Q: If you have children or pets together, work together, or share a social circle, there will likely be times that contact is unavoidable. Make a clear plan that you can both agree to for how to handle those times.  Take control of the situation by clearly stating your needs. Keep in mind though, that you may need to negotiate. For example, you may never want to see your ex again, but if you work together, you may need to say something like, “I understand that you need to keep working here, so we’ll have to interact occasionally. I can do that, but I won’t be engaging with you socially at work, and please don’t visit my department unless it’s unavoidable.” If you have children together, you’ll need to establish boundaries around custody, holidays, milestones (such as graduations), and family gatherings. If you feel strongly averse to interacting with your ex at all, you may need to seek the help of a family counselor or lawyer. Write down the guidelines you’ve both established so you have something to reference if there’s a misunderstanding later. This may be difficult, particularly if you still don’t feel closure, or if you’re deeply heartbroken. It’s natural to want to reach out or to find reasons to contact your ex. However, do your best to cut off all contact until you’ve had time to heal.  It can help to delete their number from your phone. This can help prevent impulsive calling or texting. If you feel the need to contact them, spend some time writing in a journal instead. You can write them an imaginary letter, or write out out how you’re feeling. This can help you process feelings without actually reaching out to them. If you feel the urge to contact your ex, call a friend instead and tell them how you’re feeling. Avoid going to places you know you might run into them. Stay away from the bars and coffee shops they frequent, even if it means changing your usual routine. Don’t walk home using the route that goes right by their house. Your ex may reach out to you, even if you’ve explicitly asked them not to. They may even send flirtatious messages or indicate that they’re still interested in you. Do not respond to this. It’s disrespectful of the boundaries you’ve established and to your healing process.  Your ex may use flirtation as a way to manipulate you to reestablish contact. Unless they have explicitly said that they want try to get back together on terms that you could agree to, do not respond to their messages. If you're afraid that your ex might stalk, harass, or threaten you, seek support from a domestic violence shelter. You also may want to contact law enforcement or file a restraining order. Remember that “friends with benefits” has the word “friends” in it.
A: Create guidelines for unavoidable contact. Refrain from contacting them. Ignore flirtation or mixed signals.

Article: Look for chafing, repairs, stretches, pulled-out stitches and broken slides. Mildew is harmless but tough to get rid of. Check spinnakers for excessive bagginess. Hoist the windward sails and check for excessive draft and stretch. Remember that replacing the sails can cost you half the price of an old sailboat. You can pretty much count on replacing a lot of rigging on any old boat, though. Check for worn pins and shackles, unraveling wire, broken blocks, worn-out lines. These items are relatively easy to fix and replace, however. Winches should work smoothly, but if they don't, you can almost always get them running right with a quick cleaning and greasing.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Take all of the sails out of their bags and spread them out. Rigging will show the general quality of the boat's maintenance. If possible, hoist all the sails and work all the halyards, sheets, winches and furlers.

Problem: Article: Music is a great way to set the atmosphere in your room. Opt for upbeat music if you want a pumping hangout or choose an acoustic or chill soundtrack if you want a more relaxed gathering. Play the music through speakers or straight from your phone or computer.  If you want to chat with your friends, make sure that the music is quiet enough to be able to hear each other. If you don’t know what to play, search for a hangout playlist on a music streaming site, such as Spotify or Apple Music. Activities are a great way to ensure that nobody gets bored. Table tennis, board games, darts, and computer games are great options that can keep you and your friends occupied for hours. Set the activities up before your friends arrive or keep them on hand in case you get a little bored later in the day. If you don’t have a lot of space in your room, try some vintage games, such as knucklebones, Ludo, or cards. Food is a great way to get everybody in a good mood! Have some crisps, popcorn, fruit, crackers, or other delicious snacks prepared before your friends arrive. If you don’t want the snacks to get eaten straight away, put them in a cupboard and then bring them out once you get hungry. Have a trash bag nearby to put your rubbish in so that your room doesn’t look messy from the food packets.
Summary: Play your favourite music to set the mood. Buy games and activities that you and your friends can do together. Keep snacks on hand in case your friends get hungry.

Q: Use the vacuum hose with an extender and floor attachment to get a deep reach under the bed. If you have other furniture in your room with space underneath it, clean these spaces as well. For example, if you have a bookshelf or chest of drawers that doesn’t go all the way to the ground, that empty space will need to be vacuumed. Use a vacuum cleaner set on the hardwood setting to clean any dust and dirt off the floor first. Mop the floor with a mop and commercial hardwood cleaner to clean and polish the floor.  Commercial hardwood floor cleaners are usually available to purchase at most grocery stores. If your vacuum cleaner doesn’t have a hardwood floor setting, you can also use a broom and dustpan to clean the floor. Pour a thin amount of baking soda across the surface of your floor if it’s carpeted and let it sit for 5 minutes before vacuuming. Vacuum the floor once in each direction (i.e., once going horizontally and once going vertically) to make sure you clean all of the baking soda off of the floor. The baking soda will help remove any odors that have accumulated in your carpet fibers. Mix equal parts of hot water and dish soap in a spray bottle, then spray this mixture onto the stain. Use a clean cloth to blot the stain and transfer the colored liquid from the carpet fibers to the cloth. Continue blotting this way until the stain is completely gone.  You may need to switch to a second clean cloth if the stain is too large for your first cloth to handle. If this mixture of dish detergent and water doesn’t do the trick, use a mixture of unscented ammonia and water instead.
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Use vacuum extensions to vacuum underneath the bed. Vacuum and mop the floor if you have hardwood floors. Sprinkle baking soda into the carpet, then vacuum it twice. Use dish detergent and hot water to treat carpet stains.