INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If it's really slow-draining, this may take a while, but if you remove the water, your drain-clearing mixture will be able to unclog faster. You have several options for creating a non-commercial drain opener. Most involve vinegar and another substance that create a chemical reaction when combined. See if you have any of these drain-opening agents on hand: Vinegar (white or apple cider vinegar work) is the acidic base for creating the foaming reaction. Lemon juice is acidic like vinegar, but smells refreshing. This makes lemon juice a good option for clearing out clogged kitchen sinks. Baking soda is frequently used as a multipurpose cleanser. Salt will help eat away at the clog. Borax is frequently used as a multipurpose cleanser. No mixing is needed before pouring down the drain. The mixture will foam up on its own as the chemical reaction occurs. For a vinegar and baking soda combination: use 1/2 cup of baking soda and 1/2 cup of white vinegar. For a lemon juice and baking soda combination: use 1 cup of baking soda and 1 cup of lemon juice. For a salt, borax, and vinegar combination: use 1/4 cup of borax, 1/4 cup of salt, and 1/2 cup of vinegar.

SUMMARY: Drain any water from the sink or tub. Gather household cleaning/kitchen items. Pour vinegar and another drain-opening agent down the drain.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: To cope with feeling alone or lonely at night, find a way to entertain or distract yourself. If you truly enjoy your selected hobby, your time alone will be transformed from something you dread to something to look forward to. Consider the following activities to keep you busy: Reading Watching television Listening to music Writing You may have a difficult time sleeping alone at night because of feeling lonely, missing the partner you used to sleep with, or hearing strange noises. To cope with sleeping alone, turn off your television, tablet, or computer about an hour before bedtime to prepare yourself for sleep. You can also make falling asleep easier by: Avoiding alcohol, caffeine, and food too late in the day Avoiding stressful activities, like exercise, right before bed Keeping the room lights on low Playing soft music Using a sound machine or ear plugs to drown out other noises Keeping the room cool Using comfortable, soft bedding, like a body pillow Wearing a sleep mask or using curtains to block out light Getting up to read, take a bath, or drink hot tea if you find yourself tossing and turning Having a structured evening for yourself at home will help keep your thoughts from straying into loneliness when you're alone at night. Having a routine can also help keep you motivated and feel fulfilled while being alone. For example, if you come home from work at 5 p.m., you can schedule time for relaxation, exercise, dinner, socialization, and perhaps a hobby before bedtime. It can be helpful to keep a regular bedtime, although a perk of being alone is that you can go to sleep whenever you want! When you live alone or are alone at night, it may feel like a waste of time to make yourself a meal and sit down at the table to eat. However, making your meals special and keeping your mealtimes consistent is a good way to ward off loneliness at night. For example, if you're alone at night on a holiday, fix yourself the meal you typically would have had with your family or others. As you eat, you can relive special memories you have of that holiday and feel less alone. Although there may be many hardships or negatives to living alone and being alone at night, like having to take care of all the chores on your own, try not to dwell on those. Reminding yourself of the positives can help improve your state of mind. For example, being alone allows you to: Play whatever music or television shows you want to Clean up how and when you want to Decorate your house how you want to Have silence and time to recharge the way you want to Although being alone doesn't necessarily mean you're lonely, it's important to recognize and accept any feelings of loneliness or sadness you may be experiencing. Examine where they are coming from. Perhaps you're feeling lonely and alone because you're single, newly divorced, or widowed. It's important to express and understand these feelings so that you can then begin to feel more comfortable when you're at home by yourself. Journal in a diary Talk with a trusted friend Seek counseling if you're struggling with significant grief or loneliness from a loss or divorce

SUMMARY: Entertain yourself. Cope with sleeping alone. Set a routine. Fix yourself regular meals. Remind yourself of the positives of being alone. Recognize and embrace feelings of loneliness.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: With both the handle and head of the tomahawk complete, you can put the pieces together. Start by sliding the head of the tomahawk into the 1" slit you made in one end of the handle. The placement should leave the majority of the larger, rounded edge protruding from one side of the handle with only about 3/4" of the triangular point protruding from the other side. If you chose not to cut out a design and you're still using the full rectangular head, then it's important to make sure about 80% of the head is off to one side of the handle. If the head is too balanced in the handle, then the tomahawk will not rotate correctly when you throw it. With the head of the tomahawk properly set in the handle, you can tape it in place. Tape around each part of the groove with a liberal amount of tape. You want to make sure that the head of the tomahawk doesn't jiggle in the handle at all. Since the design is just paper, throwing the tomahawk will pretty quickly lead to wear and tear on it. If you have some duct tape handy, you can easily reinforce the tomahawk by wrapping the head and connection to the handle. Now that you've made your tomahawk, you should get some practice throwing it. Set up some targetsaway from anything fragileand throw the tomahawk at them by gripping the handle, lining up your aim with the target, and throwing the tomahawk with some spin to it. It should rotate end over end toward the target. The rotating motion actually stabilizes the tomahawk's path the same way rifling on a gun barrel spins a bullet to stabilize it's trajectory!

SUMMARY:
Insert the head of the tomahawk into the handle slit. Tape the head in place. Reinforce the tomahawk. Throw the tomahawk.