Article: If you're learning to play an instrument, use some of your extra time to practice. You can play on your own or ask some of your fellow bandmates to meet up during the summer. You might even want to take a summer music class. If you enjoy acoustic stringed instruments, pick up a guitar or ukulele. You might want to play a wind or brass instrument, such as a flute or trumpet, if you know you'll be joining the school's marching band. Stay active and get a little exercise during the break. Check your local pool or community center for a list of classes they offer during the summer. You could try a new sport or build on your skills. For example, take a pilates course if you've always been interested in it or take a more challenging swimming class if you've already taken a few. If you don't enjoy swimming, try a different class. You may be able to take gymnastics or climbing, for instance. Find a few recipes that you'd like to make and offer to cook a meal for your family or bake dessert. Keep in mind that cooking gives you a little more flexibility at making something, while baking usually involves an exact recipe. If you're pretty new to baking, ask for a little help in the kitchen or watch cooking videos to gain some confidence. For example, you might bake brownies, learn to make scrambled eggs, or try making your favorite meal. Think about which activities you'd love to be able to do and try them out! You might want to learn to roller skate or rollerblade, for instance. If you enjoy team sports, look for a team that meets during the summer. Ask your school if local teams are signing up or check local community boards for flyers. You might be able to join a summer sports camp if you really love being active. If you'll be learning a language at school, use the summer break as a chance to work on your skills. Although you don't have to take summer classes, you might enjoy watching movies or shows in the language to see how much you can pick up. Play online games in the language for a fun way to practice! If you have extra time on your hands and want to earn money, find a job that you think you'd enjoy. You could babysit for a neighbor kid, find a job at the mall, or work as a lifeguard at the pool. Try to choose something that you'll enjoy doing so you don't dread going to work. Decide how many hours you want to work every week before looking for a job. Some employers might be looking for full-time workers while others might need someone infrequently.
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Practice a musical instrument. Take a course at your community center. Work on your cooking skills. Try a new physical activity or sport. Brush up on your foreign language skills. Get a summer job so you can make a little money during the summer.
Article: Don’t expect perfection in the person you love or in yourself. This sets incredibly unrealistic expectations. Neither of you will be able to live up to these standards, and you both will end up hurt and disappointed. Take it easy on yourself and your partner, and expect mistakes to happen. Yes, bad things will happen in your relationships. You’ll say the wrong thing or your partner will hurt your feelings. It happens. The important part, when anything goes wrong (even if it’s just problems in your life), is to learn your lessons and keep moving forward. Try to make the most of any negative situation, turning it into something positive by gaining and growing from the experience. Honestly try to see your significant other's point of view in any argument that gets fairly serious. If you're in the wrong, apologize and own up to your mistake. Good relationships air out the grievances and clear the air. It’s hard to feel love toward someone when you’re really mad or upset at your partner. Whether you and your partner become volatile or avoid fights, there’s actually no systematic differences in couple happiness. The important part is finding happiness together after the fight. Be aware that there's always the opportunity for reconciliation. Whether you have volatile screaming matches or you sit down together to compromise before things get too heated, almost every style of conflict allows for some form of reconciliation. No matter how you and your partner fight, make sure you both, in the end, feel heard and are able to come to some kind of agreement. Balance is important in creating a happy and loving relationship. Research shows that with stability over time, the magic ratio for positive and negative interactions in relationships is five to one, or five positive interactions for every one negative interaction. When you recognize a negative action toward your partner, do your best to provide positive interactions to restore a sense of balance. Positive interactions include physical intimacy such as touching, smiling, and laughing.
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Don’t expect perfection. Learn lessons and apply them to your relationships. Reconcile your differences. Balance your negative and positive feelings toward each other.
Article: Check online to see if there are any guinea pigs in rescues or shelters in your area. You can search the websites of your local shelters or you can use general pet adoption websites, such as Petfinder.com. You can also look on the Guinea Pig Adoption Network for adoptable guinea pigs in your area. If you don't see any adoptable guinea pigs on your local shelter's website, don't assume they don't have any. Many shelters do not list their guinea pigs and other "exotics" for adoption online. However, beware of back yard breeders who sometimes post there. They will usually have numerous babies and will usually charge more than $20 re-homing fee for babies. Healthy, perfectly social Guinea pigs are frequently being rehomed on Craigslist at no fault of their own. Many backyard breeders breed solely for money and looks with little to no regard to health, longevity, or temperament of the animals they are producing. Pet stores and backyard breeders are notorious for selling sick, parasite-infected guinea pigs. Pet stores usually get their guinea pigs from pet mills that are like puppy mills for smaller animals. This is why they often get sick animals in stock. If you want to get your guinea pig from a breeder be sure to thoroughly check them out beforehand. Do online research on them. Make sure they are breeding their pigs ethically and with the animals best interest in mind. It's best to visit several breeders before choosing one. Pick the breeder that you feel most confident in.
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Consider adopting an adult guinea pig from a rescue or shelter. Call around to local shelters and ask if they have any guinea pigs for adoption. Look in your local newspaper for classifieds or online classified websites, such as Craigslist, for guinea pigs to adopt. Avoid bad breeding situations.