Write an article based on this "Consider how well you know your guests. Put clean linens onto the bed. Provide for your guests' temperature needs. Consider giving your guests access to laundry machines and an ironing board. Provide breakfast, but don't feel the need to change your schedule to accommodate your guest. Help your guest feel at home. Show your guest around or give her directions."
article: Most overnight guest-hosting is a matter of common courtesy; however, the level of access that you give your guests will vary depending who's staying. If you are hosting family or close friends—people that you know and trust—you may invite them to feel at home in your space. If you are hosting a stranger (say, through AirBnB or Couchsurfing.org), you should still be a courteous host, but it may a greater risk to give them the sort of access that you'd give your family. If you're hosting an AirBnB guest, you may not be around the house when they're around. You may even be away on a trip. Make sure to leave plenty of notes around to help your guests understand the way you want things done. Make sure that there are plenty of clean towels, if possible. Provide a neutral-smelling soap for you guest to use in the shower, and consider setting aside a basic but neutral mid-range shampoo and conditioner for you guest to use. If he/she has a private room, place all of these toiletries on a bedside table with a note saying "If you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask." If your guest will have a private bathroom, you can just leave the toiletries in the bathroom. You never know how someone will feel about the temperature in your home; some like it hot, and some do not. Do not assume that your guest will be comfortable just because you are. Consider leaving an extra blanket in a dresser, at the foot of the bed, or on the top shelf of a closet. Leave an iron and an ironing board in the closet or corner of the guest bedroom. Show your guests your laundry machines, if you own any, or tell them where they can clean their clothes if need be (say, there's a laundromat down the street). If your guests have traveled a long distance, they might want to freshen up their clothes, and they might need a wash. If you wake up early, leave a note on the bedside table saying that you eat breakfast at 7:00 am (or whatever time), and you'd be happy to have your guest join. You may also simply coordinate breakfast plans with your guest at night before you go to sleep. Make sure to mention what's on the menu for breakfast.  If your guest doesn't like eating breakfast or doesn't want to rise early, you have several options: invite her to use your kitchen, give her a tip about a local breakfast spot, or leave a simple breakfast spread out on the counter for her. Consider leaving some warm baked goods along with butter and jam for your guest to snack on until lunchtime. It's important to make a guest feel special, but there is a fine line between feeling special and feeling like a stranger in a loved one's home. You need not change your entire family's routine to accommodate your guest. Encourage guests to help themselves to food, snacks, to go out for a walk, and to make themselves at home. Show them how to find essential amenities like tea, coffee, snacks, internet access and wifi. As a household host, you aren't there to wait on your guest, but to include them in your household routines. Offering to take them out to see local sites or to go on a hike is great, but don't push it if they just want to chill around the house. If you have time, show your guest around your area. Introduce her to local friends, steer her through the sights, and try to give her a good impression of what it's like to live where you live. If you don't have time to spend the whole day with her (say, you have work or school), give her a bit of direction for her explorations, or invite her to hang out at your place until you return.  If your guest wants to explore on her own: don't feel obligated to let her use your car, but consider loaning her a bicycle or a bus pass to get around. Tell her the most effective way to use public transportation. Suggest things that she needs to see, and tell her you'll meet her somewhere after work. Try to ensure that your guest isn't bored. However, it's not your responsibility to spend every waking moment worrying about whether she's enjoying her stay.

Write an article based on this "Prioritize the basic tasks. Make loose schedules for your kids. Schedule household chores for certain days. Plan your meals."
article: Stay at home moms, especially ones with new babies, can feel overwhelmed at the thought of running the entire household. You may be exhausted from taking care of an infant who doesn't sleep at night, for example. Keeping up with kids' demands all day can make it hard to get things done.  Strive to get the basics done. Get the kids up, dressed and fed. Get yourself showered, dressed and fed. These two things will help you on your way to feeling more on top of it. Depending on your child's age, it can be very helpful to have consistent schedules. You know that your daughter wakes up every morning around 6:30 a.m. You know she takes a nap at 10:00 a.m. You know she needs lunch when she wakes up at noon. You may need to pick up your older son from school at 2:45 p.m. Plan a schedule for your kids.  Keep the schedule flexible, so you can accommodate unplanned activities. As your kids get a little older, adjust the schedule in a way that makes sense for their ages and interests. It may be helpful to choose one day of the week to be laundry day, another day for grocery shopping, another for baking. While your family may generate a ton of laundry, saving it for Tuesdays will keep you from feeling like you're constantly doing laundry. Enlist your kids to help you with chores. Preschoolers can help sort laundry, kindergarteners can help unload the dishwasher, and older kids can make dinner once in a while. Make a meal menu for the week. This will help you in knowing what to buy at the grocery store. You can also plan meals around leftovers. For example, you can roast a chicken one night and use the bones for a chicken soup the next night.

Write an article based on this "Explore your talents. Do what you love. Experiment with life."
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Everybody has a skill or interest that they excel in and genuinely enjoy. If you don't think you have a talent, you probably just haven't found it yet. It's often necessary to be persistent and try many things before you find one that suits you.  Similar types of people may also be attracted to the same activities. For example, adrenaline junkies may not be drawn to the quiet, slow pace of a knitting club, but someone who enjoys other quiet activities might be. Determining who you enjoy being around may help you figure out what you'll enjoy. Be patient. Change does not come all at once. It requires practice and time. It can be difficult to break out of old routines and meet new people or try new activities, especially if you're busy (and who isn't?). Persistence is the key. Enroll in a class you're interested in, or pick up a new instrument or sport. Not only will you learn something new, you'll meet others who are interested in learning too. Trying to learn something new can also be a safe and productive way to push yourself out of your comfort zone. No matter how much money you make, you will not be happy if you spend your entire life doing something you hate. While not all of us are lucky enough to make a career out of our favorite hobby, it's important to at least devote some of your time to things that make you happy.  Doing things that are meaningful to you will help you feel more happy and fulfilled. Creative pursuits, such as art or music, can help you express your feelings and thoughts in productive, healthy ways.  It's a common myth that the people who succeed most in life are the most single-minded. They don't let anything get in the way of their one goal, including taking time for themselves. Unfortunately, that can be a very unhealthy way of living. Try not to allow yourself to focus so much on one aspect of your life that you forget to nurture the other ones.  If you're chronically unhappy at your job, consider why. It's possible that some changes could change how you feel about it. If the reason you're unhappy is because you feel like your job isn't meaningful, or isn't in line with your values, consider finding another line of work. Life must be a balance between work and play. Focusing exclusively on one or the other will eventually lead to stagnation and monotonous daily routines. Humans adapt very quickly to positive events. Because of that, we can become desensitized to positive experiences, especially if that's our only experience.  Research has shown that when we're squarely in our comfort zone, we aren't as productive as we are when we step just beyond it. It's important to seek out new experiences and interactions with others, even when those are a little scary. Doing so can help you achieve more. Our desire to avoid discomfort and hurt can lead us to refuse flexibility. However, research shows that embracing vulnerability -- including the possibility that something will go wrong -- is crucial to experiencing all of life.  Mindfulness meditation can be a good place to start. One of the goals of mindfulness is to become more aware of any repetitive thought patterns that may be getting in the way of self-awareness and self-acceptance. Find a class or do some research to find out what techniques work best for you.