Husbands!! Grrr!

My husband is "hinting" around for an expensive guitar for his birthday.  He's not a very good hinter.  He pretty much picks his birthday and Christmas gifts every year and has done this for as long as I've known him.  I've never had to come up with an idea for him (which is a bit irritating).  What he's picked out this year will take a payday advance loan so it's not happening. I told him to downsize his birthday wishes (at least by $100!).  His birthday falls a month before Christmas and with six kids, he really needs to consider the finances. 

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Eczema is Back

My eczema is back along my waistline and chest. Where my clothing rubs is where I get eczema first. Then it follows around my arms and on my head.

My head has been itching badly the last few days so I had to my daughter look at it this morning. I wanted to make sure one of the kids didn't bring lice home from school! Thankfully, that wasn't the problem.  My scalp is very irritated looking she said. Definitely getting my eczema back.

I always get it bad when my thyroid is most out of whack.

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Your Best Supplements

I am curious to find out what others with thyroid disease take in terms of supplements. What are the best supplements that you've found? What didn't work? Do you find the suggested recommended amount was enough or did you alter the dosage? 

I have a list of supplements but I've been really bad at remembering to take them.  I'm supposed to take Iodine, Magnesium, Selenium, Iron, and my multi-vitamin along with my thyroid pills throughout the day but I never remember to take all of them.  Never. 

I'm lucky that I remember to put on my pants before I walk out of the house.  My memory is pretty shot.

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Teenage Acne

My 13-year-old daughter is complaining about her skin.  She has a few tiny pimples and it's freaking her out.  I've looked at some of the best acne products and also read the book, Dr. Erika's Hormone Solution for Your Daughter by Dr. Erika Schwartz, M.D. on how she's cleared up teenager's skin, as well as helped weight, irregular menstrual cycles, and moods.

With those symptoms being the same for me with my thyroid disease, some of her suggestions are sounding really good right now for myself!  This book is a good read.

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It's Official - My Weight is Going Up

My weight has been slowly increasing over the past six months.  A tenth here, half a pound there, pound here.  Well, out of the 18 pounds I lost, nine of them are back!

My husband says I should manage my thyroid disease myself because that was when I felt better and lost weight - without a doctor. If I don't start losing weight, I am going to weigh as much as my husband very soon and I definitely do not want that. I could review the best diet pills for women but I don't need an appetite suppressant. My appetite isn't the problem. It's my metabolism that just doesn't work anymore.

I'm not sure what to do about managing it - with a doctor or without a doctor?

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Router, Nintendo Wii, and Netflix

We needed to buy a new router for our household computers.  We've had so many problems with the old one.  We bought a Linksys router and we have all four computers routed through them plus my iPod Touch can get online through it as well. I want to hook up our Nintendo Wii too but I am kind of technologically deficient when it comes to televisions (watch me try to hook up a DVD player or record a movie and you'll see that easily).  Has anybody done this? 

I think there is a way to use our Netflix through it as well so we can watch movies by downloading instead of waiting for them through the mail.  Again, no clue how to do it though.

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Recession & Life Insurance

I heard something from a life insurance agent and was wondering if it was true.  He said when the economy hits a downturn, like we've been in for the past ten years, his business actually goes up.  I would think it would be the opposite - when money gets tight, things like life insurance aren't a necessity and get dropped.  If his successful business is any indication, I guess when things get bad, people start to think about their mortality and the future of who they would leave behind.  People can find cheap life insurance and make sure they're leaving something behind for their loved ones to be taken care of.

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Stress & My Thyroid Disease

Moving back to our home state also brings with it HUGE stress in the form of my husband's ex and her sister.  That bodes well for my thyroid disease, eh?  More stress!

I've been harassed by one of them before (and if there'd been security cameras she would've been arrested for assault) when I was pregnant and got punched in the lower back at my stepdaughter's dance recital (what kind of person PUNCHES a pregnant woman in her lower back?).  Now that I'm not pregnant, I am thinking she'll keep her distance.  I don't think she'll harass a woman who can actually protect herself now that she's not protecting an innocent unborn baby any longer.

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The Talk - Puberty

My son isn't adjusting well to six grade and not seeing his dad during the week because of his work schedule.  I also think it might be time to start "the talk" (just a little bit) but the most I can talk about is body hair and acne treatment with him. I need to look up what happens with boys because, not being male, it's not like I've experienced it myself!

Even though I am married, I am like a single mom of four kids because of my husband's work schedule. You know what? I'm getting tired of having to do it all myself.

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