How to Break Up With Your Family

Siese says it took years for her to learn that her childhood experience wasnt normal. After a certain point, Siese called her mother and attempted to establish boundaries. I said things werent working and that I would only talk to her with a mediator. When her mother didnt accept her terms, and blamed Siese for hurting her, Siese cut off contact. I had to set up email filters and block her number....

February 12, 2020 · 3 min · 621 words · Jacob Jones

How to Force Yourself Off Your Computer

In other words, build in some forced away time. And time is in 12-or24-hour format, your pick: 2pm or 14:00, for example. Fridays and Saturdays are a free-for-all, since I didnt specify any limits for those days. That said, this trick only stops you from logginginduring the banned times. If youre already logged in, Windows isnt going to kick you out. Make yourself a dummy child account and use the parent powers to setscreen time limitsfor yourself....

February 12, 2020 · 2 min · 239 words · Rhonda Taylor

How to Reward Yourself Without Spending More Money, According to Reddit

But rewarding yourself for good financial behavior can be confusing. If youre trying to save money, doesnt spending some on a splurge set you back? But you dont need to spend a ton to celebrate your financial achievements. A recent conversation on Redditsr/Frugalasked how people reward themselves without buying stuff. Odds are, that monument, historic site or park doesnt even have an admission fee. Im always in favor of having a pizza there when I need it....

February 12, 2020 · 1 min · 200 words · Dennis Molina

Cynthia, The Celebrity Mannequin

The story of Pygmalion, from ancient Greek mythology, is well known. Pygmalion wished for the statue to become real so that she could be his bride. His wish was granted and they lived happily ever after. After Lester saw the mannequin he had created, he was astounded by her beauty. He decided to make another one for himself. Gaba wanted mannequins to be realistic and modelled out of real woman....

February 11, 2020 · 1 min · 193 words · Ronnie Krueger

Everything You Need to Know From Samsung's Unpacked Event Today

Heres a rundown of what you’re gonna wanna know. Similar toMotorolas foldable Razr, the phone folds in half into a clamshell. Samsung says the glass is strong enough to bend 200,000 times. The OLED display on the gadget is around 6.7 inches and has a 22:9 aspect ratio. It has a Snapdragon 855 Plus processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of built-in storage. When its closed, youll be able to see important info displayed in a small window on the outside....

February 11, 2020 · 1 min · 210 words · Taylor Daniel

How to Join a Group Fitness Class Alone

Its all kind of weird and awkward. Group exercise classes are worse, especially if its your first time. But you could learn to make that first group class a little less excruciating by knowing what to expect. Below, a play-by-play on how to approach your first group exercise class alone. They can likely answer any questions you have about the workout and how it might impact those concerns. For the socially anxious, certain classes might feel more intimidating, too....

February 11, 2020 · 2 min · 273 words · Blake Lewis

How to Reset Your Finances After a Breakup

Whats more stressful than the first conversation you ever have with your significant other about money? The moment when you realize its just not working out. You werent married, but you might as well been. You shared rent, utilities, maybe a bank account. If you didnt live together, you shared a family phone plan, or at least a Netflix account. At any rate, its over. And its a mess. Now you feel like the past however many years have been a complete waste....

February 11, 2020 · 2 min · 289 words · Steven Hayes

What to Say to Little Kids Instead of 'Say Sorry'

What happened next left me astounded. Can I get you a wet towel? She wiped her tears, shook her head no, and they both went back to playing. I looked at the preschool director, like,uh, what was that? We dont make kids say sorry, she explained. The word doesnt mean much without an action to help make things better. Usually, theyll give the kid a stern look, and ask, Hey, what do you say?...

February 11, 2020 · 2 min · 316 words · Dr. Hannah Moore

What Travelers Should Know About the Coronavirus

Still, if youre traveling you may be nervous about the possibility of coming in contact with the virus. Here are the World Health Organizations recommendations for travelers, which they discussed in a recentonline Q&A. But the risk of catching COVID-19 is near zero for travelers almost everywhere. And some countries have imposed quarantines for returning travelers, so check the relevant policies. Some airports are screening returning travelers for the virus, sobe aware if youre flying into one of those....

February 11, 2020 · 1 min · 202 words · Matthew Ray

London’s Only Lighthouse

There were actually two lighthouses here. The other one was built in 1852, but was demolished in the late 1920s. It was Faraday who had the first lighthouse built at the Trinity Buoy Wharf to test his equipment. Faradays work improved optical lenses, electrical generators and ventilation chimneys within lighthouses. Today, a small museum stands on the wharf dedicated to the work of Faraday. Its a small hut that recreates how he would have worked during the 19th century....

February 10, 2020 · 1 min · 92 words · Alec Johnson

The Tunnel of Eupalinos

This makes ancient tunnels fascinating subjects for study. The Tunnel of Eupalinos, on the Greek island of Samos, is one such example. The tunnel was dug from both ends and met beneath Mount Kastros highest point. This way, Eupalinos had only to ensure the shafts were dug at the same level. As long as the two digging teams maintained level, the two shafts would eventually cross each other. Eupalinos was aware that failing to meet would be catastrophic....

February 10, 2020 · 2 min · 257 words · Kimberly Strong

How to Get a Stronger Support Grip for Deadlifts and Hangs

But once the motion is second nature, another body part comes into play: your hands. Once the weight gets heavy enough, your grip may have trouble supporting it. Almost everyone uses alternate grip (one hand underhand, one overhand) or hook grip. Straps are handy in many situations, although you cant use them in powerlifting competitions. But nearly all of these requiresomestrength in your hands to actually hold the position. Crush grip is what you work when you squeeze a gripper....

February 7, 2020 · 2 min · 275 words · Pamela Bailey

How to Streamline a Messy Wireless Network Setup

Wireless networking is complicated, no question there. They are all on the same SSID and password. ATT Wireless had a wireless router embedded in the modem; didnt need or use their wireless connection. Now with Spectrum, and their Arris TM1602A MTA is a modem only. But that didnt work for some reason. The technician said the Airport Extremes would have to be reconfigured(?). However, Id like to ditch their wireless router and the $5....

February 7, 2020 · 2 min · 266 words · Sandra Morales