One of the most effective steps you can take to eliminate skunk smell inside is ventilating the house and getting fresh air circulating. Open all the windows in the house, turn on the kitchen and bathroom vents, turn on ceiling fans, and use standing or oscillating fans to move the air. If you have multiple fans, set up one inside in front of a window to blow in fresh air from outside, and set up another at a different window to blow stinky air from the house out. In a large bucket, mix together a cleaning solution of one part bleach and nine parts water. Put on gloves, dip a sponge in the solution, and wring out the excess. You can use the solution on hard surfaces inside your home, including linoleum floors, stone counters, concrete, and wood floors. Use the sponge to scrub patio areas, fences, decks, and exterior walls. Use only minimal amounts of liquid on wood floors, and rinse the floors with plain water after applying the bleach solution. Only use this mixture on color-fast surfaces. Don't use this solution to clean furniture, fabrics, people, or pets. In a large bucket, combine a gallon (3.8 L) of vinegar and 1 cup (235 ml) of liquid dish soap. Stir the mixture to combine the liquids, and transfer the solution to a spray bottle. Apply generous amounts of the solution to affected areas of the grass, shrubs, bushes, trees, and plants. Steam cleaning is the best way to clean carpeting, drapery, and furniture that's been affected by skunk oil. The detergent will help to break up the oil and eliminate the smell, and the steam will rinse the oil from the fabric. Steam cleaners can often be rented from grocery or hardware stores if you don't have one of your own. Vinegar is great at absorbing odors, so you can use it to help remove any lingering skunk smell that is still in the house. Fill shallow bowls with vinegar and place the bowls near affected areas, such as carpeting and furniture. Leave the bowls out for one to two days, and discard the vinegar when the smell is gone.

Summary: Open windows and turn on fans and vents. Use diluted bleach to clean hard surfaces inside and out. Spray the garden and lawn with a vinegar and dish soap solution. Steam clean carpets, drapes, and furniture. Place bowls of vinegar around the house to absorb skunk odors.

Traffic moves like a school of fish. The more you try to get ahead of the crowd, the more likely you are to stir up other drivers' territorial behaviors and the notice of the "sharks" (the cops with radar guns!). Being in sync with the flow doesn't mean you have to be defensive you can pass and move as needed, controlling your space with awareness and harmony. When you sync up, you'll feel at ease and reach your destination in a better mood especially since you'll probably never get a ticket! Enjoy the journey as much as you do the destination and "be like water, my friend." You will be both more aware of the beauty around you and more alert to hazards. This type of awareness is lacking when you're pushing for speed and/or lost in thought. Pay attention to the cars around you. How are they driving? Is the person in front of you slowing down a little? Is the person behind you in a rush? Does the person on your left seem confused, or lost? This is an excellent opportunity to practice Zen driving, as it is not only gentler on your car, the environment, and your wallet; it also requires great awareness and patience. Hypermiling includes strategies like properly maintaining your car and tires, balancing and limiting your loads, coasting (safely) when possible, accelerating gently, and limiting idling. Some hypermiling techniques, like drafting behind larger vehicles, can be dangerous and should be avoided. On local streets, it is completely futile because everyone stops at the same stop lights you may gain 30 seconds if you are lucky. If you are driving 20 freeway miles, an average speed of 85mph (137km/h) (truly aggressive driving) will get you there a whopping 4.5 minutes faster than driving the speed limit. Attempting to weave through stop-and-go traffic may increase your average speed 1mph (1.6km/h) if you are lucky. This will get you there a few seconds earlier. Is it really worth the risk of tickets and accidents, coupled with the extra effort it takes to dodge and weave through the other cars while keeping a lookout for the cops? If it removes your focus from driving, concentrating on monotonous or repetitive things like road noises or breathing can be dangerous. This is especially risky if you're tired and/or on a long trip. True awareness involves concentration on what is going on both inside and outside your car. If you must choose one or the other, maintain focus on potential threats like distracted or impaired drivers, animals, and children, whose unpredictable actions can lead to an accident. With time, practice, and patience, you will be able to develop more complete concentration on both your surroundings and yourself.

Summary: Synchronize with the flow of traffic. Direct your consciousness toward your surroundings. Try hypermiling to improve fuel efficiency. Acknowledge that driving fast does not help that much. Don't let your meditation make you oblivious to your surroundings.

It will be much easier to imitate the howl if you know what it sounds like! Inhale slowly and consistently until your lungs are completely full of air. You'll need a large volume of air to imitate the volume and duration of an actual wolf howl. Cup your hands around your mouth as if you are going to shout. Begin with a low, mournful note, and then quickly increase your pitch by one octave: "A-woooooooooo!" Build up the volume of the howl so that it grows louder and louder. Hold the howl for as long as you can at least a few seconds. As you feel your breath waning, gradually low your pitch and "fade out" of the howl. You can tell what a howl means by its pitch and strength. The longer the howl, the more powerful the emotion. Researchers also use pitch and volume to distinguish between individual wolves. Wolves rarely howl just once. If you want to imitate a wolf pack, then have several friends howl with you. Make sure that some of you howl in lower pitches, and some of you in higher pitches. Each wolf has a unique voice, and other wolves use these slight variations in pitch to identify who is howling.
Summary: Listen to audio recordings of wolf howls if you can. Take a deep breath. Start howling slowly. Howl again.