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Instead of breathing from your chest—taking a breath where your shoulders shrug—try breathing from your diaphragm. Imagine that your breath is coming up from your gut and expanding little air pockets all around your waist. Breathing like this with regularity, and especially in times of stress, can reduce frustration by giving you the calm to help you deal with the actual source of frustration. Taking up yoga, a practice dedicated to deep breathing and non-strenuous exercise, can be a great way to ensure that you are always able to get a good fix of muscle relaxation and serenity. A large factor in becoming easily frustrated is having lots of energy in your body that is practically seeking an opportunity to be released. If your frustration is much greater than whatever triggered it, you may want to adopt an exercise routine. Regular exercise helps boost your mood and for regulating your body’s energy so that you can broach situations appropriately rather than with too much “charge” from all your pent-up fervor for activity. Try cardiovascular exercise, like running, swimming, or biking, in addition to light weight lifting. Visualization is a relaxation technique that involves forming mental images to induce feelings of journeying to a calm, peaceful place. The key to a relaxing visualization is to involve as many of your senses as possible (sight, sound, touch, and smell). To be able to do this, get into a quiet spot where you won’t be disturbed. Your body should also be in a relaxed position as if you are meditating. For example, if you are imagining an open meadow, try to feel the grass underneath your feet, smell the lush woods, and hear the sound of birds chirping as they fly from tree to tree. This technique has you gently tensing and then relaxing each of your muscle groups. One way to do progressive muscle relaxation is to work your way up, tensing and relaxing all of your muscles from your toes and feet to your head and neck.  Tense a muscle group for about 5 seconds and then relax those muscles for about 30 seconds. Repeat this pattern until you’ve moved up your body (or down, depending on your preference). Doing this will make you able to recognize when your muscles are tensed and when they are relaxed. This is a bonus because you’ll be able to notice times when you are especially tense and take measures to either relax or rearrange your activities accordingly. Much of our frustration in modern life comes from the fact that we spend so much time interfacing with machines that are unable to respond empathically to how we’re feeling. If your life has you on the computer constantly, try to take breaks and reduce your usage where possible. Especially when it comes to socializing, being face to face rather than online can make communication easier and gratitude almost effortless in comparison. Balance your busy life on social media with some good, old-fashioned togetherness. Another source of frustration that can get taken for granted is not having enough time for yourself. At the very least, scheduling some alone time will give you a chance to learn and use relaxation techniques. Look at your agenda and try to find a window of time that will allow you to settle in with yourself. A couple of hours is ideal. Spend this time pursuing activities that feed you—things that you don’t get much of a chance to do within the normal workweek. If you have any artistic or creative hobbies, like drawing, sculpting, making music, or cooking, try to spend this time doing these activities. Creative pursuit helps you get in touch with yourself more deeply.

summary: Breathe deeply. Exercise. Use visualization. Learn progressive muscle relaxation. Take a break from the computer. Schedule “me” time.


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Some people find it easier to do this with wet hair. Other people find it easier with dry hair. If you are going with freshly-washed dry hair, however, you might want to apply some texturizing spray or mousse to it to make it easier to work with. It does not matter which side of the part you will start from. This style will end up looking like a braided crown around you head, similar to a milkmaid braid style. Twist both sections towards your face, like starting a rope. Next, cross one section over the other towards the back of your head. Gather some hair from your hairline. Add it to the bottom section—the one that is closer to your face. Twist the front section towards your face. Cross it over the back one. What used to be the back section should now be in front. Keep gathering hair from your hairline and adding it to the front section before twisting and crossing it over. Only add hair to the front section, not the back one. When you reach the nape of your neck, stop. Gather all of your hair into a ponytail, then split it into two sections. Twist each section towards the right to form two ropes. Next, twist the sections together towards the left to form one rope. Tie the rope off with a clear elastic. Pull the braid across the back of your head, up the side, and back towards where you started. Secure it to the start of the braid with bobby pins. You don't have to do this, but it will help give you a more boho-chic touch. Set your style with a light misting of hairspray, if needed.

summary: Brush your hair to remove any tangles. Gather two sections from your hairline, right next to the part. Twist and cross the two sections. Add some hair to the section that's closer to your face. Twist and cross the two sections again. Repeat the process until you reach the back of you head. Finish off with a rope braid. Wrap the rope around your head and pin it in place. Muss up your hair, if desired.


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It may end up being cheaper to buy two one-way tickets from two different airlines instead of a round-trip package. There can also be a large price difference based on where you fly out of, so you should check flight prices departing from any major city near you. Studies show that 3pm on Tuesday is the best time to search for flights, as well as early mornings. Search for flights during these times, and also at several other times throughout the day, since ticket prices often fluctuate. There are many websites, like Kayak and AirfareWatchdog, that will monitor the prices of certain flights or destinations for you, and send an alert if the price goes below a specified range. If you have some flexibility with when you book, sign up for alerts from several websites and wait a while to see if any deals come up. Unless an airline offers a special deal, you’ll typically find the best price if you buy a ticket six weeks ahead of time. However, you should make absolutely certain that your travel documents (your passport and, if necessary, your visa) are in order before you purchase a ticket. If the price drops within 24 hours, you may be able to re-book without a fee. Once you find an affordable ticket and purchase it, check the price of that same itinerary on the same airline a few times within the next 24 hours.
summary: Compare prices for different airlines and cities. Check flight prices at several different times throughout the day. Join a travel website that will notify you when certain flights drop in price. Book your flight 6 weeks in advance if you don’t find a good deal earlier. Check the price of your flight again within 24 hours of booking.