Make one of the two models described above. Once you're finished, glue it to a large piece of foam board or cardboard. Color the foam board black to show outer space. You can use stick-on stars, or cover the background with glitter glue or glitter paint. Find a golf ball or a crumpled up piece of paper, about the size of your Earth model. Glue it on the board, close to the Earth. Crumple up another piece of paper for each of the planets. Glue them onto the board in this order: Mercury small, grey Venus yellow, about Earth sized Earth (your model) Mars red, about Earth sized Jupiter orange and white, the biggest planet Saturn yellow, almost as big as Jupiter, with rings around it Uranus light blue, bigger than Earth but smaller than Saturn Neptune light blue, about the size of Uranus Pluto a tiny grey dot Closest to Mercury, the sun is an enormous yellow-orange ball. The sun is much too big for you to show its size accurately. You can either make the biggest ball you can fit, or just color a corner of the board yellow to indicate that the sun expands far beyond the edges.

Summary: Glue the model to a foam board. Paint the board black. Add the stars. Make the moon. Add the planets. Add the sun.

Dream dictionaries are interesting to read, but you shouldn't use them as a definitive source. Like horoscopes, they're mainly useful as a vague psychological reference to kickstart your own observations. However, reading up on the symbols (like dolls) that have been appearing in your dream might lend you some perspective. The action of the doll is as important as the symbol of the doll. A passive doll that is being played with by someone you dislike is completely different from a doll that comes alive and walks around. The doll could represent you in the dream. For example, if it came alive, that may symbolize the fact that you want to "wake up" into a new life. A doll being played with by someone you dislike could indicate you're feeling used or annoyed by that person. If you're playing with the doll, that could show that you are having a conflict with yourself, as you are playing with the doll, while at the same time, the doll could represent your subconscious. The background to the doll can also help you decide what the doll symbolizes. For example, dollhouses may symbolize your desire to have a family or your focus on your family life. Alternatively, a dollhouse could symbolize that you want to be more in control of your life. If you wrote down the emotions you were feeling when you woke up, use that to guide your interpretation of the dream. If you woke up feeling ecstatic, for instance, that's very different from waking up feeling anxious or disappointed. For example, if you doll comes alive but you wake up feeling anxious, that could mean your life is going in a new direction that you feel anxious about.

Summary: Use dream dictionaries as guidance. Think about what the doll was doing. Pay attention to the background. Put the dream in emotional context.

Before initiating sexual intimacy, spend time together doing something relaxing or enjoyable beforehand. This will give you and your girlfriend a sense of connection and calm. Some ways you can relax together are: Have a quiet dinner together. Go on a walk. Watch the sunset. Take a shower or bath together. If you slowly increase how much you're touching her, her sexual arousal may increase as well. Touching her is more subtle and could potentially lead to fun, more spontaneous sex. Kiss her. Give her a gentle shoulder massage. Hold her hand. Stroke her arm. Tickle her. Always check-in with her as you touch her to avoid making her feel pressured to have sex. You can ask, "Does this feel good to you?" or "How are you feeling?" Create a sensual environment to further set the mood for intimacy and sex. You want to make your girlfriend feel comfortable, turned on, and wanted. You'll also want to make sure you're in a safe place where you won't be interrupted. You can: Dim the lights. Put out candles or light a fire. Put out soft and clean sheets. Put on soft jazz or other instrumental music. Eat sweet fruit or chocolate. Be romantic in your relationship on a consistent basis. Women tend to need to feel connected to their partner emotionally before engaging in sex, and romance is a great way to achieve this feeling. Romance shows that you're thinking of her and makes her feel more secure in the relationship. Some romantic things you can do include: Buy her flowers. Write her a love note. Send her a romantic poem. Spend time talking with her and cuddling in bed. It can be difficult to create an intimate moment with your girlfriend if your mind is elsewhere, like on work or future plans, or even on how you are performing or how you look. You and your girlfriend will both enjoy your intimate moments more if you can try to fully be present in them. Instead of focusing on your nerves about sex with your girlfriend, or worrying about what you look like, try to just be with her in the moment. You can: Some ways to be mindful, or in the moment, include focusing on your breathing and hers, noticing the sensation of her skin on yours, paying attention to any sounds she's making. Being present in the moment can improve sexual performance, as you are more tuned into cues from your partner. It can also decrease performance anxiety, as you aren't focusing on what might happen or the future, but what you are feeling, doing, and experiencing only in that very moment. Being responsible about sex such as using contraception and only doing it when you both are ready can help remove any fears about STD's, pregnancy, or if you're rushing things. Do not rush through your intimate time together. This should be an enjoyable time for you and your girlfriend, so take your time. Your girlfriend may need some time and foreplay. Be playful, touch her, and ask what she likes throughout the process.

Summary: Relax together. Touch her. Set the mood. Be romantic. Be present. Avoid rushing.

Open up one of the containers that the doctor gave you. There should be a small shovel-like tool attached to the cap of the container. Use the shovel to scoop a small bit of stool into the container. Try to take some stool from each end and from the middle. The size of the sample will vary somewhat with the test. Sometimes your doctor will give you a container with a red line and liquid on the inside. You will want to put in enough stool to raise the liquid to the level of the red line. If not, aim for a sample approximately the size of a grape. Flip over the contents of the hat/plastic wrap into the toilet. Flush away the stool and deposit the hat/plastic wrap and any other garbage into a trash bag. Tie the trash bag in a knot, and put it somewhere that you cannot smell it. Whenever possible the sample should be returned immediately. If you are not doing so, it should be refrigerated. Put the container with the stool in a sealed bag and store in the fridge. Label it with your name, date, and time of collection. Consider an opaque bag so that no one can see your stool sample. Under no circumstances should you wait more than 24 hours before returning the sample to a doctor. The bacteria in your stool will grow and change. Usually your doctor will want the sample back within two hours to get an accurate result. Follow up with your doctor to get the results of your stool sample.
Summary: Deposit sample in the container. Dispose of your collection device. Refrigerate the sample. Return the samples to your doctor as soon as possible.