Click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a green, red, yellow, and blue sphere icon. If you don't have Google Chrome, download and install it before continuing. Friend Remover is a browser extension that will mass-delete Facebook friends for you. It's a blue button in the top-right side of the Friend Remover page. Doing so will install the Friend Remover extension for your Google Chrome browser. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're logged into Facebook. If you aren't logged in, first enter you email address (or phone number) and password in the top-right side of the page. It's a blue box with a white silhouette of a person on it. You'll find this in the top-right side of the Chrome window. Doing so will open a new Facebook tab with a list of your friends. Click each friend you'd like to remove in the window on the left side of the page. Each person you click will be selected. It's a red button in the bottom-right side of the page. Doing so will remove your selected friends from Facebook.

Summary: Open  Google Chrome. Go to the Friend Remover webpage. Click Add to Chrome. Click Add extension when prompted. Open Facebook. Click the Friend Remover icon. Select friends to remove. Click Remove Friends. Click Remove Friends when prompted.


When you receive a negative comment, your first reaction is probably defensiveness. The urge to react in anger or run to the bathroom and cry might arise. You may even blush or begin to sweat. Letting yourself think before acting puts you in control. You can't control how a comment makes you feel, but you can control how you react to it.  Take a moment to let the first wave of emotion wash over you. Let yourself feel it, then wait for it to subside. Do not react until that initial flush of defensiveness is gone. It may help to actually count to ten before you say anything. If you're alone, you can count out loud. If you're with someone else, count silently. Ten seconds is usually enough time to clear your head. A criticism is usually related to something separate from you. For example, your teacher might tell you your writing needs improvement. While it might be hurtful to hear this statement, it doesn't imply that there's anything wrong with you. It is important to learn to take constructive criticism as an opportunity to improve. An insult, on the other hand, is when someone cuts you down for who you are. It's usually related to something you can't change. Criticism serves a positive function, while insult is meant to cause pain.  Take the context of the comment into account. Did the person who said it mean well? Was it delivered by a person you respect in a position to critique you, like your teacher, boss or parents? Or was the person trying to hurt you? Confusing criticism with insult commonly leads to overreaction. Being able to separate the two will help you develop a thicker skin at school, work and in other places where valid criticism can be given. Did the person who criticized you have a point? It's hard to swallow, but maybe the comment was valid. If you know that there's truth in the critique, try to accept it instead of getting defensive. Accepting criticism with humility instead of instantly rejecting it may help you improve.  It's also possible that the critique is dead wrong. Still, there's no need to overreact. It's just one person's opinion, after all. Speaking of opinions, it might help to get a second one. This can help you establish whether you actually have room for improvement. Having perspective will help you get through the day without getting too emotional. Remember, there's nothing wrong with feeling that initial wave of anger, sadness or defensiveness when you first receive a criticism. However, you shouldn't let emotions drag you down for the rest of the day. In the larger context of your day, week, month or year, one comment isn't going to mean much.  If it seems impossible to put it into perspective, just tell yourself to wait it out until tomorrow. The pain really will fade after a day or two. In the meantime, distract yourself. Spend time with a friend, watch a good movie or exercise the thoughts away. The best possible way to react to criticism is to use it as an incentive to take action. If you can't get it off of your mind, decide to do something about it. Replace those negative feelings with feelings of accomplishment.  For example, if you received a critical review of a report you wrote, consider revising the report with the critique in mind. Without dwelling on the criticism, keep it in mind and resolve to do better next time.

Summary: Think before reacting. Separate criticism from insult. See if you have room for improvement. Look at the bigger picture. Resolve to make it into something positive.


Making your own flower press doesn’t take a long time and gives you a designated press so you won’t have to scrounge around trying to find heavy books or bricks. Each piece of wood should be 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) thick. You can use plywood or other scraps of wood.  If you visit your local home improvement store, you may be able to find scraps of wood for sale that can be used for your press. If you are cutting your own pieces of wood, you can make your press any shape or size that you want. Some people prefer round presses, while some want a smaller or bigger press, depending on how many flowers they need to dry at one time. A 9 by 12 in (23 by 30 cm) press can hold anywhere from 10-20 blooms, just depending on what kinds of flowers you are pressing. With c-clamps, one side of the clamp stays stationary and the other side can be adjusted by turning the handle to move the screw up or down. Open each clamp wide enough to fit the pieces of wood. Start by positioning one clamp over a corner of the press. Adjust the screw mechanism to bring the sides of the clamp together as tight as possible. Repeat this with the other 3 clamps.  Visit your local home improvement store or shop online for your c-clamps. You don’t need to get anything fancy, so you should be able to find these clamps for about $5 a piece. If you bought a wooden press rather than making one yourself, there should be bolts for you to utilize rather than having to use clamps. Resist undoing the press and checking on your flowers until at least 3 weeks have passed. If you do, it could disturb the flowers and make it hard to get them back into the same position so that they dry perfectly. To be safe, wait 30 days before opening the clamps and removing the flowers.  If you have more flowers you want to press in the meantime, use a second press or one of the other pressing methods so you don’t disturb the ones that are in process. This is one of the more time-intensive methods because it doesn’t use much weight or heat to press the flowers. If you want to speed up the pressing time, add a few bricks or books on top of the wood.
Summary: Buy or cut two 9 by 12 in (23 by 30 cm) pieces of wood. Secure each corner of the press together with a c-clamp. Let the flowers dry for about 30 days.