INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Astro.com and cafeastrology.com are great websites for building your chart. They're free and generate high-quality, detailed astrological charts. Go to astro.com and click on “free horoscopes” near the top right of the web page. In the menu that pops up, choose “Extended Chart Selection.” At this point, you can choose to continue as a guest or create an account. Creating an account allows you to access your chart at any time. Enter your email address and create a password. If you're using cafeastrology.com, don't create an account. You can still make a chart as a guest. Type in your name, your gender, and the date, time, and place of your birth. Astro.com only requires the city of your birth, and will automatically calculate the latitude and longitude for you. When you start entering the city, the website will give you suggestions to choose from. The time of birth setting uses military time, so make sure you’re entering that correctly.  If you were born after noon, add 12 to the hour you were born to get the correct military time. So, for example, if you were born at 6:57 pm, in military time you were born at 18:57. If you're using cafeastrology.com, go to http://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php to fill in your birth data. For many websites, putting your name and gender does not actually affect your chart. Cafeastrology.com only has "man" and "woman" options for gender. It doesn't affect your chart, however, so don't worry too much if you don't identify with a binary gender. Astro.com also has an option under "gender" called “event.” You can use that if you don't identify with binary gender labels. Once you’ve finished entering your birth information, click next. The next screen that comes up shows all of the charts that Astro.com offers. Choose “Circular chart” under the "Methods" menu. A circular chart is the easiest type to read, especially if you're new to astrology. Then, in the drop-down menu for “please select a chart type,” choose “natal chart wheel.” If you're using cafeastrology.com, click "ok" under the area where you entered your birth data. This will take you directly to the description of your natal chart. On cafeastrology.com, you won't see a circular chart. Instead, you'll get a few tables that list the positions of the signs at the moment of your birth, and then a long written description of your chart. There are a lot of different options for choosing a House system. The House system in your chart is how your chart is divided up. The most common are Placidus, Koch, and whole signs. Choose “whole signs” under the “House system” drop-down menu to get a good basic chart. Once you’ve entered all of your information and settings, you’re ready to see your chart. There’s a blue button at the bottom of the screen that says “Click here to show the chart.” Go ahead and click that button. The website will then generate a chart for you.

SUMMARY: Create an account on an astrology website. Enter your data. Choose “circular charts” under “methods" on the next screen. Scroll down to “options” to choose your house system. Click the blue button at the bottom of the page.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If there's something you want to learn and would benefit from an instructor or routine, sign up for an online course. Sites like https://www.edx.org/  and https://www.thegreatcourses.com/ have excellent college level classes available to anyone and most of them are free.

SUMMARY: Take courses online if you want more structure.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Some clothes like jeans can be worn several times before washing, but wash your undergarments and socks after each use. If you are wearing clothes more than once, check for any dirt or stains on them before going out of the house. Don't wear wrinkled clothes or anything covered in pet hair. If you have a pet, keep a lint roller handy. It will pick up pet hair, bits of fuzz, and anything else that sticks to your clothes. While you might not have a big clothing budget, you can still match the clothes you have. Put a little more energy into putting an outfit together, then take a minute in front of the mirror to see how you look.  Do not mix styles. Don't wear sweatpants with your blouse or dress shirt. Avoid wearing white socks with your dress shoes. Avoid wearing colors that clash. Avoid pairing colors with different intensity or undertone. Colors have different properties that will determine if they are complementary to the eye or if they clash. You can use color wheels to help learn to identify various color properties, or simply wear a lot of neutral colors that can make it easy to coordinate with your colored clothing. Avoid anything that is too baggy or too tight. Pants shouldn't be drooping down so low that your underwear is showing. Likewise, clothing that is too tight can be seen as too revealing or sexual. Find a size that fits you comfortably.  Wearing a belt or suspenders can help keep your pants where you want them to be. Make sure any clothes that button up, like shirts and blazers, don't pull or gap across your chest or stomach. Avoid any outfits with holes in the fabric and clothes that went out of style ten years ago. When clothes start to seem stretched out or don't quite fit you anymore, it's a good idea to get rid of them and pick out some new clothes. Even if you don't have a big budget, a few new items like a nice pair of new pants and a couple neutral color shirts can go a long way to work with the rest of your wardrobe. If your closet's full of things you never wear, but they're in pretty good shape, you can donate them to a charity shop. Don't donate things that are worn out (and don't donate undergarments at all).

SUMMARY: Wear clean clothes. Coordinate your outfits. Wear clothes that fit well. Don't wear old, faded clothing.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Before you wash and condition your hair, make sure your locks are completely free of knots and tangles. Use a wide toothed comb, wide toothed pick, or you fingers to remove knots and snarls from your hair. Comb through the tips of your hair and gradually work your way to the roots. Shampooing and conditioning tangled hair will only make the knots worse. While your hair was in its protective style, your scalp a layer of natural oils and hair products built up on your scalp. Clarifying shampoos are provide a deep clean than traditional shampoos. They are designed to strip your scalp and hair of build up. Search for a sulfate-free clarifying shampoo.  Rinse your hair under warm water. Apply the clarifying shampoo directly to your scalp. Avoid the shafts and ends of your hair—the shampoo will dry out your hair. Work the product into a lather. Rinse the product from your hair with lukewarm water. Squeeze out the excess water with a microfiber towel. After shampooing your locks, moisturize your hair with a deep conditioner.  Apply a generous amount of deep conditioner to your damp hair. Twist your hair on top of your head and cover it with a shower cap. Apply heat for thirty minutes. You may sit under a hooded dryer, use a blow dryer, or wrap your head with a hot towel. Remove the heat source and shower cap. Rinse your hair under cool water to seal the cuticle. Squeeze out the excess water with a microfiber towel.

SUMMARY:
Detangle any remaining knots. Wash your hair with a clarifying shampoo. Deep condition your hair.