Problem: Article: Even if you only intend to engage in a sexual relationship with one boyfriend, prepare for the possibility that temptation may overcome your intentions in the heat of the moment. Remember that not all contraceptives prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STD). You owe it to yourself and to your boyfriends to ensure that everyone remains healthy. Always, always use a condom. Schedule regular physical exams as an additional safeguard. Never place your partners' physical health in jeopardy. If you discover you've contracted an STD, your partners need to know even if it means spilling the beans to one about the existence of the other. The human brain is wired to tell the truth. Secrets especially those we perceive as negative can stress the part of the brain charged with sharing information. To cope with this burden your brain produces stress hormones that can impact your memory, blood pressure, gastrointestinal tract and metabolism.
Summary: Use proper protection if your relationships are sexual. Know when you need to tell. Recognize that secrecy may also strain your mental and emotional health.

Problem: Article: Before tackling any problem, you need to be able to identify the real source of your frustration. It's easy enough to huff that the situation is annoying, but what is it really about other people's actions or behavior that bothers you so much? Assess what is bothering you. For example: Are your co-workers being noisy? Is your property being inappropriately used? Is something preventing you from getting somewhere on time? Are you being forced to wait for someone else's input before you can complete what you're doing? Whatever the reason, pinpoint the frustration you're experiencing. Complaining to the person in question (or to anyone who will listen) that they are annoying won't fix anything. Try to be specific as you identify the problem to yourself: "It bothers me when Dad treats me like I'm five when I visit and won't let me watch "The Walking Dead," even though I'm twenty-five". Write them down and consider them in detail, to try to find what you might be doing to make the situation worse or to see where you might be making something out of nothing. When dealing with any sort of interpersonal conflict, it's important to try to sympathetically identify with the other person. This means that you need to try to put yourself in their shoes and attempt to understand their perspective. Try to figure out why the other person is acting as they do. You may eventually need to have a direct conversation with the person in which you air your grievances, but you'll be better prepared for this if you first make some educated guesses on your own. Do you think that maybe the behavior has its source in the other person finding certain things too hard, uncomfortable or unpleasant for themselves? Perhaps they are trying to avoid something by making their life a little easier, without realizing the toll their actions takes on other people around them. Could it be that the annoying situation has arisen because the other person cares about or misses you and is trying to be helpful or get to see you more often? You have your own unique take on the situation. However, you may not have a wider contextual understanding of it. It is important to try to gather as much information as possible about the situation and those involved in it, to gain a better understanding of what is motivating any problem behaviors, comments, attitudes or actions. It is only when you really understand the wider picture and motivations that you can tackle the annoying aspects fruitfully. Once you do this, you may be able to identify ways to begin to improve the situation and any future recurrences of it. Ask questions of others. Why do you see it this way? Why do you do it this way? What outcome were you hoping for? How would you rather we did this? Do you see my input as helping? Ask questions of yourself. Should I have been more patient? Could I have come at a different time? Do I treat people reasonably? Were my expectations reasonable? Am I trying to control the uncontrollable? Ask questions of the system. Is the system set up to handle this well? Is the system capable of fixing this? Is the system a part of the problem? How can the system be tweaked to improve things? What is different about the system this time from previous times? It's rare for problems to be one-sided, so you do need to work out how you're contributing to the situation. Perhaps you're impatient with yourself and with others. This is a fault, and an attempt to gain a form of control over the often uncontrollable. Being patient is a way of self-calming and showing self-possession despite what is going on. It's a sign of maturity. Perhaps you dislike the person or people involved in the situation. This isn't an excuse to be annoyed; it's a reason to rise above the dislike and to prove that you can handle what is happening in a responsible and neutral manner. You don't have to like people in order to get along with them and make things work; rely on being respectful and courteous instead of being emotional about it. Perhaps you're sending mixed messages to other people. On the one hand you want your hot coffee with triple flavoring right now, on the other hand, you expect the blend to be perfect and not messed up. Good things in life come to those prepared to accept that good quality takes more than a snap of the fingers and you certainly can't demand that you have your cake and eat it too. Perhaps you're transferring your own traits that you don't like into the situation and feel irritated because you're seeing your own negativity reflected. In this case, you'll need to extricate your own issues from those of the situation. Perhaps it's nowhere near as bad as you think, it's just your dour overlay from prior experience that is dampening things. Is your own track record at dealing with such situations spotty? Check your language. The use of hostile, arrogant, snide, sarcastic, irritable or snappy language will make situations worse. The more annoyed you are, the more your body language displays this annoyance, disarming others and potentially making things worse. Be calm and thoughtful, accepting that remedying things requires kind words and a good level of patience. Knowing that you're someone who gets frustrated easily can cause others to produce the annoying situation out of fear or anxiety to try to do the right thing. Ball right in your selfish court on this one. People with a cool mind tend to deal with problems in a much effective manner. So develop tricks to cool it down. Practice counting to 10 and considering the words you use with care. Remember that it is often best to say nothing than to let out a string of invective that stirs up the situation and makes it worse. Try to see the positive side of the situationwhat have you learned about yourself and the situation? Will you know what to avoid or change next time? Are other people always going to behave this way, and if so, how can you react in a more constructive way that manages the behavior instead of responds to it with irritation? You get the drift.
Summary: Figure out what you mean by "annoying". Don't complain. Spend time reflecting over the issues that annoy you. Consider other people's perspectives. Learn more about the background to the situation. Assess what you could do differently next time. Learn to remain calm and not respond immediately.

Problem: Article: To help the lime tree grow as large and healthy as possible, you'll need to prune it regularly. Aim for a pruning schedule of once per year or once every 2 years. Inspect your tree in the spring to determine if it has dead, diseased, crossed, or tangled branches. If so, plan to prune the tree that year and if not, you can wait until the following year. If you live in a warm climate, you should prune the lime tree after harvesting the fruit for the season. The flowers that will produce limes for the next season will be visible, allowing you to easily decide which areas to prune. If you live in a cold climate, you should wait until the risk of frost has passed to prune the lime tree. Do an online search to find the average frost dates for your location, and wait until after this date to prune the tree so new growth isn't damaged by frost. If your lime tree has frost damage, wait until it has new growth to prune it. If you're pruning the tree right after a harvest, make sure no limes remain on the tree. Carefully pick off any remaining fruit so you can clearly see and access the branches for pruning.
Summary:
Prune lime trees every year or 2 years depending on branch health. Aim to prune the tree in late winter if you live in a frost-free zone. Wait until late spring to prune the tree if you live in a frost-prone zone. Remove any remaining fruit prior to pruning.