your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 176.6 degrees Celsius. Line 27 cupcake tins into each hole. Stir mixture round and round, making sure the ingredients have been blended together. Whisk again, but a bit harder to beat the eggs well. If needed, use a hand blender to give the mix a better stir. This time, you may need a hand blender or even an electric mixer. Start blending on medium speed, mixing round and round to make cupcake batter creamy. Keep blending for about thirty seconds. Add crushed Oreos. Set batter aside. Use an ice cream scoop to pour batter into each tin. You should fill it about halfway up. Bake the cupcakes for about 15-20 minutes or until cupcakes start to puff up and poking a toothpick inside comes out clean.

Summary: Preheat Place three muffin or cupcake tin on your cooking space. Whisk all the dry ingredients (except for the smashed Oreos) into a large bowl. While whisking add the oil, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract. Slowly pour boiling water or brewed coffee. Add cupcake batter in cupcake tin. Bake the cupcakes. Set cupcakes aside to cool on a wire rack or plate.


The most important thing that amniotic fluid does is keep your baby safe while he or she is in the womb. It does this by cushioning your baby. It also has other functions, which include:  Keeping the baby warm. Acting as a lubricant. Sometimes, some babies are born with webbed fingers and toes due to insufficient amount of amniotic fluid. Promoting proper lung and kidney development. Helping the baby move freely, which in turn lets him/her exercise the limbs and become strong. Oligohydramnios is the condition that occurs when your amniotic fluid gets very low (specifically below 300 ml). If you are concerned that you might have developed this condition, you should always talk to your doctor. If you are concerned you might develop the condition in the future, it is helpful to know what to look for. Symptoms include:  Leakage of amniotic fluid. Your abdomen is smaller than you think it should be given your gestational period (how long you have been pregnant). Feeling like your baby is moving around less. Smaller than expected urine amounts when you go to the bathroom. Visible lack of amniotic fluid when you get an ultrasound. There are some conditions or factors that can predispose you to having troubles with your amniotic fluid amounts. Some of the more common reasons include:  If your baby is small for his or her gestational age. If you have high blood pressure while you are pregnant (a condition called pre-eclampsia). If your placenta partially or completely peels away from your uterine wall even before the onset of delivery. This condition is known as abruptio placenta. If you are having identical twins. If identical twins share a placenta, sometimes their amniotic fluid levels become out of balance. This happens when one twin gets more blood via the placenta than the other. If you have certain medical conditions like lupus. If you are in post-term pregnancy. If your pregnancy has gone over 42 weeks, you have a higher risk of low levels of amniotic fluid due to declining placental function – amniotic fluid starts to decrease by the 38th week of pregnancy. The actual volume of amniotic fluid cannot be safely measured directly so the condition is diagnosed by using ultrasounds that check the amniotic fluid index (AFI). A normal AFI range is between 5 and 25 cm.

Summary: Understand what amniotic fluid’s purpose is. Be aware of the symptoms of oligohydramnios. Be aware of the risk factors that could lead you to having low amounts of amniotic fluid. Understand that low levels of amniotic fluid can generally only be diagnosed by ultrasound.


It’s great to tell your girlfriend she’s beautiful or gush about how gorgeous she is. However, instead of bragging about her looks alone, try to focus on her personality, achievements, and other qualities that make her a wonderful person.  Brag about her professional accomplishments, like a laudable project she managed.  Talk about an impressive test score, how she made honor roll or dean’s list, or how great of a mentor she is to her younger siblings. Bragging about your love life isn’t the most respectful way to convey what a great human being your girlfriend is. Further, when you keep intimate details about your relationship between the two of you, those details become more special and profound. It’s one thing to confide in your best friend about your love life. However, if you brag to all of your friends about how great your girlfriend is at intimate stuff, she might feel like nothing more than a conquest. Bragging about how great your girlfriend is at things like cooking and cleaning could come across as old fashioned and stereotypical. Instead of reducing her to an outdated gender role, try drawing attention to more complex personality traits.  For example, you could say, “Sophie is a great cook. She likes to glance at recipes, then add her own unique twists. Her creativity, intelligence, and quick-thinking never cease to amaze me!” Try saying something like, “Her apartment is always spotless, and she loves to keep things in order. Among her many great qualities, she’s so responsible and has such attention to detail. She really makes me a better person.” When in doubt, talk to your girlfriend about whether or not she likes it when you gush about her. Set clear boundaries about what’s up for discussion, when bragging is appropriate, and how much you should share about your relationship. Ask her, “Does my bragging ever make you uncomfortable? I love telling everyone how amazing you are, but I’d never want to put you on the spot or make you feel embarrassed.”

Summary: Focus on her qualities and accomplishments. Keep private details private. Avoid reducing her to gendered stereotypes. Ask your girlfriend how comfortable she is with your bragging.


Training an adult pug requires a different approach than what you’d use with a puppy. Your adult pug may have had some previous training, but it may not have been completed or consistently reinforced. Ask the rescue group or animal shelter from where you adopted your pug about what types of additional training he will need.  Older dogs are calmer and tend to have longer attention spans than puppies.  Adult dogs are more set in their ways (including bad habits) and may take longer to train. Be patient with your adult pug during the training process. If your adult pug was mistreated by his previous owner, he may be extra sensitive to yelling or harsh punishment. As you train your adult pug, always keep a calm temper, including when he has an accident or doesn’t follow a command. If you have other household members, have them all train your adult pug. By involving everyone, your pug will feel like he’s part of your pack, which will help him feel safe and loved. To prevent him from getting confused from working with different people, make sure everyone uses the same commands, says the commands in the same tone of voice, and does not deviate from the training process (e.g., letting him get away with bad behavior).
Summary: Identify his training needs. Be gentle with your adult pug. Involve your whole family in the training process.