Problem: Article: Encourage your friends to hang out together, even if they have dates. This will help your awkward friends feel more comfortable with their dates and give you plenty of people to talk to. For example: Encourage everyone to sit around the same table. Guide your friend group towards the buffet so you can eat while you talk. Drag your friends and their dates onto the dance floor when "your song" starts playing. This is the perfect opportunity to get to know your single friends better. You'll have much more fun laughing, eating, and dancing with friends than you would with a date you barely know. Additionally, you won't have to suffer through any awkward slow dances. If your prom has a photo booth, consider taking date-style pictures with your single friends. These hilarious photos will be treasured mementos when you're older. . Even if you don't have a date, you can have a great time dancing. Dance with your friends, with your best friend and their date, or alone. If you know how to dance well, show off your moves! If not, you can still have fun by trying your best or dancing badly on purpose. Remember that everyone feels self-conscious while dancing. They'll be too busy thinking about themselves to pay attention to any dancing mistakes you make. You don't need to avoid your close friends just because they have a date. In fact, they may appreciate having a familiar face around while they're making awkward conversation with their date. To help you relax, think of the event as a large group of people instead of a lot of different couples. Make an effort to talk to your friends' dates. This will help you get to know them better. Some of your friends may have come with boyfriends or longtime crushes. Throughout the night, there may be several moments when they'll want alone time. Make an effort to recognize these moments and give them space to avoid wearing out your welcome. For example: Avoid interrupting couples that are kissing. If you see a couple arguing, don't get involved. If your friend is slow dancing with their date, give them some space.
Summary: Hang out with a large group. Hang out with your single friends. Dance Interact with couples. Recognize when to give a couple some space.

Problem: Article: Often, doing what you love means living on less income. Streamline your expenses by making sure you aren't spending money on things that don't serve your interests. You don't have to quit your job to follow your passion, but be realistic about how much you can expect to make doing your passion full-time, at least in the beginning, and get used to living on that amount. Get rid of possessions you don't need or use. Having too much 'stuff' causes mental heaviness. Opening up your physical space makes room for good things to enter your life. Just like getting rid of things unburdens your life, so does cutting out unnecessary wastes of time that you could spend doing something you love. This doesn't mean you can cut out all tasks you don't enjoy, of course. It means scheduling those things you have to do so you don't waste time procrastinating and end the day feeling unaccomplished. Start making to-do lists to stay focused. Do those things that have been on your mind the longest and the ones you least want to do first. Getting them off your mind allows you to focus attention on the things you care about most. Start saying no when you really want to say no. Unless doing something fulfills you in some way, it is just draining your energy from following your interests. Reject the word "should" from your vocabulary. Saying, "I 'should' do such and such" holds you back from trying out things that may be scary, but also may be worth the risk.
Summary: Simplify your living expenses. Organize your home and office (or other workspace). Work on your time management skills.

Problem: Article: Crack as many eggs as you'd like into a small bowl or dish. Then, sprinkle in salt and pepper according to your taste. Take a whisk or a fork and beat the eggs until the mixture is a uniform yellow color. Whisk for at least 10 seconds so the omelette is consistent in texture. You could also flavor the omelet with dry seasonings of your choice. Sprinkle a little curry powder or cajun seasoning, for instance. Set an 8 or 9in (20 or 23cm) nonstick skillet on the stove and turn the burner to medium-low. Put 1 teaspoon (4.9ml) of oil and 1 teaspoon (4 g) of butter into the pan so they melt and coat the bottom of the skillet. Use your favorite oil, such as vegetable, sunflower, canola, or olive oil. The oil prevents the butter from burning in the skillet. If you prefer, you could use all butter or all oil instead. Leave the eggs to cook for about 20 seconds before stirring the edges of the skillet with a rubber spatula. Scoot the curds along the edges towards the center of the skillet. Then, tilt the skillet so the egg mixture runs to the empty edges of the skillet. Cook the omelette until it's set, but still slightly glossy on top. This should take about 1 minute.
Summary: Whisk 2 or 3 eggs with salt and pepper. Melt 1 teaspoon (4.9ml) of oil and 1 teaspoon (4 g) of butter in a skillet. Cook the omelette and tilt the pan mixture until the omelette's almost set.

Problem: Article: Try a bold color like red, or a color like black that will look silly if it's chipped because you're biting your nails. If you don't like color, polish them and apply some shine and growth promoter or petroleum jelly. It's harder to bite nails that are looking great. This is another great way to keep your nails covered. Get your nails professionally manicured, which involves getting acrylics glued to your nails. They last for ages and when you get them taken off, you will have your real natural nails underneath. If you're really determined, you can get a particularly expensive manicure with artificial nails. This will make you feel even worse about biting your nails and ruining your pricey look. Keep gloves in your back pocket and wear them when you want to bite. This will motivate you even more if it's the middle of summer and you look ridiculous wearing gloves. If you're writing or doing something else that is particularly tough to do with gloves, you will be even more motivated to stop biting your nails. Remind yourself that if you didn't have a nail-biting problem, that you wouldn't need to wear the gloves.
Summary:
Cover your nails with nail polish. Wear fake nails. Cover your nails by wearing gloves.