Q: There are so many to choose from, so start thinking now. Themes that you might like to make use of include:  Haunted theme Ghostly theme Horror theme Fairytale theme Pumpkin theme (everything orange!) Graveyard theme Costume theme (anything goes) A theme from a spooky book you love Before you hit any store, create a list that sets out:  Decorations you'd like to have Types of food Music Prizes and games (optional) Movies (optional) Other ideas This will give you an idea of numbers and the space and food needed. If you have a specific theme (like movies), you may want to limit your number so you don't end up with 12 Freddie Kruegers. If the party is in your house, limit it to a number you can handle. After all, you're the host -- the party blunders (and successes) lie on your shoulders. Use your chosen theme to guide the invitation creation. Set the time, date, and give any details about what to wear, bring, etc. Send these out about two weeks prior to the party. For some invitation ideas:  Grab some black construction paper, a template off the internet, and design and cut out a witch's hat. To write in the necessary details, use a white or silver gel pen. If a witch's hat isn't your cup o' tea, cut out pumpkins, ghosts, tombstones, or black cats out of construction paper instead. If you put it in an envelope, add in some Halloween-themed confetti for an extra touch.  Buy a bunch of small pumpkins or gourds from your local grocery store or farmer's market. In permanent marker, draw a funny face on the front and have the details on the back. Be sure to let it dry though! Otherwise you risk everything smearing.
A: Consider the style of Halloween party that interests you. Write down your ideas. Consider the people you'd like to invite. Prepare invitations.

Q: The discharge that comes from your eye during an infection can leak onto towels, pillowcases, linens, and washcloths. Such items should be cleaned daily for the duration of an infection. Wash them in hot water and detergent, and wash your hands after handling such items. In general, anything that has close contact with your eye or another household member's eye should not be shared during a pink eye infection. This includes:  Contact lens equipment, containers, or solutions. Towels, washcloths, and pillowcases Eye drops (However, you have a young child you may need to help him or her apply eye drops. Wash your hands before and after applying eyedrops and wear gloves during the process.)  Any kind of eye makeup Sunglasses or eyeglasses While it might be tempting to relieve itch by rubbing, the practice should be avoided. Rubbing your eyes will, at best, temporarily relieve symptoms. It also spreads discharge to your hands, face, and nearby objects, which increases the chance of an infection spreading. To relieve symptoms, placing a damp washcloth over the infected eye is more helpful than itching. Use cold or warm water, depending on what feels best for you. After use, make sure the washcloth is either discarded or washed in warm water and detergent. Clean countertops, faucets, bathroom vanities, and shared phones with an antiseptic cleaner. Such surfaces have frequent contact with our hands and can contain traces of the discharge and fluids that lead to pink eye infections. Wash such surfaces frequently during an infection and then again after symptoms clear up. Also, when returning to school or work, clean off any work stations, keyboards, desks, and areas you had close contact with during your infection.
A: Clean linens and pillowcases. Do not share certain items with other members of your household. Avoid rubbing your eyes at home. Clean surfaces in your home.

Q: It is natural to feel sad and out-of-sorts for a while when love fails. Don't expect yourself to be over your ex in a day or two. Be patient with yourself, and work through everything you are feeling about the breakup. The only way you will eventually be happy is if you give yourself time to completely move on.  Don’t immediately rush into another relationship or try find someone new to love. Make time to get over this first. Allow yourself time to process everything that you are feeling. It's okay to think about the love and why it failed. People may tell you to just get over it. Don’t let anyone else try to rush you into getting over your failed love. However, if it has been several months since your love failed, you may want to put more effort into moving on. At first you may not want to believe that this love has failed. Don’t get stuck pretending that nothing has changed and that your love is the same as it was. In order to move on and be happy you have to stop denying (to yourself and to others) that this love failed.  Don’t contact your ex and act as if things are still the same.  This will probably make your ex annoyed or angry and it will make it harder for you to move on and be happy. Put away reminders of your ex. For example, if the background on your phone is a picture of the two of you, then change it. Don’t lie to people if they ask you about the relationship. You don’t have to go into detail, but you should be honest with them. You might try saying, “We didn’t work out, but I’d rather not talk about it any further than that.” Then change the subject. Even though you may admit that your love has failed, you might think that if you change certain things about yourself or can convince your ex the love can work, you’ll get back together. This usually doesn’t work. Instead, accept that it’s over so that you can move on with the rest of your life and be happy.   Stop trying to think of ways to make your love work. Don’t try to make your ex jealous or do something dramatic to make them realize how much they miss you. Look in the mirror and tell yourself, “This is really over. It didn’t work out and I accept that.” Do this as often as you need to. Give or send back your ex’s possessions as soon as you can. For example, don’t keep their winter coat in the hopes that you will be back together by the time they need it again. It’s natural for you to feel angry once you admit to yourself that this love has failed. You may want to blame someone for things not working out. But, anger can make you more stressed and bring negativity into your life. In order to move on and be happy, you’ve got to let go of the anger and forgive whomever you need to.   Write a letter to your ex forgiving them if they did something to cause the love to fail. You don’t have to give it them. Do something physical to get your negative energy out. Punch a boxing bag, go for a run, swim a few laps, or do some yoga. Forgive yourself if it is your fault that the love failed. Sometimes we make mistakes. You have to forgive yourself, learn from it, and move on to be happy.
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Give yourself time. Move past denial. Accept that it's over. Forgive your ex.