Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Avoid over committing yourself. Decide your priorities. Reserve time for your family and friends. Recognize when your homework becomes unmanageable.

Answer: Think carefully about the classes you choose for the upcoming year or semester. Many middle schools now offer gifted and honors programs. High schools are increasingly offering Advanced Placement (AP) courses, International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, and addition to honors classes. These sorts of classes all have an increased workload over regular classes. Consider this as you are planning your schedule. AP or IB classes often have 2 or 3 times the amount of reading and homework as regular courses. Honors classes may have up to double the amount of work required as regular courses. College students need to consider whether they want to take the recommended course load (often 4 classes) or more. More classes might help you finish your degree sooner, but if you are juggling work and extracurricular activities, you might be overwhelmed. You need to decide what classes are most important and where extracurricular activities come into play. Sports and other activities like debate club or newspaper might take up considerable amounts of time. Think about how these time commitments will impact your overall schedule. Rank your classes and activities in order of importance. Estimate (realistically) how long your academic and extracurricular activities will take. Figure out how much time you have overall. If you've over committed, you need to drop your lowest ranked class or activity. Working all the time rather than enjoying family time and having fun with friends can potentially make you a much more stressed out person. You need to create a balance between homework and down-time. Make sure to reserve mealtimes for family, rather than working. Try to set aside the weekend for family, and work only if you need to catch up or get ahead. Don't plan on working on holidays, even if you try, your productivity likely won't be high. At some point, you may find yourself in over your head. If you have so much homework that you are working consistently from after school to bed time every day, you might have too much homework. Similarly, if you have no free time and are losing sleep because of the number of assignments you have to complete, you may need to make a change. If you're in middle or high school, talk to your parents and your teachers about the issue and ask them to help you figure out a solution. If you're a college student, reach out to your professors and advisor for help. If it takes you much longer to finish your homework than it takes other students, it may be due to a learning difference. Ask your parents to schedule a meeting with a learning specialist.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Avoid direct sunlight and heat. Clean up spills. Move all furniture carefully. Protect the finish. Repair any dents or marks.

Answer: Don't place oak furniture next to a source of heat or in direct sunlight. This can cause excessive dryness, difficult to fix cracks of body components, and color fading. If you must place the furniture right next to an air vent, close its louvers to reduce air flow (but don't close more than a small fraction of them all, as that could hurt the HVAC system.) Keep your oak furniture inside. Unless specifically designed for outside use (such as regularly cleaned and oiled deck chairs), wooden furniture should always be used inside. Always clean spills and water off of oak furniture. Since oak is porous, it will easily soak up water. This can damage the finish and lead to staining. Wipe up spills with a clean dry cloth or paper towel. The longer a spill sits, the deeper the spill can penetrate. This is why it's important to dry a spill as soon as you notice it. No matter how strong and sturdy oak furniture looks, always move it with care. To do so, lift it or gently push it with sliders and rollers. Carefully set it down to preserve the integrity of the joints. If a joint does come undone, it can usually be fixed with glue and a clamp. Never drag furniture by it's legs or pull it across a room. Don't expose oak to strong cleaning agents, coffee, wine, water or other liquids. Modern finishes can generally be cleaned with a damp (not soggy), lightly soaped towel. Antique finishes can be more delicate, so test an inconspicuous area and wait a few minutes to see what happens before proceeding. Avoid putting hot items such as dishes or pans directly on the wood. Instead, use trivets or heavy mats. You may be able to repair slight damages to oak furniture. You can use furniture markers and putties (available in a variety of colors) to fix small chips. To repair a mark or dent in unfinished furniture, try swelling the ding back out. Put a damp cotton cloth over the spot and place the tip of a warm iron onto the cloth so the wood rises up. Once the blemish is dry, sand it down with a fine-grain sandpaper, then oil it. Furniture oil tends to darken light dings in overall hard finishes. Use the "natural" yellowish kind for a medium brown color. If you need nearly-black, try dark furniture oil. Don't soak too much oil into a waxy-type finish since it can really stain. Some putties harden while others stay soft and removable. For penetrating fixes start with lighter tones.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Use your bucket list. Know what's in your budget. Plan for special years.

Answer: Most of us have specific activities we want to do in our lives. Things on the bucket list should be large and small-traveling to a particular place in the world, eating at a particular restaurant, engaging in daring adventures-a birthday can be a great opportunity to do the things you've always wanted to do but never got around to. Having a literal list is not a bad idea. Writing out your bucket list can have positive effects on your life in general, such as: Being a motivator. Writing out a list of things you want to do in life can help motivate you toward positive action. Helping you feel successful and more accomplished. Checking items off your bucket list shows you proof that you're getting things done. Increasing focus. A list will help you have a clearer sense of what you want, and what you want to do with your life. Look at ways to do the things you've always wanted to do on a budget. Your list should be expansive, but also include things that won't be as big of deals to accomplish. Your list should include things that you can do without too much expense or time. Include things you can do without leaving your hometown or spending less that $100. Your bucket list should also include big dreams! Is it your 21st? Your 40th? 50th? Doing something really special on particular milestones is especially memorable (and no one will begrudge you the expense!). Consider checking off a big bucket list item for these special years; major milestones are good years to do the skydiving, or the trip to Paris, or the kayaking down the Grand Canyon. Look at ways to do the things you've always wanted to do on a budget. There are lots of helpful resources out there to make it easier (and cheaper) to get in that trip around the world you've always dreamed of, or snorkeling in the Maldives, or even just cooking that special dish you've always wanted to try. If you want to do something major, figure out how much money you can afford to spend on a special milestone birthday. Select a few possibilities from your list that you think may be within your price range. Narrow down ideas by looking at any travel expenses, ticket prices, lodging, and food expenses that each item will entail, and deciding if they will be possibilities.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Check your tonsils for white spots. Feel your neck for swollen lymph nodes. Consider an ear infection an indication that bacteria are present. Watch out for an abscess by your tonsil. Notice the development of any skin rashes.

Answer:
Your tonsils are the glands that sit at the back of your mouth on both sides of your throat. Bacterial tonsillitis may cause small, white, pus-filled spots on your tonsils. Look in a mirror, open your mouth wide, and look closely at the tissue on either side of the back of your throat. If it's too hard to see, get a family member to look for you and try shining a light back there. It's normal for your tonsils to look red and swollen with bacterial or viral tonsillitis the white, pus-filled spots are more common to bacterial infections. Use your pointer and middle fingers to gently press along both sides of your neck, on your throat under the angle of your chin, and behind your ears. Feel for a hard or tender lump about the size of your pinkie fingernail. This could be a swollen lymph node. Though your lymph nodes can swell any time your body is fighting an infection, swollen nodes are more common with bacterial infections. Sometimes, bacteria from a throat infection can spread to the fluid in your middle ear, causing a middle ear infection (or otitis media). Symptoms of a middle ear infection include ear pain in one ear, difficulty hearing, balance problems, fluid draining from the ear, and fever. A peritonsillar abscess, also called quinsy, is an almost sure sign of bacterial tonsillitis. An abscess is a collection of pus this occurs on one side between your tonsil and the wall of your throat. Pay attention to the following signs and symptoms that may indicate a peritonsillar abscess, and see your doctor right away if these symptoms are present: Sore throat that is getting progressively worse on one side Difficulty swallowing A change in voice called "hot potato voice" in which vowels may sound muffled Swollen lymph nodes Large, red swelling on one side of the tonsils Difficulty opening your mouth Bad breath that was not present previously The uvula the dangling tissue at the back of your throat may look like it's being pushed to the unaffected side (no longer midline) Some complications of bacterial tonsillitis include scarlet fever and rheumatic fever, though these usually only occur if the infection is left untreated. Both of these infections can cause a skin rash. If you notice any new rashes while you have a sore throat, consider it a likely indication of a bacterial infection and see your doctor right away. Rheumatic fever can also cause widespread joint pain.