Article: This will help to protect your hair from the smoke. Keeping your hair from smelling like smoke is a good way to prevent being caught by your parents. If you don’t have time to shampoo your hair, pull it back and cover it up. Showering and washing your hair are the best ways to remove the smell of smoke. Look for soaps, body-washes, and shampoos with a citrus scent. Citrus is great at removing odors and will help counteract the smell of smoke. If your hair is smelling strongly of smoke, mix a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with a gentle shampoo and wash your hair thoroughly. Vinegar is great at cleaning and deodorizing, and the apple-cider vinegar can actually make your hair healthier. You can buy apple cider vinegar at most grocery stores. If smoke got into your hair, or onto your body, and you don’t have time to shower, rub a dryer sheet over your head and body. The dryer sheet will absorb at least some of the odors. You can also spray perfumes or body mists onto yourself, but they will only cover up the smell. Your parents may still be able to smell the smoke and know you are trying to mask the scent.
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Wear a hat or hood and pull long hair back into a bun. Take a shower and shampoo your hair. Wash your hair with apple cider vinegar. Use a dryer sheet if you are desperate.
Article: Scales are most prevalent outdoors where they infest all species of trees, shrubs, perennial plants and annual plants. When the plants are small enough and infestation is not too severe, get rid of the scales in the same way as you would houseplants.  Scrub the scales off with your nail or an old toothbrush. Spray the plant with an insecticidal spray every four days or so. When the scale infestation is severe, use sharp hand pruners or loppers to trim off branches and leaves which hold high concentrations of these insects.  Make the pruning cut about 1/4-inch above a leaf or at the base of the branch. Use a garden hose to spray off the pruners or loppers before using them on another plant to remove any scale insects that may be left on them. This is also commonly called summer oil or dormant oil, to kill any remaining scale insects. Spray the oil on the tops and bottoms of the leaves as well as the stems. There are various horticultural oil formulas on the market that are all equally good. They are commonly mixed at a rate of 2 to 4 teaspoons per gallon of water, but this varies. Read and follow the manufacturer’s recommendations carefully. Shake the spray bottle vigorously to mix it initially and every few minutes while spraying to keep the oil mixed with the water. Spray the plants in early spring to kill any scale insects that have survived the winter before new growth starts. During the summer, spray the plants for scales in June, July and August but only if they return after the early spring treatment. Horticultural oils work by smothering the scale insects that are on the plant when it is sprayed. The treatment may have to be repeated after a week or two.
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Use the same methods as those used for houseplants when fighting a small-scale attack. Prune away parts of the plant that are infested with scales. Spray the plants with horticultural oil. Keep the seasons in mind.
Article: Sit down and write out a timeline for your project or goal. This will help you to stay on track, and you can refer back to it when your motivation wanes. For example, if your goal is exercising, on your timeline state that you would like to be able to run a mile in one month. Then make a mini plan for how you will accomplish that goal between now and your one-month mark. Cutting up your goal into increments of time will help you stay focused and keep you from becoming overwhelmed. Control your inner dialogue and practice positive self-talk. Replace negative self-talk such as, “I can't do it,” “I'm not the best,” “I'm not smart enough,” with positive self-talk such as, “I can do it,” “I am the best,” and “I am smart; if they can do it, I can do it.” Stick with your goal by realizing that every process has an ebb and flow. Motivation is not a constant thing. There will be times when you are doing a great job of sticking to your timeline and your goals. However, other times, your motivation will wane, but know that this feeling is not a permanent, lasting feeling. Stick it out and wait for that motivation to come back. When your motivation is low, read a book or a blog about your goal. For example, if your goal is to publish a book or a journal article, read a book about writing for journals and publishers. These books have great tips for staying focused. You can also ask for support when having trouble sticking to your goal. Join an online forum, ask a friend, mentor, or a family member. Remember that talking it out will help you resolve the issue.
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Make a timeline. Practice positive self-talk. Don't give up. Read a book or a blog about your goal. Ask for support.