Article: Over time, your nose pads may wear down, stop being able to be cleaned or break entirely. If you notice this or just want a new, clean pair of nose pads, you should consider replacing them entirely. Nose pads can come in varied sizes and shapes, such as teardrop, rectangle, circle or D-shaped. Ask at your local eye specialist or check online to find some nose pads that exactly match your current ones. They may come individually, or as part of a complete nose pad repair kit.  The size of a nose pad can be found by measuring along the longest part of one pad. The sizes will generally be listed in millimeters. Replacement nose pad kits will come with all of the tools you need to replace nose pads, including a screwdriver, new screws, a magnifying glass, and replacement nose pads. These can make the whole process very streamlined and easy to repeat in the future. Hold your glasses so that the nose pads are facing towards you. Use a jeweler’s screwdriver to remove the small screw holding the nose pad in place. Put the screw aside and remove the nose pad.  If the nose pad isn’t attached by a screw, it will likely be a snap-on nose pad. Use a small, flathead screwdriver to pry the old nose pads out of place. They should easily pop out.  The same screws can be used to attach the new nose pads, but make sure they are intact and functional before doing so. Check the threading and the head for any signs of damage.
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Replace your nose pads if you can't get them clean. Purchase replacement nose pads that are the same size and shape as your old ones. Remove the old nose pads.
Article: Everyone's body has tight areas and looser areas.   Stretching early and often helps keep you limber. Remember, you will become less flexible as you get older, so start early. Do you know where your Gluteus Maximus is? Probably! What about your Iliopsoas or your Semitendinosus? These muscles are important to your needle!   You have to overextend your back, torso and leg muscles to do a needle.  Learning the muscles' names and how they work within your body will make stretching for this position easier. Tighter muscles are typical around the back and torso. These areas will need extra stretching. Muscles have a long memory. If you have injured a muscle, it might be tighter than the rest. Give it extra love and attention, and extra stretching to prevent future harm. Muscle tears can occur. If they do, they can reduce your motor skills, as well as create scar tissue. Be careful! Do jumping jacks, brisk walking or jogging to warm up your muscles. Don't stretch with cold muscles. Working on a needle with cold muscles can hurt your posture and form, which may result in injury. A routine is important for preparing your body for exertion and contortions involved in doing a needle.   Stretching prepares your body for the needle posture. Also, stretching triggers your muscle memory and believe it or not, can remember what to do!   Remember, stretching is not itself a warm-up. Start with major muscle groups. Shoulders, torso, gluts, thighs, and back. Breathing is key to the optimal performance of your mind and body.  In the middle of a routine, you're exerting all of your energy and breathing is essential.  With time, the resistance and tightness will release. Keep breathing! It can take time to perfect the splits while on the floor. It can take even longer to do it with both legs! But, it's important to the needle posture, so don't rush this step.  Most people have one leg that is more flexible than the other. But, stretch both legs equally. Your more flexible leg might end up being your supporting leg. If so, this is another reason to stretch both legs equally. Alternately point and flex your front leg's foot while in the splits. Keep your back leg's knee rolled towards the ground, not twisted to the side. Once you are in the splits on the floor, you need to stretch your chest, shoulders and back muscles. To do this, reach backwards and hold your back leg with both hands. Breathe calmly and regularly during this process. Once you're comfortable with the splits on the floor, you need to move onto to gently hyper-extending your splits.  Place your front leg ankle and heel on a few inches of gymnastic mat, rolled up yoga mat, yoga block, or even a rolled up towel, and descend into the split position. Gradually increase the height of the mat, block or rolled towel until you have flexibility and no discomfort while hyperextended. This motion results in the posture that you'll have in the needle while standing up, except here you are supported by the ground.  Check in with your body and see if how it feels to move into this position slowly, and don't forget to be patient if you encounter tightness in your muscles. Continue leaning backwards until you can do so without discomfort. Remember that this is the posture you must acquire to do a needle. This is the same posture you were in on the floor, but this time you are balancing while standing upright.  Use the doorframe as a buttress for your upper leg and body. Depending on where you place your standing leg, you can increase or decrease the stretch and hyperextension. Do this with your hands overhead while in the splits. Again, take it slowly here, since you are using different muscles when you're standing versus sitting on the floor. Sink into the splits, or the hyperextended splits, while holding onto your upper leg with both hands behind you.  This is the posture that most closely approximates the free-standing needle, so take your time in perfecting your balance and comfort. Take your time and be patient!
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Know your natural flexibility. Learn your muscles' names. Identify problem muscles. Warm up your muscles before stretching. Develop a routine for stretching. Breathe consciously and regularly. Perfect the splits for both legs. Lay back with hands overhead while in the splits. Hyperextend splits for both legs. Lay back with hands overhead while in hyperextended splits. Stand in splits against doorframe. Lean back against your upper leg and the doorframe. Hyperextend splits while standing against doorframe.
Article: Once you are fully prepared to start planting, place your seeds in the pot as indicated on the seed packets. Gently press in the seeds, or lightly cover them with a seed-starting mixture or mulch. You can use toothpicks to tweezers to help you distribute and press in larger seeds. Use a mister or a small watering can to moisten the seeds after planting. The top layer of seed starter or mulch should be damp, but not wet. Be sure to add small amounts of water at a time, as adding too much could displace or wash away the seeds. Most seeds will need a consistent temperature of between 65° and 75° Fahrenheit (18° to 24° C) and regular exposure to sunlight to properly germinate. Keep your seeds in a climate controlled environment and a sunny area where your seeds will get a full day’s worth of exposure.  If you live in an area where sunlight or temperature is variable, you may also consider purchasing a sun lamp or heating mats to help encourage your seeds to grow. Some seed starting trays come with a cover to create a warm, moist environment for the seeds. Keep this on until the seeds sprout from the soil. If you don't have a cover, you can slip a plastic bag over the pot to keep moisture in until the seeds sprout. Keep the seeds out of direct sunlight while the cover is on, or they will overheat.
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Place seeds in the soil. Moisten the seeds. Ensure proper light and temperature.