Article: If you suspect that your house has hard water, you can buy a filter for your shower faucet. Most of these filters screw right on to the showerhead itself. Then, as the water runs through the filter, it removes the extra mineral deposits.  The mineral deposits can cause yellowing by attaching themselves to your hair. Signs of hard water include continually greasy or dirty-feeling hair, even after showering. The sun’s UV rays can gradually bleach out your hair and turn it to a more yellow tone. If you know that you’ll be out in the sun for an extended time, wear a hat or carry a parasol or umbrella. If your hair feels brittle to the touch, then it’s getting too much sun. A tiny hat really won’t do the trick. Look for a floppy, large hat that covers your entire scalp and hair. Some hats are even woven with UV protectant fabrics. If you don't have a hat, try wrapping your hair in a cute scarf instead. The chlorine in a pool acts as a type of bleach when your hair is exposed to it. It will pull the rich tones from your hair and replace them with lighter, brassier ones. When you do feel like a swim, cover your hair with a hair mask. Then, secure a bathing cap over the mask to keep everything protected and in place.  If you swim without a cap or mask, just try to wash your hair off with a clarifying shampoo and conditioner as soon as possible. A clarifying shampoo will remove more of the chlorine from your hair than a regularly formulated shampoo. You can get a quality hair mask and bathing cap at your local drugstore.
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Put a hard water filter on your showerhead. Wear a hat to protect your hair from UV rays. Stay away from chlorinated pool water.
Article: Try ankle-high gladiator straps if you have delicate ankles. A wide strap will make thin legs look fuller, while a thin, nude strap that sits lower on the ankle will flatter heavier legs. Choose a t-strap if you’d like to look shorter and make your foot look wider. These shoes look great on big ankles, wide feet, and shorter legs. Also wear round-toed shoes in either style to balance wider or thinner feet. Choose a pump with a pointy toe if you want to look taller. Find a shade that matches your skin tone. For example, if you have darker skin, look for a darker heel that blends with your skin tone. Match the heel to your skin tone to create an illusion that you have longer legs. Wearing nude heels that blend with your skin is also slimming and can minimize large feet or ankles. Avoid very thin soles that won’t absorb the impact of your foot hitting the ground as you walk. Also opt for a sole made of a relatively flexible material like leather or rubber because these will move with your foot. This will increase your comfort and stability. Invest in shoe inserts for heels that provide additional cushioning to the ball of your foot. Sometimes these are marketed as metatarsal or ball of the foot pads. Steer away from stilettos if you’re concerned about stability. If you choose wedges, make sure they aren’t too narrow and the entire sole of the foot touches the ground. Increase your stability by getting shoes with heels that line up with the center of the heel of your foot.
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Choose ankle straps that enhance your legs and feet. Pick slingbacks and pumps to flatter most legs. Choose a flattering nude shade. Choose a thicker sole that cushions your foot. Get a thicker heel for stability.
Article: Are you an active member of the class or more of a peripheral member of the group? You may feel like the class does not like you if you are more of a peripheral member of the group. This means you are perhaps quiet in class and almost overlooked. If this is the case they may not be ignoring you to be mean, it might just mean they honestly forget about you.  Getting out of the peripheral can be as simple as making an effort to participate more in class and making an attempt to talk to others and make new friends. One way to make sure you are noticed is to “get big” and commit to making yourself more of a known presence in the class. This means taking a stand in group activities instead of just blending in. While you may really want them to include you in their activities, it goes both ways. Getting left out of events or not getting invited to social events does not always mean the group you weren’t included in hates you. Could you have missed an open invite that they assumed everyone understood? Keep in mind most of the other students in your class are just like you, trying to fit in and make friends. Take a close look at your own behavior to make sure you aren’t being left out simply because they don’t know you want to join in. If you don’t have much in common with these classmates, there may not be much of a need to even be friends in class. If your classmates seem like they would be the type of friends you want, ask yourself whether you need to make more of an effort to make friends.  Sometimes being a quiet person can send signals to those around you that you do not like them. Breaking the silence of not speaking up in class does not need to start out in a huge way. You can start out by just making an effort to make small contributions to the bigger conversation. Or, you may show interest by just laughing at the right time during an animated story being told by a classmate.  Examples of small additions to the conversations might include:  “I heard that too, what do you think?” “No Way!” “You are not kidding! He does do that!” You don’t need to be friends with everyone. There are going to be some groups you just don’t have a lot in common with. You could be hoping for a relationship with classmates who have different interests or nothing in common with you. If you find that even after trying to make yourself a part of the conversation, you do not have much to say about the subjects they talk about, you may just not share any common interests with the group. There may be little need to be friends with these people outside of class.
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Reflect on your interactions with your classmates. Consider if you tend to engage and act friendly with them. Question if you would spend time with these kids outside of school. Decide if you are trying to be friends with the wrong people.