Finally got a Laptop to WRITE Microsoft Pre-Installed, not Subscription

My Computer Got Fried

I can't tell you how upsetting it was to finally break my writer's block, get on the horse of writing again only to find my laptop died on me. It stayed in this loop mode (see image), and lost tons of work. 

Old Laptop

Okay I survived! But I needed a new one to continue one of my passions, which is writing and sharing beauty! I looked everywhere and found it challenging to find one that wasn't too expensive, (it's an expense either way, hello working artist!) and had Microsoft Office pre-installed, not a subscription. I finally found the one below. Getting it took time, thanks to my local post office, agh, but here it is and here I am writing. 

If you are looking for one with the basics this one has, I've provided the info so you can get yours. 

• New Dell Latitude 3180 Laptop - w/FREE pre-installed Microsoft Office Professional Software/Windows 10 Pro

My Laptop, I love you...for now :)

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Product information

Technical Details

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Summary

Screen Size	11.6 inches
Max Screen Resolution	1366 x 768
Processor	1.1 GHz
RAM	4 GB
Hard Drive	64 GB flash_memory_solid_state
Graphics Coprocessor	Intel HD Graphics
Wireless Type	802.11.n

Other Technical Details

Brand Name	Dell
Series	Dell Latitude
Item model number	Latitude 3180
Operating System	Windows 10 Professional
Item Weight	4.5 pounds
Product Dimensions	9.4 x 13.8 x 1.2 inches
Item Dimensions L x W x H	9.45 x 13.78 x 1.18 inches
Color	Black
Processor Brand	Intel
Processor Count	2

Additional Information

ASIN	B00H3QXN6C
Customer Reviews	5.0 out of 5 stars    1 customer review 5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank	#14,209 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100)  #3,235 in Computers & Accessories > Laptops > Traditional Laptops
Shipping Weight	14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Date First Available	December 18, 2016

Warranty & Support

Amazon.com Return Policy:You may return any new computer purchased from Amazon.com that is "dead on arrival," arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. Amazon.com reserves the right to test "dead on arrival" returns and impose a customer fee equal to 15 percent of the product sales price if the customer misrepresents the condition of the product. Any returned computer that is damaged through customer misuse, is missing parts, or is in unsellable condition due to customer tampering will result in the customer being charged a higher restocking fee based on the condition of the product. Amazon.com will not accept returns of any desktop or notebook computer more than 30 days after you receive the shipment. New, used, and refurbished products purchased from Marketplace vendors are subject to the returns policy of the individual vendor.

Magnesium helps my HEART Palpitations!

Be Still my Palpitating Heart!

As an empath, I have a few health issues I have learned to recognize and take action to manage. One of them is my heart. Physically, and emotionally I take and feel other people and animal's feelings. That's what an empath is. Sometimes I absorb so much energy from my environment that my health gets adversely affected.

It took years to learn healthy boundaries I am still putting into practice, but the biggest lesson I learned, is to take care of myself so I can healthfully help others. 

Recently a sequence of events, including having to separate from people who were much too toxic for me, many of my work items broke including my computer, and most importantly feeling the pain that is happening to our planet, animal and people, caused my heart to feel it emotionally and physically.

My palpitations came back with a vengeance as did a sharp pain where my murmur developed in my early thirties. The palpitations get really bad when I lie down and try to rest. If feels like my heart is in my throat and it will turn into a heart attack. 

I had a choice, take some prescribed medication that barely works but sedates me, and I don't need that, or back to what has worked before, namely taking Magnesium. Yes, magnesium sedates me too but in a healthy way and I take it before bed. The supplement you choose is up to you. I purchase Doctor's Best from Amazon because I can subscribe and get them sent automatically, it's vegan and high absorption. 

I got a huge ole bottle, and take 1 a day along with meditation, quiet time, journaling until the storm passes. Which it always does. My only complaint is, why are the tablets so darn BIG!!! OK, that's a "small" price to pay for my heart easing down...and I go back to work. 

I would love to know if this works for other people. Does it help your palpitations? Do you feel relaxed? Is there a preferred, very effective brand?

My handy bottle from Amazon

Got an Air Diffuser to deal with Bad Neighbor's Smoking

Let me clarify what bad neighbor means

My neighbor isn't bad because she smokes. Like most smokers, she's addicted. I get that. She is bad because she is not a nice person and is causing all of us around her great distress. We, myself and other neighbors, have asked her nicely and semi-forcefully, even humorously, to please not smoke outside our apartment doors because it is filling our apartment with rancid cigarette smoke and, at least for me, aggravating my health issues. She flat out refused to change.

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The Relief

That left me scrambling for different ways of coping including making complaints. Since that is taking some time and frankly hasn't been effective, I have had to do some adjustments inside my home to try to cope. This included using my air purifier more frequently and purchasing an air diffuser.

Nothing can cancel out the toxins in the second-hand smoke completely. But at least it has allowed me to use aromatherapy to relieve some of my stress with the healing scents of essential oils. The one I purchased is Radha Beauty Air Diffuser as well as their therapeutic grade essential oils. It was a small investment that gave me some consolation.

The Radha Beauty oils can be purchased as a set or separately, which I did because there were more of them, 18 to be exact. This is their essential oil product description:

"One of the many things we love about essential oils is their versatility. Our oils can be used individually or combined for aromatherapy, skin healing and conditioning, and even repelling insects! Great for traveling, gifts, or experiencing a little bit of everything in your oil collection. The set includes...lavender, tea tree, peppermint, lemongrass, orange, eucalyptus, rosemary, frankincense, lemon, bergamot, cedarwood, patchouli, geranium, pink grapefruit, cinnamon, oregano, clove, and clary sage."

Obviously you don't need a nasty neighbor to try these since they are incredibly healing, pleasant and useful in many ways. But for me it does the trick until this issue is resolved.

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Pain Relief Massager at Home or Office or Car

We can't always go and get a massage by a professional. The next best thing is to have options and find devices that provide similar relief.  I've been doing some searching and this has over 1500 reviews. Shiatsu back and neck massager looks like it would do the trick.

Naipo Shiatsu provides heat and deep kneading. I believe you can even use it on your feet. In fact according to their description it has uses including abdomen and can be used.

It comes it two colors, has arm rests and has various settings. When you are in pain this looks like a great option.

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Is a Neurostimulator Device that is Implanted the Answer to Chronic Pain? Gulp!

Can this neurotransmitter implanted device provide safe pain relief?

I suffer from chronic pain, hence my life work looking for healthy remedies, relief and ultimately a cure. I just saw a post on a new device, the HF10 that promises to relieve pain. This device is surgically implanted in to the spinal cord and masking the pain without causing tingling or numbing normal physical sensations, according to their website https://www.hf10.com/ 

Personally, I have my doubts about anything that is implanted unless it is absolutely a life-saving device. But when you are desperate for pain relief, you want to keep searching for it. Ideally it would be amazing to find and heal the original cause of the pain. Many current pain management techniques just mask or numb some of the pain for a certain amount of time and with significant other side effects.

I went to HF10 device site and filled out their short survey to see if I qualified for their trial and apparently I did not. I have pain in various places but primarily in my shoulder and upper back. This device is specifically for back and leg pain so why I I did not qualify is unclear. In any case, you can check for yourself.

Results Indicating I Did Not Qualify

The cost?

The costs of any neurostimulator ranges from $15,000 to $50,000 but the cost for this device was not clearly stated. I recommend you read the I have pasteda link for below which asks some good and critical questions about this particular device. There is some information not disclosed and we should be very cautious about that considering it is invasive and expensive, like surgical complications.

You can check the article here: https://www.healthnewsreview.org/news-release-review/society-news-release-provides-one-sided-view-new-device-back-pain/

In the meantime, I will continue to practice my everyday self-care and share my work with others via my course.

Self-Care IS...WHAT?

What is Self-Care Exactly?

There is a lot out there about what Self-Care is. Yet no one seems to really know. Certain industries are taking advantage of this and using it to market certain products like the beauty industry, or medical devices services, even the anti self-care movement that believe you should stay within the confines of the status quo.

Self-care is exactly that, caring for your "self". Your body, your mind, and your spirit. They are all connected. You care for one it flows over to other parts of our--selves.

So why the confusion or debate about what self-care is?

We have been conditioned to believe that caring for yourself is inherently wrong, selfish, bad and worst of all, unimportant. This is incorrect. Every living creature must care for themselves, otherwise we are unable to effectively do anything worth doing in life including caring for others.

Don't fall for the I DON'T HAVE TIME myth.  You can make the time. Who's the boss of you? Something or someone else? Take your power back. Start small, but take it back and stop making excuses.

Don't fall for the I CAN'T AFFORD IT myth. Self-care is so wide-ranging the some of the most basic forms are free and fundamental. Conscious breathing, watching your posture, scheduling your time, hygiene, etc.

Don't fall for the I DON'T NEED IT myth. We all need it or we'd wither away. Once we find the value in ourselves, everything falls into place.

Don't fall for the IT'S FOR WOMEN ONLY (OR MEN ONLY) myth. Self-care is for everyone. We all need it to nourish ourselves in various ways. This ranges from what we eat, to how we sleep, or who we spend time with oh and so much more.

The best part about self-care is the use of our creativity to find ways of doing it. And yes, there are self-care routines that are luxurious. That's okay, in fact, that's fantastic. there are choices and that's why we are here to exercise our free will and make choices.

The myths go on, so let's dispel them and work on what is true...

So You Don't Think Self-Care is for You?? Think again...

I was shocked at the amount of work I had to do with my power self-care work. Not only practicing it but explaining to people what it is. 

Wow. Some people mistaken self-care is a fad or trendy act that is "for someone else". And my response is ,"Ah, no!" 

Self-care ranges from hygiene, (yes hygiene, I can't tell you how many people are not practicing basic proper hygiene) to managing your finances responsibly. It can be discovering how to deal with difficult people in your life, to decluttering your home, or examining why you are having that recurring nightmare. And sometimes it can even include a massage. 


Self-care most certainly is a way of purposely bringing health, balance and joy into your physical, emotional and spiritual life.

Self-care helps alleviate chronic physical, emotional and spiritual distress and pain. If you think you are exempt you will suffer needlessly. 

Don't wait for life force you to care for yourself by experiencing a crisis. Be and proactive, you'll thank yourself later.

Taking good care of you means the people in your life will receive the best of you rather than what is left of you. ~ Lorraine Cohen

Why Hire A Coach? Especially a Power Self-Care Coach for Pain and Stress...

Power Self-Care by This is Diana consists of actionable conventional, unconventional tools and techniques that can be used anytime, anywhere and are customized specifically for anyone suffering from chronic pain and stress.

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Catching Up, Checking In and Happy Spring��

Happy Spring 2018 From Me to You! Here is a quick catch up on what I've been working on for you! Power Self-Care consists of actionable, conventional and unconventional tools and techniques. This includes using beauty for pain, which can be done anytime, anywhere and is customized specifically for anyone suffering from chronic pain and stress   You may have noticed I haven't sent an email in a while. Like you, I am inundated with tons of email, mostly junk ones. So I wanted to make sure I send you emails that you will find useful, timely and interesting. Today I am sharing that the last year I've made some changes. I am no longer doing events on the regular basis, including singing. Oh, don't worry I still love that stuff. It's just that my chronic pain took a toll on what I can do. So I shifted gears and focused on finding ways of relieving pain, including bringing beautiful things into life to cancel out the stress and pain. Guess what? It works!!! And next time I do a singing show or event I'll be better suited to be at my best for you. Therefore, I am taking my chronic pain by its insidious horns and work on what is my life purpose-- via Power Self-Care (and Beauty for Pain) In a nutshell: Power Self-Care by This is Diana consists of actionable conventional, unconventional tools and techniques that can be used anytime, anywhere and are customized specifically for anyone suffering from chronic pain and stress. Check this self-care GIFT for you And...check the 38 sec video to see some of what I offer. Just click here and share if you wish. Learn More Power Self-Care Courses Coming Soon! I will be providing a course that introduces what Power Self-Care is and how you can begin feeling relief from pain with a customized program. For those in New York City, you can attend in person. Otherwise, you can take the course  which will also be available in self-paced online modules.  Please consider sharing this with someone who suffers from chronic pain and stress and could benefit from the resources and tools offered. Have them sign up for information here~ Upcoming Memoir and Power Self-Care Guide This is what I've been working in the past couple of years. It will be ready soon but don't worry I'll give you previews and excerpts for you to enjoy in the meantime. But be ready, some of what you'll read will have highly emotional and violent content. However, you will get huge insight as to how pain, adversity and darkness has its gifts...we simply have to recognize them and learn from these experiences. Sending You Healing, Joy and Love Vibes~~~~Diana

SAD Never got a Response From New York Botanical Garden , Please Give the Disabled Discount Tickets

The Disabled Deserve Access To Beauty and New York Resources!

Hey surprise, I have an (invisible) disability. I know many of people in my life are surprised to hear this. That's why I am writing more and more about it these days. Including my latest book--soon to be announced.

People with disabilities are here, alive and entitled to a a life with joy and opportunities. But the cost for the disabled is high and money coming in is usually very low, poverty level in fact, unless they happen to have some saved resources, which many do not.

Beauty for Pain©

One of my passions is to infuse beauty into my and other's lives to ease the pain that comes with many disabilities. I call it Beauty for Pain©. 

For those who live in an urban area, going to simple natural space like a park or garden does wonders for a person in pain. But what if that place offers discounts for other populations but not the disabled? Would you feel even more pain? A lack of inclusion in enjoying the healing benefits of nature?

In search of an oasis New York Botanical Garden but shocked at what I found

Personally I could benefit from the beauty nature exhibits in the Botanical Garden. With limited funds I searched if they had any discounts. This is what i found:

I then contacted them shocked the disabled population was not included in their discount program. Where was the discount for persons with disabilities? Not there. In fact, please see what I got from the New York City's Botanical Garden Spokesperson.

ACTUAL EMAIL Exchange

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Visitor Services Support to youshow details

Greetings Ms. Navarro,

Thank you for contacting Ticketing Support at the New York Botanical Garden. Unfortunately, we currently do not offer a discount for our disabled guests. As with most cultural institutions, a discount for the disabled is not commonly offered. We will inform our upper management regarding your concerns. Feel free to visit the Garden on Wednesdays or Saturday mornings before 10am for a free Grounds ticket. The Grounds ticket includes access to our beautiful 250 acre grounds including the Native Forest, Azalea Garden, and Rose Garden. Be advised, the grounds ticket does not include full access to the CHIHULY exhibition, the tram tour and Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. If you have any further questions feel free to contact us at any time.

Sabrina M.

Ticketing Support

The New York Botanical Garden

2900 Southern Boulevard

Bronx, NY 10458

718.817.8716

From: no-reply@nybg.org [mailto:no-reply@nybg.org]
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2017 5:21 PM
To: ticketingsupport
Subject: User Comment

Your Name

Diana Navarro

Your E-mail

dianan4839@aol.com

Subject/Department

ticketingsupport@nybg.org

Questions/Comments

I see you don't have discounts for people with disabilities, why is that? I am in my 40's but do get medicare and am disabled with financial limitations. Going to Botanical Garden would be therapeutic for my condition but I don't see you offer discounts for people like me but you do for students, seniors etc.

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Wait, What Just happened in this Email Exchange? 

I'm afraid given the choice of only one day on the grounds was not what I was looking for. I may need to be indoors depending on my current health situation and most importantly I want to enjoy the exhibit just like the students, seniors and children. What is the logical, reasonable reason for not including people with disabilities, can someone please explain?

Dear "upper management", time to make some positive change for the disabled.