mailchimp mailing list, join below, then you don’t know that I was exposed to Covid at work. Even though I am vaccinated, and was wearing my mask, I did […]

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funny friday: scare pranks!

July 16, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Why do we find it so funny when someone is scared? I don’t know but we do. Today, is Funny Friday. That means it is time to relax and laugh out loud. Laughter is an important part of a Health and Wellness plan. You should get at least 15 minutes of good laugh out loud […]

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My 3 favorite mindfulness techniques that may help lower blood pressure

May 24, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had an awesome weekend. I was able to work, technically light duty because I was not allowed to lift or pull, but I was grateful to work. I think sometimes we take for granted the importance of work and how it plays into our mindset. That doesn’t mean I think […]

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Wellness Wednesday: Reiki for Stress Relief or Anxiety

February 19, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Stress and Anxiety are kind of similar, but different. They can both be acute and quick, or chronic and long-lasting. Chronic Stress and Chronic Anxiety can be debilitating and cause illness. Learning to deal and cope with these issues is very beneficial. Nursing is a very stressful job, especially bedside nursing. If you are doing […]

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WordPress Wednesday

October 2, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Today, you can share your link to your WordPress blog. Please share in the comments. Anyone who shares a link should visit the other links, and like, follow, or comment on a post. Let’s show each other some love! This is for WordPress blogs only. Thank you.

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Sweating on Sunday: The Road to 12,500 Daily Steps

September 8, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Updated 4/4/2021: I am no doing 12,500 steps every day with ease. I now am working towards building up to 1.5 mile run in 15 minutes. If you follow this blog, then you know my ultimate step goal is 12,500 steps per day. I was at 9,500 per day and just increased to 10,000 per […]

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Updated Disclaimer: 6/04/2021

July 23, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Health Buddy Melissa is a Sole Proprietor website owned by me. I pay my taxes as an Independent Contractor. This updated disclaimer date 6/04/2021 replaces the outdated disclaimer. Please read and understand it before requesting coaching services from Health Buddy Melissa. 1- Health Buddy Melissa is not meant to be medical advice, or to replace seeing […]

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Fun Fitness Friday! December 3, 2021
It’s Friday, woot woot! If you work just weekends, like me, then Friday isn’t really all that exciting, lol. Since I do work just weekends now, at my nursing job, I don’t get to do Sweating on Sunday posts anymore, so I have moved that topic to Fitness Friday. This post will be a conglomerate [...]
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Gift Idea #3 For People With Dementia! December 2, 2021
Hola! That means hello in Spanish. I am learning Spanish! I actually remember quite a bit from years ago when I was doing it with my son for Middle School Spanish. I do know some basic words but really can not put a sentence together. That really has nothing to do with the gift idea [...]
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This Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor May Shock You! December 1, 2021
Hello, and welcome to December! November just whizzed right by. If you stop by often then you know November was Dementia awareness month and I have extended it into December. I am not sure that I will still get all of the information covered, but it gives me something to talk about for next year, [...]
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Gift Idea #2 For People With Dementia: Companionship November 30, 2021
Welcome to Tuesday! Yesterday, I shared to life-like Joy dog as gift idea #1. If your loved one is still able to care properly for a real pet they make great companions. No affiliate links. Obviously, they would need to remember to feed, water, and potty the pet at the very least. A way for [...]
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Gift Idea #1 For People With Dementia! November 29, 2021
None of these are affiliate links. I am currently not doing any affiliate links for many reasons. Sometimes it is hard to know what to get someone suffering from Dementia as a Christmas gift. Whether they have mild cognitive impairment and can still manage at home, or they are in Assisted Living or Memory Care, [...]
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Black Friday History! November 26, 2021
Hello, and welcome! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The weather was perfect here in Florida, and we had a lovely day. We had dessert with extended family and friends. We always keep air circulating in the house, and fans in the windows when possible, plus disinfect before and after the company is here. [...]
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Thanksgiving Tidbits! November 25, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving, 2021! My husband does the turkey, and that is already in the oven. I prepped a bunch yesterday and will begin the snacky type before meal stuff soon. Below you will see my two tables set up. The smaller table is our usual dining room table. Since we don’t have a large family [...]
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How Does Life Long Learning Prevent Dementia? November 24, 2021
One more day to turkey day. Are you ready? I am prepping today, and even though there are only five of us there is still a lot to prep to be sure the meal is warm when everyone is ready to sit down. I also need to find the table runner that I made many [...]
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Vintage Thanksgiving Music! November 23, 2021
Turkey day is almost here. I have been out and about all day. There are people everywhere shopping for Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are some empty shelves, and a store I had never been in, Tuesday Morning, had lots of holiday stuff picked over and it isn’t even Black Friday yet. I was going to [...]
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Scary Saturday History! November 20, 2021
Hello, and Happy Saturday! I haven’t had a Saturday off in months. So, today is a rare treat. Did you know there have been lots of other Epidemics and Pandemics in history? Some of them were pretty scary too, being that modern medicine is what it is. Even basic cleanliness and having soap was scarce [...]
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