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Many people fear they will become like their parents, especially their mothers. In the midst of youthful rebellion, turning into your parent may be frustrating, if not frightening. No one can entirely avoid taking on some characteristics or traits of thei...

So, you want to be that girl in school; the hot, cool girl that everyone's talking about? If you want to turn heads, you'll need a stylish wardrobe, enviable hair, and a confident personality. Being funny and kind can also help. Once you become the hot, c...

Crocheting isn't a hobby just for retired grannies: it's a craft—or even art-form—which is gaining in popularity. Crocheting is both practical and creative, and can be an excellent way to be productive while catching up on Netflix on cold and rainy days....

Going up and down several flights of stairs can take up a lot of your time. All that walking can even be an inconvenience with hand-fulls of groceries, sore legs, or holding a child. Luckily, most buildings are well equipped with elevators and lifts. An e...

Fleas and ticks in your home can be a nuisance, and if they aren’t dealt with properly, they can just keep coming back. To properly kill ticks and fleas, you must treat pets, wash and clean everything, and treat the house inside and out to prevent another...

Any reasonably handy boat owner can caulk their own boat, there is no magic involved. On a new boat, with pristine seams between the planks, it is pretty straight forward. On an older boat the seams may be damaged and vary in width so, a little more care...

Do you long for thick, voluminous hair? Stress, aging, genetics, and the chemicals in hair treatments and dyes are all possible causes of thin hair. No matter why your hair is thin, there are strategies you can employ to get thicker, fuller hair. There ar...

Passive aggression is an indirect expression of anger; a passive-aggressive person might try to upset or hurt you, but not in an obvious way. Often, people act passive-aggressively because they haven’t learned how to deal with conflict appropriately—but d...

If you want to convert a raster (bitmap) to a vector in Inkscape, you’ll need to trace the image. Fortunately, Inkscape comes with an automatic tracing tool that requires neither a steady hand nor a giant hunk of time. If you need more precise control ove...

Lima beans are native to Central and South America, and they grow best in temperatures between 60 and 70° Fahrenheit. The beans are nutritious, and they are not difficult to grow. Read on to learn how to get started!

Making a papier mâché volcano is a fun, interactive project. The papier mâché is a paste mixed from glue, water, and flour, applied to newspaper strips and plastered over a cardboard base to build a sturdy paper mountain. The eruption is a reaction betwee...

Making a papier mâché volcano is a fun, interactive project. The papier mâché is a paste mixed from glue, water, and flour, applied to newspaper strips and plastered over a cardboard base to build a sturdy paper mountain. The eruption is a reaction betwee...

Celebrating the people that matter most to us comes down to one thing: paying attention to them. There is no ultimate decoder ring to be found online for determining what every girlfriend wants, let alone what your specific girlfriend wants. The quest f...

Are you starting out as a magician, or just looking for ways to impress your friends at a dinner party or during everyday conversation? If so, then you've come to the right place. If you want to know how to make something disappear, read minds, or perform...

Blending acrylic paint is an effective way to seamlessly mix different colors together in a painting. The quickest way to blend is to use wet paint with wet paint, called "wet-on-wet," but you must also work quickly when doing it this way, as acrylic drie...

The trebuchet is a knife trick performed with a balisong; also known as a butterfly knife. The trick is moderately difficult to perform and consists of a combination of a reverse twirl, a backhand opening, and an aerial. With practice, and by following th...