Q: Most curtains or drapes are affixed on the top frame or the wall above the frame, while shades and blinds are usually attached inside the opening nearer to the glass. When measuring how deep your window is, it is vital that you measure in front of any obstructions that may get in the way of your blinds. For example, if you have a double hung window, measure in front of the outermost window, not the recessed window pane. (This is normally the bottom half of the window.) If you have any latches or handles, you may also want to measure in front of those. If you are hanging half-length curtains or other short material, you may ignore obstructions that are not in the portion of the window covered by the curtain. If you are hanging your object on the inside of the window, measure the inside width at the top, middle, and bottom points of the window opening. (Windows, new or old, are not always even.) Take the smallest of the three measurements to make sure your blinds or other objects fit. Measure inside height (top-to-bottom) from inside edge to inside edge of the opening. Measure the height at the left, middle, and right points of the window. Take the largest of the three measurements to ensure the hanging material reaches the bottom of the window. You may skip this step if you are hanging a short length of material at the top of the window and do not need it to reach all the way down. If you are hanging the short material partway up the window, you should measure to the height you intend to mount rather than the top of the window. If you are hanging an object on the outside of your window, measure the height and width of the opening from the outside. You may take three evenly spaced measurements and choose the largest of each, but if you intend to cover the entire window you may simply measure at what seems to be the largest point. Add 0.5–1" (1.25–2.5cm) to both width and height if you want to be sure you fully cover the window. If you are mounting the object above the window frame, measure the height between the intended mounting position and the window frame. Add this to the height of the opening.
A: Decide whether your product will be mounted on the inside or outside of the window opening. If mounting inside the frame, measure the depth of your window opening. Use three measurements to measure inside width and choose the smallest. Measure inside height with three measurements and pick the largest. Measure outside width and height at the largest points.

Q: If your family seems to have a hard time letting go of their electronics, you may have to consider ways to integrate technology into your activities. One way is to collaborate with your family on a playlist using a smartphone or a computer. Create the playlist together, adding songs you think your family may enjoy. You can then listen to the playlist when you are traveling as a family or when you are spending time together. Having a family playlist can be a fun way to share your musical tastes with your family and bond in a fun way. You can also keep adding to the playlist, making it a common point of discussion in the family on a day to day basis. Another option is to play games on the computer or through a computer program together as a family. This way, you can all still bond and spend time together, and not have to give up the use of electronics completely. You may all choose a computer game you can play in teams for a game night. Or you may take turns playing an interactive computer game as a fun way to hang out on the weekend as a family. You may try switching up the types of games you play as a family on a weekly basis. For example, one night may be computer games and the following night may be board games or an outing outdoors. Having a variety of games can keep your family engaged in spending time together. Share information with your family through texting, video chat, and social media. Send your family interesting articles online or interesting videos so you can all discuss them later at dinner. Keep in touch through texting so your family is connected on a regular basis. Doing this can allow your family to use electronics in a healthy, productive way. You may try to encourage family to communicate through electronics and in person. This way, there is a healthy balance in how you connect with each other. For example, you may send a family member a link to an interesting online article. Then, you may all discuss the article later at the dinner table to connect in person and bond over a shared issue. Another way to integrate electronics into your family time is to play games that require family members to use their phones to play. There are trivia games and other party games that you can play using your cellphones as controllers. Check out the games that are available for your game console or computer. One option is the Jackbox Party Pack which includes trivia, drawing games, and fill in the blank games.
A: Make a family music playlist. Play computer games together. Share information through electronics. Play games that incorporate cellphones.

Q: You can also apply some of your blush to your lash line. This will help tie your eye makeup to the rest of your makeup. Instead of using the usual charcoal and silver eyeshadow shades, try wine or lavender eyeshadow instead. Add more definition with some charcoal or dark brown eyeliner. Sweep periwinkle eyeliner on your upper lash line. Dust some periwinkle eyeshadow on your lower lash line. Finish the look with a violet or plum mascara.
A: Use more red tones if you have true-green eyes. Try smokey eyes with a twist if you have golden-green eyes. Use periwinkle on your lash lines if you have hazel-green eyes.

Q: Place the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat the ingredients until the mixture is fully combined and becomes light and fluffy. This should take about 3 or 4 minutes. Using softened butter should help the process along. If your butter is cold, you can  soften it by microwaving it for about 15 seconds. Keep the mixer running and beat the batter until the eggs and vanilla are thoroughly incorporated. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and oatmeal until the ingredients are completed mixed. Pour 1/3 of the dry mixture into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix on low (or stir by hand) until blended. Do the same with the next 1/3 of the bowl, and finish by mixing in the last 1/3. Don't mix the batter on high - do it slowly! This way you can make sure the cookies will come out light and delicious, rather than tough. Last but not least, stir in the 1 1/2 cups of raisins - again, make sure not to overmix. Use a cookie scoop, a small measuring cup or a tablespoon to scoop out the cookies onto a nonstick cookie sheet. Space them so that there are 2 inches (5.1 cm) in between each cookie, since they'll spread as they bake. You'll end up with about 2 dozen cookies, so you may need to bake them using two separate sheets or one batch at a time.  If you don't have a nonstick cookie sheet, grease the cookie sheet before scooping. You can also line your cookie sheet with parchment paper. Make the cookies bigger if you'd like! Use a 1/2 cup measuring cup to scoop out giant oatmeal cookies that will be soft in the middle and crispy around the edges. Place them in the preheated oven and bake for 10 - 12 minutes, until they're brown around the edges. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat the butter and sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla. Mix the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir in the raisins. Scoop out the cookies. Bake the cookies.