Do not spend time in areas where mercury has been spilled until you are prepared to clean it up. Close all doors, windows, and vents leading to other rooms of the building, and open windows leading to the outside. Let everyone in the area know that the room is off-limits, or leave a sign on the door. Make special effort to ensure that children stay away. Only turn on a fan if you can blow the air to an outdoor window that does not lead to another residence. If possible, lower the temperature in the room to reduce the spread of the mercury vapor. If more than 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) have been spilled, the spill should be handled by a professional when possible. This is about the size of a pea, or the amount in one mercury thermometer. If the spill is smaller, or finding a professional is not feasible, skip to the next step. Otherwise: Check your local yellow pages or search online for "Hazardous waste cleanup," "environmental engineers," or "engineering services" in your area that you could hire. If the mercury was spilled outdoors, phone our local, state, or national environmental response team. In the United States, call 1-800-424-8802. Wear rubber, nitrile, latex, or vinyl gloves whenever handling mercury. Wear old clothes and shoes, as you may need to throw them away afterward. Because mercury can react with metals, remove all jewelry and piercings, especially gold. If you do not have a spare pair of disposable shoes, put your shoes in sturdy plastic bags and fix them to your ankle with rubber bands. If you have safety goggles, put them on. This is not vital for cleaning up mercury spills smaller than a pea, but a large spill may require professional-quality eye protection. This is not necessary for small home spills, but if you do find a mercury cleanup kit at a hardware store, the powdered sulfur will make the task easier. This yellow powder turns brown in contact with mercury, making detection of small spills easier, and binds with the mercury to make cleanup easier. Begin by carefully picking up pieces of broken glass or other small objects that have come into contact with mercury. Place these in a disposable puncture-proof container such as a sharps container or glass jar. If no disposable puncture-proof container is available, instead place a zip-locked bag inside a second zip-locked bag, and fold all broken material inside a paper towel before placing in the bag. Leave tiny specks of broken glass alone for now. We'll handle them later. If the mercury has spilled onto an absorbent surface, you cannot save this material on your own. A trained professional may be able to help, but if you are cleaning up the spill at home, all you can do is cut out the affected area and discard it in a double trash bag. Never wash this material, as it can contaminate your washing machine or pollute the water or sewage system. Use index cards, small pieces of cardboard, or a disposable squeegee to slide beads of mercury along hard surfaces, pooling them into one location. To locate more mercury, dim the lights and hold a flashlight low to the floor, looking for glints. Mercury can scatter quite far, so check the entire room. Use an eyedropper to pick up the beads of mercury. Slowly squeeze each bead onto damp paper towel, fold the paper towel, and place it inside a zip-locked bag. Small beads of mercury or tiny pieces of broken glass can be picked up with sticky tape. Wrap the sticky tape around your gloves finger, with the sticky side out, then pick up the contaminants and place the tap inside a zip-locked bag. Alternatively, dab shaving cream onto a disposable paint brush and use the brush to pick up the mercury. Place the paint brush in the bag along with the mercury. Do not apply shaving cream directly to a mercury-contaminated brush. This includes shoes that walked over the contaminated area, clothing that mercury dripped on to, and any tools that came into contact with mercury. If possible, leave windows to the outside open for 24 hours after cleanup. Keep children and pets outside of the contaminated room during this time. In the meantime, continue to the next section for information on getting rid of your contaminated materials.

Summary: Leave the room while you plan. Call a professional for large spills. Put on gloves, old clothing, and old shoes, and remove jewelry. Sprinkle the area with powdered sulfur (optional). Place small objects and fragments in a puncture-proof container. Bag carpet, clothing, or other soft contaminated material. Locate and gather visible beads. Transfer the mercury with an eyedropper. Pick up tiny beads and shards. Bag all contaminated clothing and tools. Continue to ventilate to the outside for 24 hours.

White pants are a summertime classic, but if you choose the wrong underwear, they can be a disaster. Choose your nude underwear in a color that closely mimics your skin tone. If you don't have nude underwear, a light gray pair will also work. Avoid wearing white or black underwear underneath white pants both colors are equally noticeable. Choosing lingerie for a wedding is tricky; you want your underwear to be beautiful for your wedding night, but invisible during the ceremony and reception. Choose your underwear in a color that matches your skin tone. Avoid pretty details, like bows. Those details might show through your dress, even if the rest of the underwear doesn't. Choose your underwear in a size bigger than normal so bulges won't be visible through the dress. If you have your heart set on wearing a certain piece of lingerie on your wedding night, change into your fancy underwear after you remove your dress. Depending on who you are and your underwear preferences, this advice may sound like heresy. But there are times when going sans underwear can be effective for instance, when you're working out. If you are going to go bare during a workout, make sure to wear bottoms with built in underwear or moisture wicking capabilities. Avoid thongs when working out. The friction caused by your thong sliding around as you work out may cause UTIs or other bacterial infections. If you are going to wear underwear when working out, look for fabrics that are non-abrasive and that have flat seams. Men should wear boxer briefs for sports with medium intensity and jockstraps for high intensity sports. Most of the time you want to cover your underwear up, but when it comes to date night, you want to make sure your underwear is ready to be seen. Follow these tips to pick out a lingerie that works for your body type. If you're petite, try ruffles to suggest an hourglass figure and a push up bra to give your curves a boost. If you're curvy, try an underwire lace bra with a high waisted panty. If your body type is athletic, wear a baby doll nightie with a garter.
Summary: Wear nude underwear under white pants. Wear simple underwear under your wedding dress. Be comfortable while working out. Pick the right underwear for a romantic occasion.