INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Dump out the ants and remaining contaminated food. Immediately close the bag and take outside. This helps keep the ants from crawling back out and getting back into the food. Ants leave pheromones behind that attract more ants, so make sure to thoroughly wash out the bowl with hot water and detergent. If the bowl is dishwasher friendly, you can put it through your dishwasher. After removing the ants, clean the area around the food. You have to remove the pheromone trail so ants from the colony won't return. Try using vinegar or lemon juice to erase the scent and deter future ants from approaching. You can also mop the area around the food container, or the entire kitchen floor. You can use what you normally use to mop, or use dish soap. Look for a shallow container that is wider than the cat food bowl. You can use a silver tray, a cake pan, a pie pan, a roasting tray, or anything else that will fit the cat bowl in.  Make sure the container you put the cat bowl in isn't too big. However, there should be about an inch between the edge of the moat and the food bowl. This distance helps keep ants away.  Some companies manufacture bowls that already incorporate the moat around the bowl's edge. These are great and easy to use and the entire bowl can be picked up and cleaned in one go. However, if you don't want to spend the money on that before seeing if it works, you can try this DIY method. Place a small amount of water in the moat container. You don't want to fill it too high so it spills into the food, but want enough water to provide a barrier for the ants. Ants aren't good swimmers, so it should drown or deter the ants from crossing. To help keep ants from crossing the water, try placing some vegetable oil, lemon essential oil, or dishwashing soap into the moat water. But only add dishwashing liquid if the space between the moat and food bowl is too small for the cat to drink from. Put the food bowl in the water. Make sure there is at least a 1-inch space between the edge of the moat and the food bowl. Fill the food bowl with fresh food.  If the container is extra large, put the food bowl close enough to its edge so your cat will be able to reach the food without difficulty, but far enough from the edge the ants won't be able to hop across. If the food bowl is too short, use a block or other item to raise the food bowl above the edge of the moat container. The water may contain some drowned ants or spilled food. It will need refreshing as it begins to evaporate. Eventually, the ants will stop coming. In some places, like in warmer climates, you may have to feed your cat in this manner persistently as the ants never go away.

SUMMARY: Remove any ants already in your cat's food bowl. Wash the bowl. Clean the food area. Find a moat container. Fill the container with water. Place the food bowl in the moat container. Empty the moat container as needed. Keep up this process.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It is very common for two friends/best friends to fall in love or fancy each other after being friends for quite a long time. Knowing what your crush's hobbies, interests and turn-offs are will boost your chances of becoming their partner.  Try talking to them as a friend first. If you approach the person as a crush, they will only see you as someone who likes them. This could potentially be problematic if they don't like you because they will be less likely to want to get to know you. Become friends first, and then later try to pursue them. Make sure they feel comfortable around you, through communication. Get to know them and let them know you (what you like, what you don't like....etc.) This determines whether you are compatible or not. Hang out with the crush. Not one-on-one yet, but maybe ask your crush and one or two other friends to go to the park or come over to play video games or something. This way, you can see and interact with each other in a more natural environment.  Do activities together. The more you interact, the more they'll think of you. It's a no-brainer! Eventually, you could ask the crush if they wanted to do something casual with you one-on-one. Maybe it's a sport or a movie. Figure out what interests the crush and ease into the suggestion. Apart from having an unhappy or forced relationship, pushing things too fast could also ruin the bond you've already created, which could lead to losing them as a friend as well. Be patient!  Clinging is one of the things people dislike most in a relationship. Give your crush their space, and let any relationship unfold at a natural pace. Do not stalk the person. Not only is this inappropriate, but it can be illegal – and it doesn't work. Do not flirt uncontrollably with the crush. Do not make sure you hear everything about this person, either. Don't try to be around the crush constantly. If they ever did like you, this will put them off. Hang out together, have fun and talk. If it's meant to be, it'll happen. If not, there are plenty of other fish in the sea. Don't try to make your crush love you. Love is not a game. They say the best relationships consist of the best of friends! Get to know your crush, and they'll get to know you. More importantly, let the crush know they can trust you and turn to you.  Help the person out whenever your crush needs help or support and be there for the crush at the right time. Be attentive to their wants and needs. If your crush forgets lunch one day and you can afford to get them a snack or share your lunch, they'll greatly appreciate your kindness and compassion. Make them a priority, and be there when they really need it. Be the kind of person they can rely on because you do what you say you will do. Be affirmative. Make your crush feel good about themself. Get interested in things they are interested in. Say, for instance, your crush loves everything about sports. Watch some more sports games so if they start talking about sports with your friends, you'll actually know what they're talking about.  If your crush loves older music, ask what their favorite song is. Then, listen to the music, and see if you can find similar songs they might also like. All you can do is be yourself around your crush, and see how the cards play out. Remember to pay attention to your crush's likes and dislikes and to be aware of their feelings and their interests, but don't adopt interests that truly bore you.

SUMMARY:
Create a friendship, and be around the crush more. Spend more time with the person. Don't push it too far too fast. Be a person they can depend on. Learn more about their interests.