Problem: Article: Wool is great at hiding dirt, but that doesn't mean it's not still there. Trapped sand and dried mud can wear out the fibers on a wool carpet the more you walk and rub your feet around on it. Steam clean at least once a year to remove all trapped dirt and consider cleaning it twice a year on highly used carpet. Find a place to put all items on the carpeted room that needs to be cleaned. Remember you will have to wait at least a day for the carpet to fully dry before you arrange items back on it, so stack furniture along the edges of another room not being cleaned. Make sure you can easily move around the room if you need to. Hire a local carpet cleaner to professionally steam clean your carpet using hot water extraction. It will deeply remove dirt, dust, and dander from pets. Look in the yellow pages and read reviews about potential cleaners online. Steam cleaning your carpets yourself can be a less expensive option than using a professional carpet cleaner. To find where to rent a steamer, call your local hardware and carpet stores. They will likely rent steamers or direct you where to find one. Check to make sure you have a compatible cleaning solution for the machine and if it's certified by the Carpet and Rug Institute.
Summary: Steam-clean your carpet at least once a year. Remove all furniture and items from your carpet. Get your carpet professionally cleaned for best results. Rent a steamer for a day to save money.

Problem: Article: Oil pastels, hard pastels, soft pastels, and pastel pencils all have different properties that you should explore through experimentation.  Run each type of pastel across a piece of paper. Notice how the lines they make are distinctive. Pick up a pastel pencil and notice that not only does it resemble a traditional graphite pencil, the stroke it creates is detailed like a traditional pencil. Handle a soft pastel pencil and feel its softer consistency. When pulling it across a piece of paper notice how much of it's pigments are transferred depending on the pressure you apply to it. Apply a hard pastel to a piece of paper. Play with how you draw it across the paper. Use it on its end and then on its side. Notice how the lines created differ. Press firmly then softly and see how these lines differ as well.
Summary: Study the qualities of each of your materials.

Problem: Article: Although these won't pay as well and are less reliable than full-time employment, you can significantly bulk up your portfolio by taking a series of contract jobs. Check sites like Elance and ODesk (Also known as "Upwork" now) to find work. While it can be difficult to get considered for a contract, once you get your first one it gets a lot easier.  Hacker News is a great resource for contract and freelance jobs. Check the "Ask" section. While it can be tempting to bid low to secure a contract job, don't sell your services short. Not only will you end up working more for less than you deserve, you will also anger others in your field, leading to less networking. Good work on a contract job can sometimes lead to a full-time position. Always put your best foot forward! . Attend as many conventions and hack-a-thons as you possibly can. Not only will this expose you to more code and problems to solve, it will also help you meet other people in the industry. Despite what you might think about programmers working alone in their basement, the majority of full-time developers are part of a team and networking is just as important as any other field. Once you have a few contract jobs under your belt, you can start sending your resume and portfolio out to larger organizations for full-time employment. Besides Monster and Indeed, there are a variety of developer-specific job sites that you should be looking at, including GitHub Jobs, StackOverflow Job Board, AngelList, CrunchBoard, Hirelite, and Hacker News. A good software developer is usually proficient in more than one language. While a lot of what you learn will be on the job, use some of your free time to expand your knowledge and learn the basics of another language or two. This will make transitioning to new projects much easier and will make you a much more desirable job candidate. Not every entry-level software development job is going to pay six figures. In fact, none of them will. The good thing about software development, however, is that the job market is incredibly strong. If you feel like you aren't earning enough where you're at, it is relatively easy to move to a new position in a new company (if you have the skills). Treat your first few jobs as necessary experience instead of focusing on your retirement plan.
Summary: Take contract jobs. Network as much as possible Apply for full-time positions. Diversify your skillset. Don't worry about the pay.

Problem: Article: This device is often used in place of floss. It uses pressurized water to rinse away food particles caught in your teeth. You can also use it to rinse off your tongue. Simply slip away to the bathroom, fill the device, and start spraying. If you have some mouthwash, you can add it to the water chamber for an added boost of bad breath fighting power.[Image:Fix Bad Breath on the Spot Step 8 Version 2.jpg|center]] Then use a dry paper towel to rub each of your teeth. You can also use the inside of your shirt. This will make your teeth super smooth, like you just brushed your teeth. Then rinse your mouth again. If you have the rough brown type of paper towel, you can rub it on your tongue outwards and get some plaque coating off.
Summary:
Use a portable Waterpik. Rinse your mouth with water.