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October 10, 2021
Light a Match

Light a Match

Hold the match in your dominant hand right with your thumb and middle finger. Put your index finger behind the match head. Hold the matchbook in your non-dominant hand. Press down with your index finger and drag the match across the striker strip in a single quick motion roughly like how you’d light a wooden match. …

September 5, 2021
How to Use a Stainer

How to Use a Stainer

I hold the strainer in my left hand and try to hold it the best that I can before I try to use my good hand to pour whatever I am cooking at the time.  

June 29, 2020
How to Cut a Watermelon

How to Cut a Watermelon

When you cut a whole watermelon it is best to start by cutting the watermelon in half. You should put the watermelon downside like usual and start cutting it diagonal all the way around (green side) and then cut the top of that in half. Next, cut the watermelon in slides and then cut it …

June 1, 2020
Clipping your Nails

Clipping your Nails

I always have a hard time trimming the nails on my right hand because the fingers on my left hand don’t always cooperate. I have learned to use my foot to trim the nails on my right hand. To do this, hold down the clippers with the heel of your foot and push down to …

May 23, 2020
Putting on Pierced Earnings

Putting on Pierced Earnings

Do you ever have trouble putting your earrings in the ear on your affected side? Sometimes I do, especially small ones. If it’s a small earning like a diamond or pearl for instance I put the earning in very carefully and put the back on slowly because the back of earnings are so small and …

May 9, 2020
Using a Cutting Board

Using a Cutting Board

If it is hard to cut food with one hand like I do you should get a cutting board if you don’t have one already and get some stripes and tie them around the board to hold them down and then start chopping your ingredients. Use a cutting board so you don’t scratch your table …

April 26, 2020
How to Cut an Onion

How to Cut an Onion

Peel the onion the usual way you do. Then cut the onion in half. Next cut the onion long way but keep the base attached. After that cut the onion the other way.

April 15, 2020
How to Drain Noodles

How to Drain Noodles

I used to have trouble holding a drainer with my affected hand so I started to hold a pan in that hand and put the pot that I was using at the time against the pan to help me drain noodles. Also, I suggest if you have trouble with this you should put the pot …

March 29, 2020
Using a Card Holder

Using a Card Holder

Say you are playing cards with family friends and you have trouble holding cards. You should use a card holder. For example in my experience every time I play cards my affected hand holds on to the cards too hard so it takes a minute or two for me to get a card or cards …

January 12, 2019
Driving Knob

Driving Knob

If you limited use of one hand you should use a knob when you drive. The knob will help the driver have better control of the wheel than driving one-handed without a knob. It is also not legal to drive with one hand, unless you have a knob. If you are not one-handed you are …

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