Roaches, palmettos, and other water bugs often live in places that are rarely cleaned and moved. To get rid of an infestation, you need to clean out all of these undisturbed places and remove items they could live in. Common places that need to cleaned out include:  Newspaper piles: Recycle newspapers every week. Make sure your inside recycling containers have tight-fitting lids over them. Food containers: Clean up food containers immediately after using them. Leaving them out even one day can increase your infestation. Old cardboard boxes: These are popular hiding places and shouldn't be kept in your home if you have an infestation. Some water bugs can breed outside and then come into your home. This is why it's especially important to remove piles of leaves, sticks, lumber, or general yard debris close to, or right on, the walls of your home. Look at areas on your foundation that have cracks or holes and make sure there are not potential breeding areas near them outside. Patch these cracks and holes to prevent bugs from getting in through them. If you have had an active infestation in an area that has carpets or rugs, clean those carpets and rugs right away. Also vacuum the surfaces and crevices of fabric-covered furniture, such as couches and chairs. Water bugs can get food by eating crumbs that are dropped in the crevices of furniture. It is important to vacuum out these crevices to remove any food that might be in there. Vacuuming can get rid of both food for the bugs and eggs that could become more bugs. It's especially important to vacuum rooms where food is consumed, such as the dining room. This will reduce the amount of food available around your home. If you have kids eating in your home, it's a good idea to vacuum after every meal, if possible. This will remove any food they may have dropped in your home. your rugs or carpets at least once per year. Giving your rugs and carpets a regular shampooing will remove any eggs that might have been laid in the fibers, which will help stop a new generation of the bugs from being born. It will also remove any food trapped in the carpet that water bugs might eat. You can either rent or purchase a carpet cleaner and do it yourself or you can hire a professional carpet cleaner.
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One-sentence summary -- Pick up clutter, dirt, and garbage in your home. Clean up debris near the perimeter of your home. Wash or vacuum soft surfaces near the infestation. Vacuum your home daily during an infestation. Shampoo

Q: Expressing gratitude for concrete elements of our lives can help reset our priorities, and see our situation in a fresh way. A journal is one way to remember to do this on a daily basis.  A gratitude journal doesn't have to be fancy or complicated. Write down one or more things every day that you are grateful for. Research shows that people who use gratitude journals experience significant benefits regardless of other life circumstances. If you notice yourself having a negative thought about a person, place or thing, turn that thought around. You can't change your first thought, but you can consciously learn to change your second thought. Follow the negative thought with a positive observation about the same person, place or thing.  For example, if you're going to visit your mother-in-law, rather than attending to the fact that her cooking is always lousy, remember that you'll be able to spend time in her lovely garden. If you find yourself in a bad situation, try to find the good in it. Remember that every situation has something of value in it, and offers something to learn. Give at least one compliment a day, no matter how trivial. Gratitude comes from noticing what others are doing well, not what they're doing poorly. In addition, others will enjoy being around you more if you're not harping on their mistakes.  Compliments should always be genuine. Learning to be attentive to what other people do well is an active process. Those who give compliments to others actually become happier people themselves.  Giving compliments in difficult situations can build your self-esteem. Studies show a correlation between volunteering and improved self-esteem and physical health. People who volunteer also have stronger nervous systems and show more resilient immune systems.  There are many ways to give back. Different volunteer opportunities include: working with children, helping build a house, volunteering to go shopping for someone with a disability, providing childcare for a working parent, or answering the phones for an organization. Getting involved with an organization that works on a project that you care about will help bring your life energy and purpose. This is an invaluable part of resetting your life. Gossiping, criticizing, or complaining about others drains your energy. If you can learn to avoid saying negative things about another person, you'll feel better. Instead, take a moment to think about what might be really bothering you.  At first, you might not notice when you're gossiping or complaining because it's so natural. Start to notice when this behavior shows itself, and try to eliminate it. You might set a goal for yourself. For example, make a plan to engage in no gossip for a week. At the end of every day, evaluate yourself. If you've gossiped or criticized, start over. Repeat until you've gone for seven days in row without gossiping. If you find yourself getting drawn into gossip or part of a group that has begun to gossip, try changing the subject. You can even tell them outright that you're trying not to gossip.
A: Keep a gratitude journal. Turn a negative into a positive. Compliment others. Give back to your community. Stop gossiping.

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Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Go to Google Voice. Click the Settings icon. Click on Settings. Click on Calls. Select the checkbox next to “Call Options.

Article: Often we set higher expectations for ourselves than we do for others. Try instead to treat yourself the same way you would treat a close friend. Don't say anything about yourself (out loud to others, or even just in your head) that you wouldn't say about someone you care about. Scientists have proven that by focusing on developing and appreciating our strengths, we are more likely to live fulfilling lives.   Make a list of three of your strengths. These can be specific (such as, “I am good at chess”) or broad (such as, “I am courageous”). Include at least one specific and one broad example on your list. Stop and appreciate these parts of yourself. Say out loud, “I like that I am courageous.” Brainstorm one way to further develop each of these strengths. If you listed “I am good at chess,” consider entering a chess tournament.  If you listed “I am courageous,” perhaps go white water rafting. If you are not okay with being you, there may some guilt living under the surface. Forgiving yourself is not easy, but it can be transformative. In order to try to forgive yourself, perform a ritual release.  Write a letter confessing your secret. Explain everything you feel guilty about in vivid detail. Destroy the letter. Send it into the ocean or burn it. Say to yourself, “I put my guilt in the past.” Repeat this ritual as many times as you need to. Many people have internalized the belief that taking care of yourself is selfish. When in reality, being kind to yourself is one of the most responsible things you can do. If you take better care of yourself, you will begin to feel worthy of such care. As a result, you will soon be okay with being you. Here are some ideas:  Set specific times when you don't work. Give yourself permission to relax during these moments. Work out. Get those endorphins pumping! When you do make it to the gym, thank yourself for showing up. Get enough sleep. Don't sacrifice this essential human need. Plenty of sleep will help you stay physically and emotionally strong. An affirmation is a simple, positive, present tense statement about yourself. Think of such a statement and use a dry erase marker to write it on your bathroom mirror. Say it out loud first thing in the morning, and again every time you enter that room. It is okay to feel silly at first! This feeling will pass, and in time, this will help you be okay with being you. Some examples include:  I am a good writer. I am a strong person. I love you, ____ (fill in your name).
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Be your own friend. Celebrate your strengths. Forgive yourself. Be kind to yourself. Make an affirmation.