INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Smiling is an open invitation to other people, and it tells them you're friendly and positive. If you're in class or walking down the hall and you meet someone's eyes, smile at them before you look away. Simply smiling at someone can draw them to interact with you. You only have to smile for a second or 2 when you meet someone's eyes. Smiling at them for too long without saying anything might seem a little odd. If your body language is closed off, it can make you seem less approachable. Try uncrossing your arms and legs whenever you think about it. Other ways to have open body language include keeping your head up and making eye contact with people when you're talking to them. You may also want to consider wearing brighter colored clothing. Not only will it make you seem more approachable, but it could actually affect your mood and make you happier. Be available to people when they need you. Friendship should never be one-sided, and friends should make us feel good. In order to really make a friend, try to give as much to the other person as you are getting from them. Always treat other people the way you want them to treat you. Practicing the golden rule is key to cultivating a compassionate, long-lasting friendship. Encourage the other person. Let them know that you believe in them and support their achievements in their school work and their life goals. Keep in mind that other people have their own lives to focus on, even if they're your friend. Don't be too clingy or expect too much of their time and attention. Be there for them when they need you and continue to extend invitations, but don't be offended if they turn you down because they are busy or need some alone time. For instance, if you text someone and they only text back a one-word answer, they might be busy or in a bad mood. Try to talk to them again in a few days and see if they're more receptive to chatting. Other people likely have the same fears about approaching others and making friends. If someone else is new or seems shy, be the one to approach them and start a conversation or show them around. Chances are, the other person will really appreciate that you took the time to talk to them.

SUMMARY: Smile whenever you make eye contact with people. Avoid crossing your arms and legs when you're around other people. Be a kind and encouraging friend. Give other people some space. Take the lead instead of waiting for other people to befriend you.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Acid-free cardstock is a staple of scrapbooking. It is a stiff, heavy paper that can withstand the weight of embellishments, photos, and memorabilia. These characteristics make it ideal to use as a background for your album's pages. Cardstock is available in every imaginable solid color, texture, and finish. When you select your cardstock, pick out colors, textures, and finishes that complement your scrapbook's color storythe palette of colors you choose to use in the album. You may also use cardstock to mat photos, frame pictures, and create embellishments. Finishes include: iridescent, glossy, matte, and glitter. 80 pounds is the most popular cardstock weight. It is similar in thickness to a business card. Scrapbookers rely on acid-free patterned paper to help them tell their narrative, express their theme, and unite their album. The patterns you select should reflect your theme and align with your color story. This lightweight paper is perfect for accents and use as a background. You may choose patterns that clearly expresses your themepalm trees for tropical vacations or ballerinas for a dance recitalor you can pick paper with an abstract or geometrical pattern that will work for a variety of pages within your album. If you struggle to mix and match patterns and colors, you can purchase sets of printed paper. In addition to using solid and patterned paper, scrapbookers also incorporate transparent sheets of acetate paper into their albums. Transparency paper may be completely see through or contain a printed pattern. You may use this paper as an overlay or for a background. In an effort to keep your album cohesive, the transparency paper you purchase should match the cardstock and patterned paper you select for your project. Do not purchase transparency paper that is unrelated to your theme and/or color palette. Scrapbooking aisles provide consumers with a myriad of options, but don't allow the seemingly endless options to overwhelm you. If you are struggling to mix and match patterns, colors, and even paper types for you backgrounds, opt to purchase a curated pack of paper. Every pattern and color was carefully selected to complement the other options within the pack. A collection of paper will give you a good starting point. Most packs of curated paper have a line of matching embellishments.

SUMMARY: Select plain cardstock paper that supports your color story. Purchase patterned paper that supports your theme. Experiment with transparency paper. Purchase a curated paper collection.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Snails need to lay eggs in moist soil. Since they typically lay eggs while they're active at night, you want the ground to dry out before nightfall. If you water your plants in the morning, the ground should dry out over the course of the day. If you can, opt for a drip irrigation system or a soaker hose, which will help manage the ground moisture so that snails can't easily procreate. Snails are very attracted to moist, decaying organic matter, so they'll likely stick around if you don't clean up often. Check your yard and garden for debris at least once a week. Be sure to remove these items and place them in a compost or your trash. Keep in mind that a compost pile is going to be a carnival for your snails. Place it far away from your yard and garden. Additionally, surround it with an abrasive barrier to reduce snail activity. Great options include broken eggshells, diatomaceous earth, gravel, wood ash, and cedar chips. All of these items are hard for snails to cross, which effectively keeps them out. Put down a thin layer around the location you want the snails to avoid. Crush up eggshells for an easy, at home option. You can find diatomaceous earth, gravel, wood ash, and cedar chips at a local gardening store or online. Since snails are sensitive to caffeine, they will naturally avoid used coffee grounds. Spread the coffee grounds on top of the soil or around the base of your home, as needed. If you don't drink coffee, check with your local coffee shops, as they may give away their used coffee grounds. Copper gives snails a tiny shock, so they will instinctively avoid it. You can apply copper tape around potted plants, around your garden edges, or wherever the snails are going. If you're using wire, tie it around your pots or make copper garden stakes. As another option, you can sprinkle pennies around the area, as they contain copper. You can find copper tape at a local gardening store or online. These include foxglove, euphorbias, Japanese anemones, day lilies, succulents, astrantia, salvia, and fennel. Each of these plants has either a smell that snails don't like or an uncomfortable surface that makes it hard for the snail to climb around it. If you have these in your garden or around your home, snails are less likely to stick around. For example, you might put a potted plant near the area where snails are crawling on your home. Keep in mind that foxglove is toxic, so it may not be a good option if you have children and pets in your home.

SUMMARY:
Water your soil in the morning to reduce egg laying. Remove moist, decaying debris from around your yard and garden. Surround your garden or home with an abrasive barrier to deter snails. Sprinkle used coffee grounds around your garden, as caffeine deters snails. Use copper wire or tape to discourage snail activity. Add plants that naturally deter snails.