Problem: Article: You want to get a sense of what potential buyers are looking for in their homes. This could vary quite a bit by neighborhood. Check out area business commentary, surveys, reports, and talk to realtors if they are willing to discuss buyer general interests. You want to get sense of consumer tastes. Think about asking people close to you what they would be interested in seeing for a new home--especially if a friend or family member is actually in the market. You can do this to either see if they want to hire you as a stager, or at least get information on potential clients. Offer to do a couple of free stagings for the realtor to demonstrate your abilities. Get permission to put your business card or a small sign with your name and contact information on an early display when you do them. This will showcase your skills for the realtor and customers in addition to perhaps getting the realtor's reports on buyer interests and referrals. Many cities have a local real estate publication or might allow a contribution on matters of decoration in the local newspaper. Look up the real estate publication's submission guidelines, and do the same for the newspaper regarding contributions. Contact the appropriate editor saying something such as: "I am a local home stager, I would like to write for your publication about my strategy for making a room look warmer." or "I would like to submit an article about home decoration." Proceed according to the editor's instructions. If they are not taking any submissions then you should move onto another venue. Ask the realtors you network with about cleaners, repair crews, painters, and other similar workers they recommend to homeowners when trying to improve a house for sale. You may want to check the contractors against the Better Business Bureau reports to see if any problems come up. Look for reviews online and/or from other realtors and homeowners that used the contractors to get a reasonable idea of each one's cost, speed of service, and capabilities in case you need them to help with your staging projects later on. For example, if you find a painter that is fast and can do large homes, but is too costly, you may not get many customers when you start-up with no established reputation. On the other hand, a handyman that has a reputation for cheap, safe, and efficient electrical work might be useful if you need to alter lighting in a room.
Summary: Look at consumer reports for home buyers. Contact local real estate offices. Write for the community realty publications. Contact reliable contractors in the area.

Problem: Article: Your coaches should have a sheet with your events, or check your team website. The Trumbull Pisces website has a tab where you can look up your events, so see if your team does that too. When you figured out what you are swimming, relax. The next part will boost your confidence and calm your nerves. Having already thought about how to react quickly will help to calm you and reassure you that you're ready. What will happen if my goggles fall off when I dive? - Relax for that. Just tighten the straps of your goggles. When you dive, tuck your chin to your neck. Therefore, the water will not apply direct pressure to the goggles, and they will stay on you. What if I come in last place? - It happens. What you should know is that your coach entered you in the meet because he has faith and confidence that you can handle it. If swimming a 200 free, don't panic. If your coach believes you can do it, you should believe you can do it! What if my time becomes worse? - To avoid that, give your races everything you've got. Every single ounce of energy left in you should show in that race. If you do come last, know that you tried hard and give yourself credit for that. Plan out your race. For anything 25-100 yards/meters, sprint! You don't need to pace yourself because it is a short distance. For 200 yards/meters and above, pace yourself. If swimming 200, your first 50 should have a strong pace. the second 50 should have a harder pull, and the third 50 should have a faster kick. The final 50 should be all out. Think about your times. Set a goal. If swimming a 50 free, imagine your time on the board being 35.99! If you believe it'll happen, it will happen. For a 200 free, pace yourself. First 50- 40 seconds. Second 50- 43 seconds. Third 50- 43 seconds. Fourth 50 - 41 seconds.
Summary: Know the events you are swimming. Think through answers to possible mishaps and false starts.

Problem: Article: If you grew up on a meat and potatoes diet and don't have much experience with chiles, allow your body to grow accustomed to spiciness slowly. Add a little spice to common foods in your current diet. Add a shake of red pepper flakes to your soup, or put a splash of hot sauce in your ketchup. Serve diced peppers, or a chile-based sauce, on the side, and add it to your food as you eat. This gives you maximum control over the spiciness. If your buddy chows down on ghost peppers while you nibble on a bell pepper, it is likely that he has built up a tolerance for capsaicin over time. Slowly but steadily move up the ladder from milder to spicier chiles. You can train your body to adapt to hot weather, and you can do the same with hot chiles. The Scoville Scale is the standard guide for heat in chiles. The more Scoville units, the more capsaicin, the spicier the chile. Use it as a guide on what chile to try next. Instead of thinking you can get the pain all over with at once by popping the whole pepper, take smaller bites, especially as you build up your tolerance. Dole out the capsaicin in smaller doses so your body can absorb it more efficiently. If you don't overwhelm your taste buds with heat, you'll be better able to appreciate the range of flavors in spicy dishes. Everybody is different. Like the guy who can drink you under the table without seeming the least bit buzzed or your friend who can eat as much as she wants without gaining a pound, some people can simply tolerate spicy foods better than others. The idea of "no pain, no gain" might urge you forward, but use common sense in deciding when you've maxed out your body's adaptability to spiciness. If you seem to have reached a plateau as you work your way up the Scoville Scale, you may just want to accept that as your limit. Think of all the spicy foods you've already added to your eating repertoire.
Summary: Start small. Move up the heat ladder. Eat slowly and savor the spice. Don't force it.

Problem: Article: In most cases, all you have to do is tear a full sheet of newspaper in half. You can also use a different size of newspaper; just make sure that it is twice a long as it is wide. Avoid using the glossy ads often found in newspapers. They will not decompose as quickly as regular newspaper. Fill it with damp soil, then plant the seed according to the instructions on the packet. When the time comes to plant the seedling outside, you can put the entire pot into the soil. If you want to, you can tear the bottom out as well; this will help the roots reach the ground soil faster.
Summary:
Cut a 22 by 11-inch (55.88 by 27.94-centimeter) sheet of newspaper. Use the seed pot.