Try to lower your shoulders away from your ears to activate your latissimus dorsi, which is your upper back muscle. Move your shoulder blades closer to your spine to help engage the muscles so it's easier to lift your bodyweight.Once you engage your shoulders and back, keep your body straight since it will be easier to control your movements. Maintain your position so your muscles stay engaged. Don't forget to breathe while you're at the top of your pull-up, or else you may feel more winded. If you feel like you can't keep holding your head over the bar, lower yourself back down slowly. Slowly straighten out your arms and bring your head back below the bar. Keep your body rigid so it doesn't swing or move around during the exercise. Once you straighten your arms, relax your shoulders again to finish your rep. Take a second to congratulate yourself and celebrate completing your first pull-up.
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One-sentence summary -- Bring your shoulders together to engage your muscles. Hold your head over the bar for 1 count. Lower yourself back down so your arms are straight.

Many men who have had a vasectomy were quite clear at that point in their lives that they did not want to have children. It is important to take the time to discuss with your partner why he had the procedure, and how his thoughts might have changed since then. Make sure both of you are on the same page about it, and that he is not simply compromising to keep you happy. Remember that when you are planning to become parents together, it is important to have both people on board and fully committed. Otherwise, it may have a negative toll on the relationship, as well as for your baby. If your partner is not fully committed, it might take some soul-searching to determine whether having a baby is really the best idea. You may find couple counseling helpful as you discuss this, as it is a very significant life decision and your partner no doubt had strong feelings about it in the past, or he would not have had a vasectomy. It is important to talk about things such as cost with your partner, and the effort and monetary investment you are willing to make, prior to taking the steps to becoming pregnant. Certain procedures (such as in vitro fertilization) can be very expensive, so it is important to know how far you and your partner are willing to go in order to become pregnant.
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One-sentence summary -- Discuss why he had the vasectomy in the past. Talk about reasons for wanting to get pregnant. Decide how far you are willing to go.

If this is your first time planting a winter garden, you'll find that winter-crop options are surprisingly rich. To avoid the monotony of only having 1 plant type, and to enrich your winter meals, plant a variety of winter crops. These include many leafy greens like: Frisee (mature in 90-95 days). Arugula (mature when 4 inches (10cm) tall). Swiss chard (mature in 60 days). Giant red mustard and Southern giant mustard (mature in 30 days). Curly leafed kale. Pick kale leaves whenever you like. The plant will put out new leaves through the fall and winter. Balance out your leafy greens with root crops. Although root crops are typically less showy on the surface, they provide substantial additions to meals made from winter-garden harvests. To keep your garden active all winter long, plant a variety of root crops that will be ready to harvest during the late, middle, and early parts of the season. Beets and carrots (mature in 90 days). Rutabaga and parsnip (mature in 90 days). Early carrots and turnips (mature in 60 days). Leeks and kohlrabi (mature in 60 days). Chives and radishes (mature in 30 days). Flowers will add a touch of color to your garden. Winter-tolerant species of flower will survive when the temperature dips below 45F (7C), although they may not withstand a heavy frost. Include flowers like: Larkspur and nasturtium. Snapdragon and pansy. Primrose and sweet pea. Hyacinth and amaryllis.
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One-sentence summary -- Select a mixture of leafy greens to put in your winter garden. Plant a variety of root crops. Add a variety of cold-weather flowers.

A human interest story is different from more traditional news stories in a number of ways. While a traditional news story focuses on hard facts and data, a human interest story focuses on individual people or animals and the emotion tied to the circumstances they're in. A human interest story should have a focus, such as a person or even a companion animal, that has an experience that warrants telling their story. Identify the emotion the story incites. Is your story a motivational tale? Is it a recounting of someone's personal tragedy? A human interest story can be used to garner support for a cause, change opinions on a topic or bring attention to an important topic that hasn't received its fair share of press. Identify what you aim to accomplish through writing your story. You may want to create sympathy for a person that has experienced a tragedy. You may want to bring attention to a subject of importance. There may be an organization that is viewed in an incorrect light and you hope to shift perceptions of it. Human interest journalism is not without its detractors. Because of its emphasis on emotion instead of facts, many people believe that human interest stories are manipulative in nature. Identify common complaints about bad human interest journalism to avoid falling into the same mistakes. Do not misrepresent the person you focus your story on or other people involved. Base your narrative on real events and the truth of what occurred, instead of what would make for a good story. While you may be creating your piece in support of a certain cause or organization, avoid language that depicts a clear bias.
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Assemble the elements of your human interest story. Determine the purpose of your piece. Be aware of the objections to human interest journalism.