Q: It's hard to break into the greeting card business. However, there are small things you can do to increase your likelihood of getting your cards picked up. Offer to provide your own fixture to display your cards. You can buy inexpensive fixtures online or at furniture stores. If you're submitting your portfolio to a bigger greeting card company, make sure you follow all their submission guidelines properly. As bigger companies get a lot of submissions, they look for excuses to ignore portfolios. Even a small mistake could get your product tossed aside. Once again, offering perks to bigger companies can increase your likelihood of selling their products. Do not require order minimums for your cards. This will entice bigger companies as it lowers risk. Companies do not have to pay for more cards than they think they will reasonably sell. Free shipping minimizes the overall cost of purchase. Keep in mind as you become established, and there's more demand for your products, you'll be able to require minimums and charge for shipping. When starting out, however, it's a good idea to offer perks. Rejection is typical in the greeting card business. It can take a very long time to get established. All you can do is take rejections with a grain of salt and keep trying. Try to keep a positive attitude and remind yourself setbacks and rejections are a key component of any success story.
A: Provide your own fixture to sell your cards. Follow submission guidelines for bigger companies. Offer free shipping and avoid order minimums. Keep trying.

Q: For autumn spinach plants, keep your plant in a spot that gets plenty of sun. Since the days are shorter and the sun is less intense, you'll want your plant to soak up the rays as much as possible. For spring planting, place your plants in a spot with some shade.  If you're growing spinach in the summertime, choose bolt-resistant varieties like 'Tyee' or 'Space'. Place your pots in regions where they receive partial shade from other vegetables or structures and harvest them before the day length reaches 14 hours. If you're in a subtropical or tropical climate, place your containers in a spot with lots of shade. Always punch your seeds at least 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) deep (and at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) deep during summer). Afterwards, lightly cover them with soil.  Add 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) of fine mulch after sowing your seeds to help with moisture retention.  Let your seeds germinate in their permanent pot indoors for around 3 weeks before putting them outside.  Alternatively, you can keep your pot outdoors after seeding, as long as the ground has thawed. Even though you aren't planting the spinach in the ground, this is a good indicator that your spinach could survive outside. Spinach can survive temperatures as low as 15 °F (−9 °C).  The best soil temperature for growing spinach is 50 to 80 °F (10 to 27 °C). Plant your seeds about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart to allow proper growth. Once they begin to grow, use garden shears or scissors to trim them so they're 3 to 4 inches (7.6 to 10.2 cm) apart. Keep the strongest seedlings and cut the weaker sprouts to the ground. Spinach does best with 1 to 1.5 inches (2.5 to 3.8 cm) of rainfall per week. If you're not getting rain, give them 3 to 4 light soakings per week. Pot-grown plants require plenty of moisture—always check to ensure that the soil hasn't dried out.  Keep the soil consistently damp, but never soggy. Too much moisture can harm growth as well. Never let your spinach plants dry out during the summer, as this will lead to bolting and can harm growth.  Spinach that has bolted is still edible. However, it's tougher and tastes more bitter. You can encourage the growth of your spinach plants by fertilizing them with continuous-release plant food or liquid fertilizer. Use products that contain lots of nitrogen.  Use slow-release fertilizer. Organic fish emulsion or cottonseed meal are two alternative options. After you put your plants in their chosen position, keep an eye on soil temperature using your thermometer. Spinach seeds germinate in temperatures as low as 40 °F (4 °C), although the best range is between 50 to 80 °F (10 to 27 °C). The absolute minimum is 20 °F (−7 °C) and maximum is 90 °F (32 °C). Spinach is very sensitive to heat. Anytime soil temperatures are over 75 °F (24 °C), move it into the shade to be safe. Spinach be maintained over the winter for an early crop the following year. Monitor soil temperature carefully. Keep in mind that when soil temperature is low, nitrogen is limited. Provide your spinach plants with water-soluble plant food as soon as you spot new growth in the late winter.
A: Plant your spinach in spring and fall for the best results. Punch your spinach seeds into the soil. Space your seeds apart to allow proper growth. Water your spinach plants often to prevent the soil from drying out. Fertilize your spinach plant's soil regularly. Monitor soil temperature using a soil thermometer. Overwinter your spinach.

Q: Katy is notorious for changing her hair color and style but eventually, she always returns to her comfort colour, black. If black is too dark for your skin tone, try a dark or medium brown. Keep highlights to a minimum and use gloss to maintain shine. If you feel comfortable, try cutting some bangs into your hair. Katy often has straight-across bangs. If this feels too bold for you, try side swept bangs instead, which can be easily blended into the rest of your hair. Since Katy is always changing her hair color, you may want to experiment too. However, constantly bleaching and coloring your hair is expensive and may cause some major damage. Pull a “Katy” and wear a wig instead. A wig can be a fun way to have colored hair for a day or even a week, without damaging your natural hair. Know what your wig is made of. You cannot use heat styling tools on a synthetic wig without damaging it. You may also not be able to use hair products on synthetic hair making it difficult to manipulate or blend to your natural hair. While Katy sometimes uses a single color, she often adds length, colored stripes or other textures to her hair. Again, constant coloring and bleaching can really damage your natural hair. Purchase some inexpensive clip-in extensions for a fast way to change your look.  Be creative and experiment with bold colors, feathers, or lengthening extensions.
A: Use a dark base color. Pick out some wigs. Try hair extensions.

Q: Pay attention to your surroundings and take care to stay out of any blind spots on the road. Avoid weaving through traffic, or riding on the shoulders.  Drivers should be keeping an eye out for bikers, but do your best to make yourself visible on the road. For extra safety, always assume that you're invisible to other drivers.  Always follow the local traffic laws. Don't speed, and always keep an eye on the traffic ahead of you. You should never ride your motorcycle without wearing the appropriate safety gear. Even if you're going down the street, wear your helmet. Handling a motorcycle requires more skill than driving a car. Drinking before riding your motorcycle will hinder your ability to ride safely. Don't be fooled into thinking that you can ride if you've only had a few drinks. If you have a bike that allows you to carry a passenger, make sure you are skilled enough to carry them on your bike. Give your passenger a helmet, and make sure they're comfortable riding with you.
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Be courteous to other riders and drivers. Always wear your safety gear. Ride sober. Take extra care when riding with a passenger.