A Pain in My Neck and other Holiday Woes [Giveaway] [Closed]

I sit at my desk each morning. I cradle a cup of coffee. I breath a sigh of relief that all three children are headed to school. As the rush rush of the morning wake ups, lunch packing, and school bus frenzy ends, I start noticing my neck and back and shoulders.

My early morning stiffness is lost in the mayhem of the morning. Once I sit and relax, I notice how unrelaxed my neck is. The tension from the day before is still there. Likely there is tension leftover from years of fretting and worrying and cogitating over who knows what. I massage. Stretch my neck and shoulders. Move my neck in a circular motion. But, the neck is still stiff.

Does worry cause tension? I don’t know for sure. I do know that my neck is always tense. Ditto for my back and shoulders. Is your neck tense, too?

During the chaotic dash of the holiday shopping season, many people find themselves stressed, exhausted and sore after day long shopping excursions.  What causes you stress? Lugging shopping bags from one end of the mall to the other. Balancing packages on top of a stroller while wrangling a squirmy toddler and a cranky baby. Leaving the mall at one exit loaded down with bags and boxes only to find that your car is parked at the other end of the mall.

I do most of my shopping online, but lugging the Christmas tree, boxes of ornaments, and our menagerie of outside inflatables leaves me with sore muscles. I was given the chance to review a new product: the Salonpas Pain Relief patch.

Salonpas Pain relief patch is a new FDA-approved topical pain relieving patch for use on sore muscles and arthritis. Many consumers have found that Salonpas helps reduce their pain and gets them back to enjoying their favorite activities – such as shopping with family and friends.

In this “Shop til You Drop” this holiday season, I have a giveaway to soothe those aching back, neck, and shoulder muscles. Want to try Salonpas? I have THREE packs of Salonpas Pain Relief patches as well as a very useful reusable shopping bag to keep your purchases manageable while continuing to shop for all THREE readers. Leave one comment for each entry. Comments must include an e-mail address to be counted. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Giveaway ends January 11, 11:59 p.m.

Mandatory Entry: Tell me your least favorite household chore.

Optional Entries:

  • Follow me on twitter.
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  • Tweet this giveaway: @MusingsfromMe is giving away Salonpas pain relief patches. http://bit.ly/fE1bk1 Enter!

Two more items…

1.@BookieBoo will host a twitter party for #Salonpas on January 12 from 8-10 p.m. EST. RSVP here.

2. Please be advises: SALONPAS® PAIN RELIEF and SALONPAS® ARTHRITIS are the only FDA-approved pain relieving patches available over-the-counter. Each soft, thin, and stretchable patch contains anti-inflammatory medicine that provides relief of mild to moderate pain for up to 12 hours. And because you wear SALONPAS® where it hurts (unlike oral medication), the active ingredients are absorbed through the skin and go directly to the pain site. SALONPAS contains Methyl Salicylate, which has recognized analygesic effectiveness. Methyl Salicylate, like aspirin, ibruprofen & naproxen sodium is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.) And because you wear SALONPAS where it hurts, unlike oral medication, the active ingredients are absorbed through the skin and go directly to the site of pain. For more information on the SALONPAS or potential side effects, please visit their site here.

I was given a sample of Salonpas pain relief patches and a shopping bag. The opinions expressed here are solely my own and represent my honest viewpoint. I promote Blog With Integrity.

44 comments for “A Pain in My Neck and other Holiday Woes [Giveaway] [Closed]

  1. January 4, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    Cleaning toilets is most dreaded chore! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

  2. sara
    January 4, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    I hate all chores, but my least favorite has to be making the top bunk on the bunk beds!

  3. sara
    January 4, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    i follow you on twitter

  4. sara
    January 4, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    i follow you on FB

  5. sara
    January 4, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    i subscribe via email

  6. sara
    January 4, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    i tweeted too!

  7. susan varney
    January 6, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    i don’t like vacuuming
    mverno@roadrunner.com

  8. Nicole C.
    January 6, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    I hate to wash dishes!!

  9. susan Walton-Preece
    January 6, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    I dislike dishes, vacuuming and laundry.

  10. January 6, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    Window washing ranks number 1 (followed closely by…oven cleaning!)
    Thanks!

  11. Theresa H
    January 6, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    I hate making beds…why make something that is only going to get messed back up in 12 or less hours?

  12. Theresa H
    January 6, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    GFC follower

  13. Rachel
    January 9, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    I hate folding clothes

  14. January 9, 2011 at 11:54 pm

    My least favorite chore….hmm. there are so many…I would have to say: cleaning the bathrooms

  15. Ms. T
    January 10, 2011 at 3:06 am

    Mine would be washing dishes..

  16. Heather B
    January 10, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    Bathrooms! dishes are a very very VERY close second though! It seems no sooner do i finish the toilet someone needs to use it. finish all the dishes and someone bring me another!

  17. latisha depoortere
    January 10, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    I hate cleaning the oven the most! I love to clean but hate to do that! Great giveaway thank you!
    tishajean@ charter.net

  18. Heather Sundquist
    January 10, 2011 at 6:03 pm

    I hate doing the dishes!

  19. Heather Sundquist
    January 10, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    like on facebook

  20. latisha depoortere
    January 10, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    I liked you on Facebook/latisha D
    tishajean@ charter.net

  21. Heather Sundquist
    January 10, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    follow on twitter

  22. latisha depoortere
    January 10, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    Email subscriber too
    tishajean@ charter.net

  23. latisha depoortere
    January 10, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    RSS feed subscriber too
    GFC follower/latishajean
    tishajean@ charter.net

  24. Nina
    January 10, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    Mine would have to be tile floors.

  25. Jessica
    January 10, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    My least favorite chore is cleaning out the cat box

  26. Jessica
    January 10, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    I follow you on twitter (@jjak2003)

  27. Jessica
    January 10, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    I subscribe to your blog via e-mail

  28. Candie L
    January 11, 2011 at 9:14 am

    I hate washing dishes like it is no ones business. Thank you

  29. susanmeep
    January 11, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    I hat cleaning the windows, I just hate it! suelee1998 @ gmail.com

  30. susanmeep
    January 11, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    I follow musingsfromme on twitter suelee1998
    suelee1998 @ gmail.com

  31. susanmeep
    January 11, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    I like Musings from Me on Kids, Preteens, and Teens on facebook susan s
    suelee1998 @ gmail.com

  32. Sarah
    January 11, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    Scrubbing the floors ranks at the bottom.

  33. Amelia
    January 11, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    I hate folding laundry. I don’t mind doing any other chore but folding and hanging up laundry drives me insane. I rather clean the bathroom.

  34. Sarah
    January 11, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    I tweeted @sarohioan

  35. christina singer
    January 11, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    my least favorite chore is dishes. my back and neck ache from standing over my sink, ugh, I just hate it!

  36. susan smoaks
    January 11, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    i hate to clean the bathtub

  37. Lisa S
    January 11, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Cleaning the toilet has to be the worst chore ever! Thanks.

  38. kathy pease
    January 11, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    I hate cleaning the toilet

  39. kathy pease
    January 11, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    follow you on twitter klp1965
    kathypease(at)gmail(dot)com

  40. kathy pease
    January 11, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    like you on facebook kathy l pease
    kathypease(at)gmail(dot)com

  41. kathy pease
    January 11, 2011 at 9:46 pm
  42. kathy pease
    January 11, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    rss google feed subscriber
    kathypease(at)gmail(dot)com

  43. James Coyne
    January 11, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    I hate cleaning the bathroom

  44. Sarah Z
    January 11, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    I hate cleaning the shower!

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