In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You may not think a tidy space is essential to having a home pampering day, but having a clean and orderly home will actually make you feel much more calm and relaxed. Take at least fifteen minutes to throw out any trash, tidy up your desk, kitchen, and bedroom, and to make sure everything is in its place. You don't want to do a lick of work during your home pampering day, so you should make sure your home is in order when you wake up and prepare to spoil yourself. Get rid of any sign of your work from your bedroom or whatever room you'll be staying in. You want this day to be about you, not about finishing that report you've been stressing about. Empty your dishwasher, water your plants, and do any household chores you can in the evening so you don't have to think about a single one when you wake up. You don't want to be answering emails from work or helping your friends deal with drama during your home pampering day. This day will be all about you, and you can try to forget everyone else as much as you can. Make it clear that you're taking the day off work and tell any friends who are used to hearing from you that you won't be using your phone, either. If you're active on social media, then you can even post about the fact that you're taking a day off, so no one wants anything from you that day. If you want to leave your phone on for emergencies or check it every few hours because you simply can't live without it, then you can do that. If you want to have the most successful home pampering day possible, then you don't want to spend a minute going to the store, checking items off a list, or gathering anything you need, unless that makes you feel more relaxed. While making too much of a plan can be stressful and can counteract the idea of a home pampering day, you should plan to have a few things ready so you can start making yourself feel relaxed the moment you wake up. Here are some things you may need: Relaxing herbal teas A face mask Bubbles for a bubble bath Scented candles Cucumbers for your eyes Your favorite foods Fruit for a smoothie Nail polish Your favorite classic movie Some iced tea or cucumber water The whole point of a home pampering day is that you relax and take care of your body. So, if you wanted to do a manicure and pedicure, take a warm bath, exfoliate your skin, and make a smoothie, along with doing a million other things to make yourself feel relaxed, you may actually be overwhelming yourself by trying to do too much. Instead, just do what you feel like doing when you wake up, and don't feel pressured to stick to any schedule. If you feel too obligated to do too much, you won't be able to relax. Do what you feel like doing. If putting on a face mask feels like too much of an effort and you'd rather just lie in bed, then you should feel free to do that. Remember that this day is all about relaxing in the best way possible for yourself. Okay, so you probably don't want to sleep in past noon and miss half of your home pampering day. That said, you should make sure that you get plenty of rest so that you wake up feeling healthy and refreshed. You don't have to oversleep, but you should make sure you get between 7-9 hours of sleep, or whatever it is you normally get when you feel well-rested. This will help you start the day off on the right foot and will help you feel refreshed instead of groggy. Sleeping in will make you feel instantly refreshed, but you should try to avoid hitting that snooze button too many times. The sleep that you fall into between snoozes actually won't be deep enough to make you feel better, and you should work on waking up after a solid, relaxing sleep instead of forcing yourself to get up after a disturbed one. Stretch your arms over your head, drink a full glass of room temperature water, and step outside for a few breaths of fresh air if you want to wake up on the right foot.
Summary: Clean up your home the day before. Prepare to have a phone and email-free day. Gather all of the materials you'll need. Don't put any pressure on yourself to do things. Sleep in.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: In this process, you file your intention to have the law on the ballot. You then collect 1,000 signatures of registered state voters on the petition. Finally, you file the signatures along with the law. The attorney general reviews it all, writes the title of the measure, and it will be on the next state ballot. This is the first step if your state does not allow citizens to write ballot measures. These are the people in the capitol building in your state who are responsible for your specific area. They are the ones you need to make contact with if you are trying to change a state law. Look at their websites to see where they stand on the issues. Read articles from the newspaper (searchable easily online) to find out what kind of a lawmaker they have been and if you think they would be sympathetic to your idea. You will also want to know their political party and their record of voting -- these two items together can tell you a lot. You want to choose the one you think would be the better fit for your campaign -- approach him or her first. Email is probably going to be the best way to do this. Their email address is going to be on their website -- all state representatives would have this. Explain to them that you are a constituent interested in trying to change or pass a law. Send them an example of the text of the law you think you want to create. Ask to meet with them about the feasibility of this law. Even if you think one of your representatives would be a better choice, if your first choice doesn't respond go to your second representative. This might mean a trip to your state capital. It also might be possible to meet with your representative while they are in-district -- representatives have offices in their home districts specifically to meet with constituents like you. Dress professionally and lay out the reasons you want to change or create a new law. Come armed with arguments and facts. If he or she is unwilling to work with you, ask for suggestions about how you could proceed. He or she might direct you to another legislator, or to a group with similar concerns. Always be polite, even when your representative will not help you.
Summary:
File an initiative or referendum if your state allows it. Identify your state representative and senator if you can't file a referendum. Do your research. Contact both of your representatives. Meet with your representative. Listen to your representative.