Life can get pretty busy as a teenager, but it's important that you spend time with yourself as well. Find something you love and make sure you do it regularly. This will allow you to be refreshed and happy when it comes to other parts of your life. Don't be surprised if your interests change in the space of months or years; that's natural while you're still working out what you enjoy most but don't try too hard. Just follow your interests to see where they lead and remain open-minded about new possibilities too. Depression is a very common condition that tends to show up in your preteen or teenage years. Seek professional help if you think you may be depressed. You may or may not get family support to help you through (depending on your family circumstances) but don't let a lack of such support stop you from caring for your mental health; there is always someone who can help you sort out depressive or negative feelings and problems and the earlier you are treated, the easier it will be to recover and gain both confidence and resilience for a happier future. Allow yourself to goof off from time to time. Always trying to be serious or focused can make you feel unhappy. Give yourself space to do fun things regularly to balance your studies, activities, and relationships. . This can help you relax and relieve some of the stress from a busy day at school or with friends. Music is a good way of expressing yourself too – if you don't already know how to play an instrument, consider learning one now, such as the guitar, piano or keyboard. And don't forget that your voice is an instrument too! Learning to enjoy time spent alone is an important part of realizing that you're whole without another person. This can help to prevent the development of co-dependent relationships or to seek to make another person the source of your life's happiness. Solitude also helps you to learn more about what makes you tick as a person and what your life's values are. Some ways to find effective and enjoyable solitude include meditation, walks by yourself, writing in a journal and spending time with pets.

Summary: Schedule some me-time. Figure out your hobbies and interests. Stay happy. Listen to music Learn ways to enjoy solitude.


Make sure that you put all of your other citations from your paper in the list as well. Organize all of the sources, including the dictionary, alphabetically by the last name of the author. If you do not have the last name of the author, use the title of the work or dictionary instead. The last name always goes first in an APA citation. Separate a list of names with commas and place an “&” before the last name. In parentheses after the name, write “ed.” to signify that this is the editor of the dictionary.  Remember to put a period after the parentheses. For example, if you were citing the Oxford English Dictionary, it would start with: Simpson, J. (ed.).  If there is more than one editor use “eds.” instead of “ed.” For example, it might look like, Rice, L. & Hilbert, R. (eds.).  If the dictionary does not include the names of its editors, leave this part blank. You will start the citation with the name of the dictionary instead. Place a period outside of the parentheses. For a book, this can be found on the copyright page. For a website, it is usually on the bottom of the webpage. The reference may now look like this: Simpson, J. (ed.). (2017). Do not put any punctuation after the name of the dictionary. In the citation for the Oxford English Dictionary, it would now look like: Simpson, J. (ed.). (2017). Oxford English Dictionary After the edition number write “ed.”, which stands for edition. After the parentheses, place a period. So in the citation for Oxford English Dictionary, you may have: Simpson, J. (ed.). (2017). Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). If it was published in the US, write the state as well. Separate the city and state with a comma. After the place of publication, put a colon. Write out the name of the publisher after the colon. Simpson, J. (ed.). (2017). Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. In many cases, you may not be able to locate the editor of the dictionary. In this case, start with the name of the dictionary. Write the year in parentheses between the edition number and the place of publication. Your citation might look like:  Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.). (2005). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Write “Retrieved from” before the URL. If possible, use a permanent link or a short URL instead of a very long one. Afterwards, finish the citation with a period. It may now look like: Simpson, J. (ed.). (2017). Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Retrieved from http://www.oed.com.

Summary: Place the citation in your reference list at the end of the paper. Write the last name and first initials of the editors. Place the year of publication in parentheses. Italicize the full name of the dictionary. Put the edition number in parentheses. Write the city of publication and the publisher at the end. Start with the name of the dictionary if you do not have an editor. Put a URL instead of the place of publication to cite an online dictionary.


To get a pardon, you must request one from the governor of the state in which you were convicted. If you were convicted of a federal crime, the pardon would have to come from the President of the United States.  If you are pardoned, the conviction will remain on your record. However, a notice will be added, stating that you’ve been pardoned (forgiven) for committing the crime. Your civil rights, including the chance to own a firearm and serve on a jury, will be restored.   Rules and procedures for applying for a governor’s pardon are different from one state to the next. Some require that you complete your sentence, including any probation, and establish that  you’ve engaged in no criminal activity for a prescribed period of time since. State parole boards, prisoner review boards, and governor’s offices will normally provide fill-in-the-blank applications for you to complete.  You can ask your local public defender’s office for assistance, although you do not need an attorney to apply for a pardon. Your parole board or local court clerk will have information on where to send the application and what documents should be included with it.  There typically is no application fee, although you might have to pay for certified copies of orders or transcripts to accompany the application.   In many states applications are first reviewed by the state’s parole or prisoner review board. The board then submits its recommendations to the governor’s office. Once you apply for a governor’s pardon, you typically cannot follow up on or check the status of your application. You simply wait until you hear back, and that can take six months or more.   There is no appeal if your application is denied, although you may be able to reapply after a few years.

Summary: Understand that pardons are rare. Complete an application for a pardon. Send in your application for a pardon.


offer to be a roadie and help set up equipment, or put up the posters or sell tickets. Be sure to do it for free; it will get you free access to the gig anyway and they will owe you a favour. Make sure you keep a good relationship with them.
Summary: Talk to bands and organizers at local gigs and stay in contact with them. Offer to help on gigs that they are organizing; e.g. Once you have been to a couple of gigs you should have met at least 5 bands or artists.