Breathe deeply, and if need be, walk away and return later when you don't feel so ballistic about the situation. Try making fun out of situations, that will most probably change your mood, and then, deal with it in a creative way. Good and Bad things always come and go in life. Remind yourself that there are more important battles to be won, and this isn't one of them. Put it into the big picture perspective of being a passing inconvenience, not a total derailment of your day or life. Find an interesting part of a tree or shrub, maybe even your hand, and play with it. You will find that while you are concentrating on that, your anger will fizz away like bubbles in a glass of pop. If you ended up screaming, cursing or stomping your foot, the embarrassment is probably riling you. Let it go. Many people have bad moments, including letting the annoyance show. Remind yourself that it's over now, and that you won't repeat the performance again. Store the memory away to remind you of how it feels to you and looks to others when you do lose it, so that you can recall it when needed again. This is only an immediate reaction to try to quell an annoying situation where you feel ready to explode. To stay sane and not continue to find situations so annoying that you're apoplectic, you'll need to take a longer term view about why you're finding any situation annoying, so that you can deal with it in future. The rest of this article tackles the longer term solving of coming across an annoying situation.

Summary: Practice immediate self-restraint. Tell yourself that the situation will pass. Shift your concentration. Forgive yourself if you lost the plot. Learn from what has happened.


Work with an architect to design a scaled design and floor plan for your underground house. This plan should be complete with dimensions, details on the potential materials that will be used, As you design your house you should consider air and water filtration systems, potential light sources, and food storage space.  Draw a model of your house to scale using the structural plans that you already created. Now draw in where all the installed appliances will go first, then the furniture, then anything else you would like to include in your plan. Be aware of the following constraints as well:  If you are going to be underground for very long periods of time you will need to have your water set up to some sort of renewing water source and you will also need a ton of space to keep the food you have fresh. This means many refrigerators and a reliable power generator. A reliable air circulation and filtration system is also crucial to avoid getting carbon dioxide poisoning or other airborne illnesses. This can be as simple as a ladder with a hatch on the top or even a tunnel leading up and to the outside. The easiest option is buying a staircase. You can buy a staircase online and have it delivered to your house, so it doesn’t even need to be part of the construction if you don’t want.  If you decide to use a ladder you may need to secure the ladder to the wall with metal supports. Buy U-shaped metal supports at a home improvement store and secure these into your wall over the steps of your ladder. This will keep it stable while you are climbing up and down. You can also buy airtight hatches to secure the top of your entrance. Once again it is important to make sure that your hatch is significantly wider and longer than the hole you wish to cover.

Summary: Develop detailed structural plans. Design your house. Include an entrance and exit in your design.


Some players don’t like jock shorts, so they choose a separate cup. When you’re going the old-fashioned route, put on a form-fitting pair of shorts first. Then, slide the cup into the shorts, positioning it to cover your groin. Make sure it stays in place as you move. Women use a piece of equipment called a pelvic protector. It works the same way as a cup for men except you put it on underneath your shorts. Compression shorts are like bicycle shorts. They are meant to fit tightly against your body while absorbing sweat as you play. Garter belts are basically elastic bands with hanging buckles that clip to your socks. Step through the belt and pull it up to your waist to put in on. This will leave you with a buckle on the front and back of each of your thighs. This is one of the simplest pieces of equipment to put on, and you don’t even need it if you’re using jock shorts. Most hockey jock shorts have built-in velcro hooks for your socks.

Summary: Wear a cup over compression shorts if you prefer traditional equipment. Place a garter belt around your waist if you need to secure your socks.


A "popped" look can be easily achieved with gemstone colors like purples and blues. Even greens can look amazing. Make sure you have separate brushes for your different colors.
Summary: Choose colors that complement your look.