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How to Feel Relaxed
Relaxing can be hard to do. Kicking back, doing nothing and relaxing should seem easy, but it can be a challenge in today's fast-paced world. While there is no sure-fire solution, there are plenty of quick and easy techniques you can try that just may h...
How to Fake a Cough in School
So you have an event approaching in school that you want to miss. Whether it’s a big exam or the mile run in gym, you just can’t stand the thought of it. The easiest way out is to fake sick, right? That can work, but it’s important to start foreshadowing...
How to Be Fun at Parties
Even though parties are supposed to fun, they can sometimes feel tedious or overwhelming. Luckily, there are things you can do to make yourself be more fun at a party. It starts by getting yourself mentally and physically ready for a party. Once you get y...
How to Choose Embroidery Fabric
There are many embroidery fabrics to choose from. The type of fabric that you need for embroidery will depend on the type of embroidery you are undertaking. The following guide has some features to look for when seeking fabric for your next embroidery pro...
How to Read Guitar Tabs
Guitarists have their own special system of music notation called guitar tablature, or "guitar tabs" for short. Using guitar tabs, a guitarist can play a wide variety of music without ever having to learn how to read standard sheet music. Though guitar ta...
How to Make Pictures out of Text
This wikiHow teaches you how to create a complex picture using text. The easiest way to create text pictures—also known as ASCII art—is by uploading an existing photo to a generator, but you can also create text pictures manually by importing an image int...
How to Make Potions (for Small Kids)
Glitter, galaxies, fizz, and fun! Make potions with your kids and help them discover the joy of science! You can mix together different ingredients that you most likely already have at home to make fizzing potions, or combine paint, glitter, and cotton ba...
How to Participate in NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, is a competition to write a 50,000-word novel entirely in November. If you are under the age of 18, you can take part in the Young Writers Program and choose your own word goal, but if you are 13 or older you can c...
How to Ignore Everybody Around You
You wish to be able to just block out everyone and everything around you and have people avoid conversations, or any form of contact, with you, but you just don't know how. Well, the purpose of this article is to teach you what you need to do to accomplis...
How to Be Independent When Visually Impaired
Being visually impaired might feel challenging, but it’s completely possible for you to live an independent life. You’ll probably find training to be useful, to begin with. But once you learn certain skills and start applying them in your day-to-day life,...
How to Survive a Winter Storm
Winter snowfall can go from beautiful to deadly in a matter of hours. Whether you're at home, on the road, or camping in the wilderness, it's important to know how to keep yourself safe until the sun comes out again. Read on to learn how to survive a win...
How to Make a Restaurant Menu
A menu is the first thing a customer sees when they come into your restaurant, and the last thing they look at before they order. This makes the menu one of your most valuable marketing tools. As long as you follow some basic guidelines, you can create a...
How to Find Your Way in Deep Forest
Each year, dozens of people get lost in the Mountains and become the subjects of search-and-rescue missions. In most cases, people simply wandered off of marked trails and lost their bearings. Losing one's way in the woods can be an unsettling, frightful...
How to Decline a Date
Declining a date can be a sensitive task. You don't want to go on a date with this person, but you also want to avoid hurting his or her feelings. Be firm, but also be compassionate. Don't go into too much detail. Let the "no" stand for itself.[1] X Ex...
How to Do a Double Linear Interpolation
Have you ever had to look up a value in a table only to find that the conditions you have are found in between those that are listed? What did you do when this happened? You probably just rounded off. An alternative way is to interpolate. This is a more a...
How to Lead a Horse
Leading a horse is an important component of ground training—training that you do with your horse when you are standing on the ground. When you are able to lead your horse, you will have a much easier time controlling his movements, as well as tying him t...