Q: Don’t press hard, because you’ll spread the urine further into the couch. As you would with any spilled liquid, just press the cloth into the wet spot to absorb extra liquid. If you have a wet/dry vacuum handy, that would also work well on a fresh pee stain. Put 2-3 drops of dish soap, 3 tablespoons (44.4 ml) (42 grams) of baking soda, and 1.25  c (300 mL) of 3% hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle. Replace the cap and shake the bottle to mix up the ingredients.  Hydrogen peroxide disinfects the fabric and breaks down the acid in the pee, making the stain easier to remove. You can substitute vinegar if you don’t have any hydrogen peroxide. Be sure to fully saturate all parts of the stain. Don’t blot it up right away—give it some time to work! If your couch is made of microfiber, opt for an enzyme cleaner instead. Gently blot the stain with a damp rag to rinse the soap out, then blot it with a clean, dry cloth. It should only take a few hours for the spot to dry, and your couch will be good as new.
A: Pat the stain with a cloth to soak up excess pee. Mix dish soap, baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide together. Spray the solution on the couch and let it sit for an hour. Rinse away the detergent residue with a damp cloth.

Q: As long as your kitten is over five days old, she should be gently handled and pet every day to get used to being touched. This will help her bond with you and get her used to the smell of humans. Socializing kittens and getting them used to being touched is most important during the first seven weeks of their lives (minus the first week or two). As long as they're people you trust to be kind and gentle, get your kitten used to as many people as possible by letting friends and family pet her too. This socialization will increase the chances that she’ll develop into a loving and friendly adult cat. Many cats don’t like having their paws touched, but working your kitten up to this will help her learn to enjoy being pet, and will make clipping her nails much easier.  Start by gently rubbing your kitten’s chest between her two front legs, and slowly move your hand down one of her legs until you're touching her paw. Go back to her chest and repeat with the other leg. When you’ve done this, reward her with a treat.  Gradually increase the amount of time you spend touching her paws until your kitten becomes accustomed to having them touched. Be sure to reward her with treats. Start by scratching the back of her head around her ears. Then with one finger, gently stroke one of her ears and go back to scratching her head. Repeat with the other ear and reward her with a treat. Each time you do this, gradually increase the amount of time you spend touching her ear, until it’s no longer an issue. When you're getting her used to this, don’t forget to reward her with treats. Use a small brush or one that’s designed for cats. Brush in the direction that her fur grows (brush from head to tail) for a few minutes each week. Not only will this get her used to being touched in different ways, but it will also help to reduce shedding and fur balls.
A: Pet her daily. Let other people pet her too. Get her used to you touching her paws. Work your way to touching the ears. Brush her weekly.

Q: for yourself. Starting a healthier diet is a great overarching goal; however, to make your goal more realistic and doable, you'll need to be more specific about what you want out of a "healthy diet."  It might be helpful to first think about your current diet. What's unhealthy about it? Do you need to eat more green vegetables? Do you need to drink more water? Should you snack less? Write up a list of the things you want to change, add or stop about your current diet. Use these ideas to form multiple small goals to help you reach a healthier diet. The best way to reach any goal is to start with one or two very small changes. Trying to overhaul your entire diet in a few days probably won't work well. Choose something small to work on each week. You'll be much more successful long-term. After you've come up with a few goals and how you can achieve them, consider starting a food journal. This will serve as a method to track and evaluate your progress.  Write all your goals in your food journal. You can review them as needed or change them as you continue to make changes to your diet. Also track all of your foods and beverages in your food journal. This will help you physically see what's missing from your diet or what you're eating too much of. Make sure to write out each breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack (even a few nibbles) and drinks you consume throughout the day. The more accurate you are, the better resource this will be. Each week in your food journal, write down the change you want to work on. For example, "This week, I will drink eight glasses of water each day." At the end of the week, go back over your journal to see if you've completed this goal. There are many apps available to download on your smartphone that can help you track calories, exercise, and even how much water you drink. . A meal plan is a great tool when you're trying to follow any new diet plan. These plans are your guide and blueprint to your week of meals and snacks.  Meal plans can help you stay organized and on track throughout the week. You'll know exactly what you're going to have and on what day. This way you can go to the grocery store with a specific list, only buying what you plan to use in your meals for the week. You can also plan ahead of time for busy days — for instance, if you know you'll be very busy and work late on Thursday, make something on Wednesday that you can easily reheat and have for leftovers on Thursday. Also write up the corresponding grocery list to your meal plans. This will help you get in and out of the grocery store and ensure you have all the necessary ingredients at home to make all of your meals. Don't skip meals. If you currently skip meals, make sure to schedule a meal or a healthy snack for yourself at least every four hours. Skipping meals is more likely to lead to binge eating later, which contributes to weight gain. If you're busy and have little time to make a meal from scratch, meal prep will be the key to following your new healthier diet.  Meal prep helps you get a lot of the work of cooking from scratch or cooking at home out of the way during free time. When it's time for dinner on a busy weeknight, you should have most or even all of the cooking already done. Plan a day or two during the week when you have some free time to do your meal prep. Review your meal plan and grocery list and try to find ways to get some cooking done. Meal prep is flexible. You can cook full dinners in advance so you just have to reheat the night you want to eat it, or you can just do washing or chopping of vegetables or marinating meat so you can quickly cook the night of. Also consider purchasing foods that require less prep work to begin with. For example, you can purchase pre-washed and cut bagged lettuce instead of a whole head of lettuce, frozen vegetables that are heat and serve, or pre-grilled lean protein like grilled chicken strips. Meal prepping can be a time to catch up with people. Ask your partner or children to help you prep while you talk about what has been going on in your lives.
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Set a goal Start a food journal. Create a meal plan Meal prep in your free time.