Q: Changing your appearance can give you a boost in confidence and help you out of an appearance rut. It can also be fun! Change your hairstyle. Cut it, part it differently, give it highlights or dye it pink. Give yourself dark smokey eyes or wear bright red lipstick. Go for a free makeover. Make your way to the makeup counter of your local department store and ask for some assistance trying new colors. If you always wear shades of plum, tell the sales associate to break out the peach tones for a completely new look. You'll go home with a fab new take on your face. Picking out a new item of clothing can change your entire wardrobe: a new shirt, skirt, or even a scarf. Clothes that you feel comfortable in are better than clothes that may be the height of "fashion" but which you don't enjoy wearing. Your uncomfortableness with yourself will show. Check that your clothes fit correctly. It's hard to be comfortable when your jeans dig in too tightly at your waist, or your bra leaves marks on your skin. Giving yourself some time alone to do something relaxing can give you a boost in self-esteem and also help you relax, which in turn helps keep up your positivity. Feel pretty all the way down to your feet with an at-home pedicure. Go as wild as you want! Wear a toe ring or two. Paint each nail a different color, use glitter or sample a shade that you're not quite ready to wear on your hands. Give your skin some extra special care. When you pamper yourself, it shows. So give yourself at-home facial for skin-smoothing results. Healthiness is not only considered attractive, but it also means that your mind is healthy, too! It can help with depression and with keeping you from getting sick. It's hard to feel pretty when you've got a cold. Sleep is a huge factor in healthiness. Too little sleep strains the nervous system and can make you more susceptible to depression and illness. If you can't get the recommended 8 to 9 hours each night, make sure to catch a nap during the day. Exercise releases endorphins and serotonin which boost your mood and your body. There are lots of different ways of exercising: yoga, dance, taking a walk or run, aerobics, zumba. They can be a lot of fun. Learn to meditate. Meditation can help with retraining your brain to let go of negative thoughts. It also can help with depression, eating disorders, and stress. Laugh. Grab a friend and reminisce about a funny event you both witnessed, or watch your favorite comedy. Laughter can do things like relieve pain, help you cope with difficult situations, and improve your mood. Soak up some rays. Sunshine's known to be a major mood-booster. In fact, in some Northern European countries where the sun rarely shines during winter, people go for light therapy to fight depression. (Take care when being in the sun, and be sure to wear sunscreen.)
A: Change your appearance. Wear clothes, make-up, and accessories that make YOU feel pretty and confident. Pamper yourself. Work to be healthy.

Q: Year to date is a useful entry on your paycheck stub that can show you exactly how much you have earned, and how much has gone to taxes or withholdings, up to the current date of that pay stub. Use the year to date area of your paycheck stub to keep up-to-date and accurate financial records of your earnings. Each pay-stub will be unique. Beyond the more common items found on your pay-stub, there may appear additional items that you should look for. Insurance Deductions. Your company may take money directly from your earnings and place it into your insurance policy payment. If this is so, you can keep an accurate record of how much you have paid for insurance and when the payment was made. Retirement Plan. If your employer offers retirement plans, they may take automatic deductions from your pay and apply them to your plan. This can be a great way to save money for retirement and if your paycheck stub has this item, you can easily keep track of your contributions. Your plan may be labeled by the type of plan you are using such as 401(k), 403(b), profit sharing, or IRA. Time off. Some employers may enter the amount of time off you have used or have yet to use. This item, while not directly related to earnings, can still be useful in projecting how many hours of pay may be lost if taking time off. Additional notices. Employers will sometimes put important information regarding changes to pay policies on the paycheck stub. These will help keep you informed about any upcoming modifications that may affect your net earnings. Often times, your employer, or the payroll company they have hired, will make use of abbreviations on your paycheck stub to save space. Understanding these abbreviations will help you make better sense of the information presented. YTD: Year-to-Date FT or FWT: Federal Tax or Federal Tax Withheld ST or SWT: State Tax or State Tax Withheld SS or SSWT: Social Security or Social Security Tax Withheld MWT or Med: Medicare Tax Withheld
A: Look for the item labelled "Year to Date". Look for additional items that may appear. Learn what some common abbreviations mean.

Q: The foil is going to be your key to keeping the burrito from falling apart while you eat it. The tortilla alone may not be wrapped tightly enough to hold all the ingredients in. While it is still wrapped in the foil, stand the burrito up on one end so that it is perpendicular to the table. A well-wrapped burrito should be able to stand up on its own, but this is not necessary for your enjoyment. Open the foil at the top end. Peel around the burrito like you are unwrapping a roll of lifesavers candy, but do not completely unwrap it. Tear off the loose piece of foil and set it aside. The remaining foil will secure the bottom of the burrito maintain its structural integrity as you eat it. If you do end up completely unwrapping the burrito you can try to use the foil as a holder by rewrapping some of it around the bottom. Grab your burrito with both hands to keep it stable. If you're not in a fancy restaurant, you can keep the burrito on the table and lean in to bite it in the early stages. Eventually you'll have to lift it to your mouth. When lifting it from the table to bite, keep it in both hands. Don't squeeze the burrito too tightly. You run the risk of puncturing the tortilla. Most burritos are too big for you to be able to fit its entire girth in your mouth without choking. Your best bet is to start off at one of the corners. Biting the burrito in the middle will just cause the contents to spill out. Take even bites working to keep the top of the burrito level. Every second you hold the burrito suspended above the table you run the risk of it falling apart. The foil will do its job, but while you're chewing, it's best to set the burrito back down. Keep your hands on it to prevent it from falling over. As you make your way further down the burrito, being sure to keep the bites even, tear off about an inch more of the foil and set it aside.
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Don't unwrap the whole burrito. Stand the burrito upright. Peel the foil down about an inch or two. Use two hands. Take a bite from one of the corners. Work your way across. Rest the end of the burrito back on the table. Peel back more of the foil.