Problem: Article: Use your fingers to peel off the outer layer of skin from the head of garlic. Break up the individual cloves and transfer them to a large metal mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with another metal bowl of the same size. Hold the two bowls together and shake them vigorously for 10 seconds. Remove the top bowl and pick out the peeled garlic cloves. You can also use a large mason jar with a lid if you don’t have two metal mixing bowls of the same size. Transfer the peeled garlic cloves to a blender. Add 1 cup (235 ml) of the water and secure the lid on the blender. Puree the mixture until the garlic is finely chopped, about a minute. If you don’t have a blender, you can use a food processor or immersion blender. Otherwise, chop or mince the garlic with a knife or garlic press and stir it together with the water. Puree the mixture for an additional minute or so, until the garlic has been liquified. The soap will help the mixture stick to the foliage in the garden, but it also acts as a pesticide in its own right. You can use any liquid soap you like, such as dish or castile soap. Transfer the pureed mixture to a clean mason jar and screw on the lid. Leave the mixture on the counter for at least 12 hours, and up to 24. The longer the mixture steeps, the more time the garlic will have to infuse the water with pungent sulfur compounds. Line a fine-mesh strainer with cheesecloth and position the strainer over a bowl. Pour the mixture into the strainer to remove the chunks of garlic. Give the cheesecloth a gentle squeeze to remove as much of the liquid as possible. Straining the mixture will prevent the garlic from clogging the nozzle on your spray bottle. Insert a funnel into the mouth of a clean spray bottle. Pour the garlic liquid into the spray bottle. Remove the funnel and screw on the lid. Use as necessary to control pests and fungi in the garden. Store the mixture in the refrigerator and use within a week.
Summary: Peel the garlic. Process the garlic in a blender. Add the remaining water and soap to the blender. Steep the mixture overnight. Strain the mixture. Transfer the mixture to a spray bottle.

Problem: Article: When storing firewood, it's important to keep convenience in mind. Firewood can be heavy to carry from outside into your home, and this can be especially stressful during the colder months. Seek out an appropriate space away from the home to avoid infestations from termites and carpenter ants, but nearby enough for convenience. Keep in mind, if there aren't any appropriate spaces very close to your home, you can invest in a wheelbarrow to make transferring the firewood easier. When firewood is stored directly on the ground, it will rot quicker. Bacteria and bugs can get into the firewood, causing it to go bad. Look for a place off of soil.  Surfaces like concrete, asphalt, and clean gravel can be good surfaces for firewood. If you can't find any appropriate surfaces, you can use sticks to elevate firewood off of the ground. You can also lay down a tarp underneath firewood. If you have an outdoor storage shed, this a great place to store firewood. Inside a shed, firewood will be protected from things like rain. The shed will also provide a barrier between firewood and the soil. If possible, store firewood in an outdoor shed. Be careful of termites and carpenter ants taking up a home in wooden sheds as they can cause significant structural damage. You can also store firewood in your garage. Bugs, including termites and carpenter ants, can hitch a ride on the wood and cause significant property damage to wooden structures.   You can store firewood in an old trunk, if you have one. Some fireplaces have compartments built into the wall next to them where you can store firewood. Make sure firewood you store indoors is fully dry. If you chopped or collected your own firewood, you should store it outside until it dries. It takes firewood around six months to fully dry out.
Summary: Seek out a location close to your home. Find a location off of soil. See if there's room in an outdoor non-wooden storage shed. It is never recommended to store firewood inside homes.

Problem: Article: You need to embrace the age that you are at. If you are eleven, you have a couple more years until you are really in the depths of puberty. There is no need to feel self-conscious that you don’t have leg hair, or that your voice hasn’t dropped. All this will come in time. Honesty is the best way to earn somebody’s respect. If you learn that she is only interested in horseback riding, you should not drop all your passions to afford a saddle. Let her determine if your interests are compatible. If you are trying out different activities and unsure what you wish to pursue, keep trying things out. It helps later in life if you begin practicing a hobby young in life like piano, dance, soccer, drawing, or even film making. Just take a chance if you want to do something. As you begin to enter into your adolescent years, friend groups become more important as family life decreases. Try to avoid fighting with your family during this transitional period. Don’t ditch your friends because you don’t think they’re cool anymore. Stay true to who you are and keep your friends in on who you have a crush on.  If they are good friends, they’ll help you figure out ways to get this girl to start to notice you. If you are in the wrong friend circle, they could ridicule you for your crush and start nasty rumors. Leave hazardous friend circles for the friends that respect and enjoy your company.
Summary:
Avoid trying to act older. Have a hobby that you enjoy. Keep your friends close.