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How to Be Observant
Being observant serves a lot of purposes in life. It can keep you safe on the job, make you a better artist or photographer, and help you to pick up on little details that other people don’t notice. You don’t have to be as gifted as Sherlock Holmes to imp...
How to Dye Bleached Hair
Changing your hair color can be subtle or outrageous, simply covering gray strands or adding highlights, or going blue, purple, hot pink or a combination of colors. Bleaching your hair will strip it of natural color, leaving you with hair ready to take on...
How to Prevent Dry Socket After a Tooth Extraction
Dry sockets occur after a tooth has been extracted, when the empty tooth socket loses its protective scab and the nerves become exposed. The cloth that is placed over a tooth after extraction is also absent leaving an exposed area of the alveolar bone and...
How to Act Cold
Are you tired of being so nice all the time? There's a certain power in being mysteriously cold instead of sweet and inviting. Acting cold can cause people to take you more seriously at school or make you seem more professional at work. Try not to take it...
How to Talk Your Boyfriend out of Breaking up With You
Dealing with problems in your relationship can be tough, but if your boyfriend wants to end things before you’re ready, this can be really painful. Maybe you two have been fighting a lot lately or perhaps things just don’t feel the same anymore. Even th...
How to Grow Pitcher Plants
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants able to use their tube-shaped leaves to trap and digest insects.[1] X Research source The insects are drawn in by a sweet nectar and visual lures. The inside of the tube is often too slippery for the ins...
How to Write Introductions
A well-written introduction lets your reader know what you are going to be writing about. In it, you lay out the scope of your argument or discussion, whether you're writing an essay or a blog post. For a good introduction, begin by hooking the reader wit...
How to Start Learning Guitar
Learning how to play the guitar can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. If you're just starting off, it's important that you practice specific techniques before trying to tackle an entire song. First, you'll need to learn how to strum single notes o...
How to Heat Milk Without Scalding
Warm milk is useful in recipes, to coax yourself to sleep, and as food for an infant. Don't let impatience ruin a whole pot of milk, heat it properly and carefully.
How to Care for Your Lizard
Lizards are beautiful, fascinating reptiles, and many species make wonderful pets. If you've recently brought home a lizard, you're probably wondering how exactly to take care of them so they're happy and healthy. We've put together some tips to help you...
How to Boot from a Drive
Whether your main boot drive is malfunctioning, you need to reformat your computer, or you want to start using a different operating system, being able to boot from an alternate drive - like a CD/DVD or flash drive - can be very useful. The process is sim...
How to Start Drinking Coffee
Enjoying coffee isn't for everyone. There’s no need to rush this process if you really want to develop an appreciation for coffee. Know that you could create a dependence for coffee that could affect your everyday routine. Good coffee is something to dev...
How to Study Using Index Cards
Studying with index cards is one of the most well-known ways of mastering new information. However, there is more to it than simply writing a few words down on a piece of cardstock. To make your index cards truly work for you it is important to carefully...
How to Burn Incense Sticks
People choose to burn incense for many reasons; whether you are burning incense sticks to relax, for religious purposes, or simply because you like the smell, it's important that you know how to use them properly.
How to Put on Liquid Foundation
Foundation is a type of skin-colored makeup that, when applied, makes your face appear clean and uniform. Liquid foundation is one of the most popular forms of foundation because it’s easy to use and offers great coverage.
How to Show an Ex You Care
After a breakup it can hard to know how to deal with your ex in social situations. Even though you are no longer together, that doesn't mean that you will have necessarily stopped caring for your ex. You can show him that you care for him and want him to...