Essential oils, while quite pleasant smelling to humans, have been proven very useful in repelling spiders and scorpions. The smells can be overwhelming to their sensitive senses and keep them from infiltrating the area.  Some of the most effective essential oils in combating spiders and scorpions include peppermint, tea tree, neem, and citrus. Some recommend lavender for use in repelling spiders and scorpions, but results are mixed. It’s probably best to focus your essential oil purchases on peppermint, citrus, neem, or tea tree. Create your own spider and scorpion repellant by making a spray to use around your home. In a clean spray bottle, combine 5-7 drops of essential oils (you can use peppermint, lavender, tea tree, or citrus) with some warm water.  Spray the mixture around your home, focusing specifically on areas that spiders and scorpions prefer like under furniture, in corners, around mounted light fixtures, and other out-of-the-way spaces. You can also add a teaspoon of white vinegar or eco-friendly dish soap to make the mixture additionally effective. Diatomaceous earth is an inexpensive powder composed of the fossilized remains of diatoms, a kind of algae. It works as a repellant for spiders and scorpions (and other bugs) by absorbing all of the moisture out of its surroundings, including the unwanted pests infesting your home. This causes the spiders and scorpions to dehydrate and die.  Simply sprinkle the diatomaceous earth around areas where you notice the pests – under furniture, in the cellar, and around windowsills. Make sure you purchase the food-grade diatomaceous earth to ensure that it is safe for use in your home.
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One-sentence summary -- Purchase essential oils. Make a spray. Use diatomaceous earth.


Don’t call or text your ex. Back away from their friends and family, as well. It’s okay to eventually work on a friendship, but it’s best to back off in the beginning. This will allow you to get used to life without your ex.  If you and your ex had friends in common before you started dating, it’s up to you whether to keep those friends in your life. Choosing to keep them means accepting that they’ll still want to hang out with your ex. Stay civil about the matter. Don’t bad-mouth your ex or their new significant other.  If you have mutual friends, make it clear to those friends that you do not want to hang out unless your ex is not around. It is important to set these boundaries and expectations ahead of time so your friend will know. Unfollow or delete your ex from your Friends list. Stop checking their feeds. Don’t accept their private messages. Make your own posts private so that your ex won’t see them. Give back your ex’s class ring or jacket. Donate the teddy bear they gave you to a children’s charity. Pawn or donate any jewelry they bought for you. Separating yourself from these reminders will help you make a clean break. It’s up to you if you want to get rid of photos and love letters. If it was a bad breakup, delete or recycle them. If you’ve agreed to be friends, you could stash them away in the garage or attic. For digital mementos, you could save them to a flash drive and ask your parents to hide it for a few years. It is normal and healthy to take some time to yourself after a breakup before you begin dating again. If you rebound with someone new, you risk experiencing unresolved anger for your ex. Tell yourself that it’s okay to be single, and believe it. Work out your old feelings for your ex before you start dating again. Invite them to your house for a pool party. Catch the latest blockbuster, and grab some pizza afterwards. Go ice skating or play a friendly game of soccer. Spending time with your friends will boost your self-esteem, occupy your mind with fun things, and remind you that you can enjoy yourself without a romantic relationship. Maintaining your interests is an important part of moving on. Keep on doing the things you enjoy after your breakup. For example, if you like to paint, then continue to paint. If you play an instrument, keep playing. If you play a sport, keep playing that sport.
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One-sentence summary -- Distance yourself in person. Keep your distance on social media. Get rid of reminders of your old relationship. Avoid rebound dates. Hang out with your friends. Continue to do things you enjoy.


Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner in the menu bar. A drop-down menu will appear. It's in the drop-down menu. The System Preferences window will open. It's on the left side of the window. Doing so opens the iCloud window. If you're not automatically logged in, enter your Apple ID and password in the middle of the window. In the middle of the window, you'll see a list of apps with checkboxes to the left of their names. Checking the box next to an app will synchronize its data with iCloud.  By default, all of the apps in this window should be checked when you sign into your Apple ID. Whenever you use a synchronized app, any data you enter or changes you make will be updated in iCloud and any other iCloud-synchronized items (e.g., iPhones). To access your iCloud Drive on Mac, open the Finder and click iCloud Drive in the pane to the left.
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Open the Apple menu . Click System Preferences…. Click  iCloud. Sign in if necessary. Select apps to synchronize with iCloud.