Q: Laughing alleviates a stressful situation, releases endorphins to invigorate your mind and body, and improves your immune system.  Laughter really is the best medicine. Try some laughter therapy yourself. Watch “Patch Adams” or a funny movie that you love, or go to a comedy club with friends.  Look into laughter yoga. People all over the world are being trained to practice laughter yoga to heal the mind, body, and spirit. Studies have shown that putting feelings into words helps you deal with your emotions, halting these negative feelings. Putting your thoughts on paper can provide an emotional release and makes our emotional pain less intense. Keep a private journal, write letters that you never send, or blog about the tough times. Stay in touch with family and friends who will be there for you during the tough times. Because it often takes bravery to admit you have a problem, part of being resilient is being able to ask for and accept help. Commit to social activities as a way of keeping connected. Find a meet-up or schedule a regular crochet chat with your friends, for example. Science has shown that certain foods can affect your brain and your mood. From chocolate to the Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, your diet affects your health, so be sure to eat right in preparation of facing life’s challenges. One of the most widely recommended dietary plans to follow is the DASH diet. The DASH diet, named for Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension, aims to control salt and keep blood pressure at a healthy level, especially important because hypertension (or high blood pressure) has been called ‘the silent killer.’ By keeping your blood pressure under control naturally, you will be in a healthy state to deal with life’s struggles. Staying active can reduce anxiety, stress, and irritable feelings. Doctors recommend getting at least 30 minutes of heart-pumping exercise a day, but you can even break that amount up into 10 minutes segments. Have a quick jog, climb some stairs, play a quick game of tennis, or go for a bike ride with the kids. Your heart and your mood will thank you.
A: Laugh. Write it down. Keep connected. Maintain a diet of mood-boosting foods. Exercise regularly to boost your mood, increase your energy, and keep healthy.

Q: If it suits your character, a steam-powered jetpack can be fashioned by gluing old coffee cans together and painting them over. A compass or broken wristwatch can be reworked to approximate a steam gauge. Affix leather shoulder straps to the coffee cans so that you can wear the pack on your back. Brown or black nylon straps will also do the trick. A steampunk gun can be made by using the basic form of a nerf gun. Get a nerf gun or plastic water gun. In order to make it steampunkish, you'll need to simplify its appearance. To do this, sand down the original model's details as much as you can. From there, paint it in a golden brown or one of the other typical steampunk colours. When that is done, you can paint gauges, industrial imperfections (like metal scratching) and other details using different shades of the colour your originally used.  A coat of primer paint may be needed before using your colour paint.  Plastic guns can be bought cheaply from a dollar store. . Goggles are arguably the most recognizable trope in steampunk fashion. A pure Victorian costume can easily be "steampunked" by adding goggles. Your goggles should be large and cumbersome. If you prefer not to wear the goggles over your eyes, you can strap them around your forehead or wear them over a top hat.  To make a set of your own, take a strip of leather that can cover both eyes comfortably. Secure the back either using a shortened belt (with two buckles attached to either side of the goggles) or a knotted string, tied through two holes on either end around the end when worn. Cut out two eye holes and glue on metal eyelets or rings as accents. Paint your goggles when done for a more steampunkish look. You can make glass eyelets by taking mason jar lids and cutting out the centre. Most glass cutters can offer grey-smoked plexiglass for your goggles at a cost. Due to the increasing popularity of steampunk culture, costume stores should have some pre-fabricated steampunk gadgets at hand for sale. Goggles are very popular and can be found from a professional outlet. When you're walking around in dress, you can be made to appear more interesting if you have something to hold and carry around. A walking cane is a great choice for men, and for ladies, a parasol or quaint umbrella is a good fit for most costume ideas. *The cane or umbrella may be reconfigured to look like it has a more important, steampunk-oriented function by adding a compass or other hardware to look like a gauge. Add-ons to your props can be done with soldering, taping or gluing, depending on the materials in use.
A: Make your own steampack. Make a steampunk-themed gun. Create steampunk goggles Walk with a cane or parasol.

Q: Using a small stepladder, cardboard boxes, or other temporary structure, place a box fan high enough to at least clear the middle PVC pipe of your paint booth. Position the structure outside of the booth on one side. If necessary because of limited space, place the structure so that it is approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) from the middle PVC pipe. This will place the legs of the ladder inside the booth, but they will be covered by plastic. Trim a hole that's almost exactly the size of the fan at the height you've got it. Pull the plastic to the edge of the fan and seal it all around with tape. If you need to, add extra plastic to make sure you get a tight seal. You're creating positive pressure, meaning you'll blow air in and let it out in another filter. If you pulled air from the paint booth through the fan instead, you could end up drawing dangerous fumes into the fan's motor. You don't want to blow dust into the booth, so find a filter that's the same size as the fan. Seal it to the back of the fan using duct tape. You can also do the opposite if you prefer. That is, you can tape a filter into the side of the booth instead of the back of the fan. Then, just face the fan toward the filter. Cut a hole in the plastic large enough for a filter on the side opposite the fan. Tape it in place to the plastic, making sure you seal all the edges with tape. When using the paint booth, always run the fan. The furnace filters will eventually fill with overspray and paint dust. Each time the filter is changed, either pull up the existing duct tape holding it in place or cut it out with a blade. If you're using a blade, be careful not to cut the plastic! It may be helpful to add the new filter with a different color duct tape each time so you know which tape to remove or cut without touching the wrong tape.
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Create a structure for a box fan. Cut a hole for the fan. Face the fan toward the inside of the booth. Tape a furnace filter to the back of the fan. Mount a furnace filter in the plastic with duct tape. Replace your filters regularly.