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Help, I’m Totally Frazzled!

I would like todays Blog to address a comment a friend of mine made to me the other day. It went something like this: Erica, I have to tell you, Im losing my patience. Im yelling at my kids a lot lately. I cant remember the last time I sat on the floor with them to do a puzzle. Im short tempered with my husband. Im pulled in a million different directions, and Im completely frazzled!

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Stretch Mark Removal Remedies

Stretch marks, also called striae in medical circles, can cause a woman to feel badly about her physical appearance, according to both the Mayo Clinic and MedlinePlus. While sometimes stretch marks cant be prevented, women can reduce their risks of getting these by limiting their use of corticosteroid medications and staying at an average weight. Unfortunately, despite some womens best efforts, stretch marks still appear; young women who become pregnant or women with a family history of striae are far more likely to suffer from stretch marks. Women with diseases of the adrenal glands or Cushings syndrome are also more susceptible to developing unwanted striae.

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When Do You Come Clean About Santa?

Heres the scene. 7:32 a.m., we have finally made it into the car and are on our way to school. We wake up, every morning with plenty of time to get there before the bell, but as usual, we are inevitably running late and I no longer have my sweet morning voice, Im now in the Army Sergeant voice, with a lets go, lets go, lets go. All …

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How to Handle Hormone Hell During Pregnancy

So many mothers-to-be have told me just how unprepared they were for the emotional side of pregnancy. The physical effects were obvious enough, but apparently not everyone knew that the crazy hormone cocktail the pregnant body is continually swilling can momentarily propel even the most relaxed, jovial mommy-to-be into …