INPUT ARTICLE: Article: While the bread is toasting, slice the banana.

SUMMARY: Make the toast as usual. Spread each slice with one half peanut butter and one half chocolate spread. Arrange banana slices over the spread on each slice. (Optional) Sprinkle with shredded coconut and/or chocolate chips. Serve immediately.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Unless your children are grown, you don’t want them to have to help your process your complicated feelings about the separation with your partner. Instead, share information that’s developmentally appropriate. It’s okay to be honest, but don’t make your kids feel like they’re responsible for your well-being.  Never make a child feel that he has to “take sides” with you against the other parent. Encourage your child to talk to you, or a counselor or professional, about his feelings regarding your separation. It might be difficult, but if you have children together you’ll need to develop a basic framework for your expectations regarding your new situation. The more clear you are, the more likely the framework will be to do what you need it to do.  This might feel artificial at first, but it can help add clarity to your communication during this difficult time. For example, setting regular times to talk together, with clear topics, and limited times will help establish parameters regarding your meetings so that they’re less likely to deteriorate into repeats of old conversations. It’s a good idea to agree together not to talk negatively about one another in front of your children. Consider asking a relationship counselor for help developing a framework for interaction if you need to. If you’ve set guidelines for communication, stick with them. For instance, if you’ve said you’ll meet your separated spouse for coffee, be there at exactly the time you said you would be. If you have children, this is especially important as your children will be worried and confused about the ways their lives are changing.  If you’d like to work on saving your relationship, showing your spouse that he’s a priority in your life will be important. If you make a mistake, or don’t follow the guidelines you’ve created together, acknowledge your error promptly. After all, we’re all only human, and mistakes can happen.
Summary: Keep any children out of your conversations with your partner. Create mutual guidelines for interacting. Be consistent and reliable.

Your first draft will not be perfect. In fact, it probably won't be very good. That's okay! Rewrite it multiple times.   Try to avoid adverbs. These pesky little words are often used when telling instead of showing. Your writing will be stronger if you find other ways of showing the emotion, or description, that the adverb is telling. Examples of adverbs: lovely, slowly, quickly, angrily, pleasantly. Read your description out loud. Hearing your writing out loud will help you understand the rhythm of your writing, and help you to eliminate any clunky phrases or odd wording. Have a trusted friend or family member read it and give you their suggestions. Your brain will often overlook errors, because it already knows what the description is supposed to look like. Having someone else read your description will also help you know if you evoked the person well enough. A reader will often give up if description goes on and on without providing story to go with it. Make sure that you're providing insight into the character, or story in your description. By focusing on three things you'll make sure that your description keeps the reader interested. Pay attention to this when you're editing your description.  Motivation of a character: Giving motivation of the character gives the reader something to imagine along with the description and to see how this person fits into the framework of the story. Margaret's motivation, for example, in the paragraph is that she will do all kinds of things to avoid being noticed, like dying her hair. Specific detail: Again, this has to come as a balance with too much detail on one hand and too little on the other. Margaret , from the example, hunches, towers, ducks her head and has flame-red hair. Insight into a character: what does the description reveal about the person being described? For Margaret, it's that she hates being tall and that she doesn't want people to notice her and that she is anxious. The more you write, the better you will get. So keep reading and analyzing and writing. It takes practice to be skilled at anything, so practice, practice, practice your descriptions. Look back over your early work. You will be amazed how far you've come and you can take that opportunity to examine what does and doesn't work in your earlier descriptions.
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One-sentence summary -- Write more than one draft of your description. Remember that descriptions should move the story along. Keep writing.

Q: Unlike bees, wasps and hornets like to eat meat and other protein foods, as well as sweet nectars. Hornets will remember the food source and continue to come around after it has been sealed off or taken away, so it’s best to prevent all open-air garbage. This is the point when wasps prefer blossoms, juices and fruit. Pick up blossoms and fruit from fruit trees to avoid creating a food source. It’s better to walk away or move your picnic than to expect to kill them. Wasps release pheromones when they are in danger or squashed that may attract other wasps. A hornet can think of you as a possible food source. Bright colors attract wasps looking for food. It will keep hornets from making their nests in these ideal environments.
A: Cover all food sources, such as compost piles and trashcans. Reduce sweet smells during summer or fall. Remain calm near hornets. Avoid wearing sweet smelling perfumes. Don’t hang bird feeders, hummingbird feeders or other garden decorations that are yellow or colored like flowers. Apply some bar soap to the under-roof area of your birdhouses.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Fill a container with candles, your favorite hot drink, a book you enjoy, and a big blanket. If you have a rough day at work, come home and open your kit to wind down and ease into relaxation. The items in your kit could be whatever helps you relax. If crafting helps, fill your box with craft materials. Puzzles and games can also help you slow down and make you calmer. Sometimes at the end of the day, the best way to relax is a hot bubble bath. Keep the lights low and keep a few candles in the bathroom for extra ambiance. Soak in the tub until you feel a deep sense of calm.  If you can, read a book while laying in the tub for additional ease of mind. Epsom salts help relieve aches and pains on top of being aromatherapeutic. Use a eucalyptus or lavender scented Epsom in your bath for total comfort. One of the most important aspects of hygge is feeling warm and cozy. Wear clothes that are too big for you that store heat or thick wool socks that make walking a comfort. If you live in an area too warm to bundle up, wear loose-fitting clothes so you can relax without feeling restricted. A main concept of hygge is taking the time to focus on the ‘now’ rather than what will happen in the future. If you take an extra 10 minutes when you’re relaxing, you’ll savor the moments and melt the stresses away.  Wake up earlier to enjoy time drinking coffee or doing a crossword in your nook. Eat your food slower to enjoy the flavor and spend more time with your delicious meal.

SUMMARY:
Build a self-care “emergency” kit. Take a relaxing bath. Wear comfortable clothes like sweatpants and loose shirts. Slow down and avoid rushing.