Tag: personal stories
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Artificial intelligence and essential oils a beautiful blend 
Artificial intelligence is probably one of the last things you’d expect to be in the headline of a blog post in a blog called Nickie‘s nook oils and book. The truth is, however that I’ve recently found artificial intelligence really helps my quality of life and helps me with my…
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Dreamy Orange Cookies
What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? I don’t know if it’s truly the most delicious thing I’ve EVER eaten, but these cookies were absolutely one of the best things I’ve ever cooked! These dreamy orange vanilla cake cookies are soft and fluffy on the inside like cake, but…
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Roll On Mommy: A Blend To Honor My Mom’s Friendship and Integrity
My Mother’s Day tribute to an amazing mom. Mom, I miss you and love you. You were God’s gift to me and one of the best gifts I could have asked for. Thankfully, I didn’t have to ask for the Mom I wanted because I couldn’t have imagined such an…
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Diversifying the definition of diffusers: fidgeting with oils in a fun, friendly and fantastic way
It’s obvious that I love essential oils. I use them to cope with many challenges and overall just improve my quality of life. What you may not know is that I love to find creative ways to diffuse oils. Some of the reason is that it’s fun to use the…
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How to Support A Friend with CRPS or other Chronic Illness
Earlier, I did my best to describe Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. If you have a friend with CRPS or another form of chronic pain, I’m sure you want to support them, but you may be wondering how you can best do that. While I may not know that person’s situation,…
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Color The World Orange
I’ve mentioned my chronic pain before, but I’m not sure about how fully I’ve explained it. my main pain condition is called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (type I). This was formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and since I was diagnosed back when that term was common, I tend to…
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The problem of poorly managed pain
This post isn’t going to be my usual type of blog post. Usually, I try to write about topics lightly. In my previous blog, I wrote anything and everything. My goal for this blog is to focus on the more positive aspects of my life, using oils and the progress…
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The Essentials of my Motivation
What motivates you? I don’t usually pay attention to the prompts WordPress posts for us bloggers everyday, and when I do, there’s never a prompt I can answer in this particular blog. I’ve made it a goal to keep this blog more or less focussed on the topics of oils,…
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Essential oils: MY Journey of Transformation and Healing
Is it possible for scents to relieve pain, transform mood and heal conditions when medications fail to do so? The answer might surprise you! When I say essential oils transformed my life and helped me heal, I’m not exaggerating. This is my story of healing and transformation. I’ve been blind…
Nickie’s Nook: Oils and Books 