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Perimenopause: The Plot Twist Nobody Warned Us About
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You’re not alone and it’s not the end of the world. This is what you can do if you think you’ve entered perimenopause. There comes a moment in many women’s lives when they find themselves standing in the kitchen, wondering why they walked in there, while simultaneously sweating through their pajamas in the middle of…
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Beyond the Bubble Bath: What’s Real Self-Care

The internal side to self-care will do more for you than that pampered afternoon. What do wigs, pilates, bubble baths and gorgeous linen have in common? It’s simple: they are all forms of self-care. We all need to feel good about how we look, take care of our bodies, and carve out some downtime for…
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Big Sister Talk: Your First Mammogram Isn’t That Bad

Are you avoiding your first mammogram because you’re afraid of the unknown? Let’s talk about the mammo. If you’ve never had one, you’d think—based on the stories—that it’s a medieval contraption dreamed up by someone who definitely never had to use it. And honestly? It kind of is. The machine is real, the angles are…
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Menopause…Yikes!

What should you expect? And how can you alleviate your symptoms so you can still feel your best self? My body was slowly experiencing a hostile takeover. I did not understand why this was happening. I had gained some weight that I couldn’t lose as easily as I used to. I wasn’t sleeping well anymore,…
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Is Your 11-12 Year Old Son Overbearing? It’s a Stage.
And we knew it’s helpful to know if you’ve never experienced it before. When one of our friends mentioned that her son had been acting difficult lately, we all grinned and nodded. Of course. We hated that stage. Been there, done that. We all have big kids and little kids and we’ve seen all the…
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12 Tips on Making Pesach from a Big Sister
Between all of us, it’s crazy to think that we have many dozens and dozens of Pesachs behind us. There are some little tips that come to mind that make preparing for Pesach a bit easier! Find more Pesach Tips in these posts: Last Minute Things you NeedThe Complete Pesach Planning DownloadThe Pesach Kitchen Master…
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The 6 Products Only a Big Sister Will Tell You About: Teen Edition
We’ve shared our favorite products for women, and now we’re here for the younger crowd. When we posted our list of feminine product recommendations, the feedback was immediately and overwhelmingly positive. And we took that to heart. We’ve gotten questions and requests for recommendations for products for younger girls, so now we’re back with a…
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The 6 Products Only a Big Sister Will Tell You About
These tried and true feminine products might be everyone else’s secret. But we’re sharing them with you. There have been many times that BCP has been lovingly referred to as “the big sister in your pocket.” Well, if that’s the case, we have some more big sisterly advice. The kinda stuff only a big sister…
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Moms of Little Kids: It Gets Easier.
It’s easier to be a mom when there are more kids around, rather than just little kids. Here’s why. When I had little kids people would tell me, “Little kids, little problems, big kids, big problems.” Now I have little kids and big kids and I can honestly say they were right. But what they…
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