Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Purchase a blue or purple toning shampoo. Get your hair wet with hot water. Apply the shampoo to your hair, starting from the roots. Allow the shampoo to sit in your hair, if needed. Rinse the shampoo out with cool water. Dry your hair. Use the shampoo once per week if the brassiness comes back.

Answer: Purple shampoo is the most common, but something that is blue-tinted would work even better. Blue sits opposite orange on the color wheel, so a blue-tinted toning shampoo will be more effective at balancing out the orange.  This method is recommended for those who bleached their hair, and hot roots. Be aware that this method will also tone the rest of your hair as well. If you can't find a toning shampoo, make your own by stirring a few drops of dark blue or purple dye into white conditioner. You want violet/lavender color. You can do this by leaning over a sink and running water over it, but it would be even easier to just undress and step into the shower. You can even combine this method with your evening or morning shower. Using hot water is important as it will open up the hair shaft. This will make it easier for the hair to absorb the color in the shampoo. Massage the shampoo into your roots first, then work it through the rest of your hair. Because this shampoo contains so little color, you can use it like you would any other shampoo and not worry about it staining your hands. This depends on the brand you are using, so check the label. Some types of shampoo require you to rinse the dye out immediately, while others recommend that you leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes. Because this shampoo is so gentle, however, you can leave it on for longer depending on the damage. You can leave the shampoo on for up to an hour. If you need to step out of the shower, tuck your hair under a shower cap. Keep rinsing until the water runs clear. You can follow up with a sulfate-free conditioner meant for color-treated hair. If you made your own toning shampoo with white conditioner, skip the extra conditioner. Using cool water will help seal the hair shaft and lock in the color. It will also help make your hair shiny and smooth. You can let your hair air dry, or you can apply a heat-protectant product and speed things up with a hair dryer. Your roots should be a cooler color than before. If you bleached your hair all over, they might be a light orange color. Sometimes, chemically-treated hair just goes brassy over time. If this is the case for you, you'd want to use the toning shampoo once per week.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Talk to someone. Observe your relationship. Consider your friend’s sexuality. Decide if you want to tell your friend your feelings. Consider different scenarios. Imagine the worst possible outcome in your mind, and decide if it is worth the risk.

Answer: Talk to another person besides your friend to help figure out what you are feeling, and to figure out what steps to take. The listening ear of another close friend or a trusted mentor may help you clarify what you want to do.  Ask for your friend/mentor’s perspective on the situation, and what they would do if they were in your shoes. You could ask, “What would you do if you were gay and had a crush on your friend?” If you and your confidant have this friend in common, he or she may be able to help you figure out how your crush will take the news. Of course, you want to be talking to a person you trust, who will not be spreading your personal business to others. You probably don’t want your crush to find out your feelings from someone else. For example, you might say to a mutual friend, “I think I have feelings for Tom. I really want to tell him, because we’re such great friends, and I think we would be such a good couple. But I don’t know if it’s a good idea. What do you think? You’ve known him as long as I have, and I’d appreciate your point of view.” After you tell your friend you’re gay, pay close attention to their behavior when they’re around you for a while. Keep in mind that their initial behavior towards you may not be their genuine feelings towards you, especially if your announcement was a shock to them. You may want to wait a period of weeks or months before you take the next step. Watch their body language around you. If they are leaning towards you, smiling, or even acting flirtatiously toward you, they may be receptive toward your feelings. Conversely, if you find them moving away from you or not making eye contact, they still may be adjusting to you telling them you’re gay. You may want to wait until they are more comfortable with you, or not say anything at all. If you know for a fact that your friend is straight or has another sexuality that is not compatible with yours, it might not be worth the risk of ruining a friendship by sharing your feelings. If you are unsure of your friend’s sexuality, or think it is more fluid, you may want to tell them you’re in love with them. Telling someone you are in love with them changes the nature of the relationship. Consider that there is a risk of ending the friendship. There is also the chance that your friend will have feelings for you. Think about your friendship. Do you think your friend would still be friends with you if you said you were in love with them? Would it be okay if your relationship if you disclosed your feelings? Would you begin a romantic relationship with your friend, even though it risks a breakup down the road? Think about several outcomes of your conversation and decide how you would react and handle the results. Also consider how you would feel if you decided to keep your feelings about your friend to yourself.  Your friend may respond warmly to your announcement but not be interested in having a romantic relationship. Would you be able to handle still remaining friends, knowing it will not go any further? You may want to imagine your worst-case scenario, and determine if revealing your feelings is worth the risk of a negative outcome: ruining your friendship or your friend gossiping about you, for example. Imagine how you think you would feel keeping your secret. Do you think the feeling would subside as time passes, or as life changes (for example, if you move away)? You may decide it is, because you want to be open and honest with your friend. On the other hand, you may have a hunch that your friend doesn’t feel the same way as you and decide to wait.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Avoid hitting the snooze button on your alarm. Make your morning routine positive and consistent. Try waking up without your alarm.

Answer:
Though you may be tempted to sleep for just five more minutes in the morning for some extra sleep, hitting the “snooze” button on your alarm will in fact make you more tired. When you hit snooze, your brain goes even deeper into your sleep cycle. By the time you hit “snooze” several more times, and finally wake up, you will feel groggy and even more tired than if you got up with your alarm. If possible, get an alarm without a snooze button. Or disable the snooze option on your existing alarm. Stretch and get up, open the curtains of your room and let the morning light in. Treat the morning like a positive experience and commit to looking forward to your day. You may also start a routine of getting dressed and eating breakfast within a certain time. As you get ready, plan out your schedule and your tasks or commitments for the day. If you stick to a consistent sleep schedule and maintaining a regular sleeping pattern, you likely will be able to get up on your own at an earlier time, without an alarm. Going to bed at the same time every night and waking up at the same time every night will program your body to get used to a regular sleep schedule. Over time, your body will act as its own alarm clock, and you should be able to wake up on your own at the same time, every day.