Problem: Article: Cravings can be difficult to manage, especially during the first and second trimester. If you catch yourself having sweet cravings on a regular basis, find healthy swaps to help you limit your overall sugar consumption. Find some healthy swaps to help keep your diet more nutritious and moderate in calories. Eating a higher calorie sweet treat on a regular or daily basis may be too many calories for you. This could cause you to gain too much weight during your pregnancy. Go for fruit. If you're craving something sweet after a meal, try settling that craving with a sweet piece of fruit. Make sure to choose ripe fruit that has a sweet flavor. Try: bananas, pineapple, mango, peaches or berries. Have a cup of tea. Another trick to satisfy a sweet craving is by having a cup of hot tea. Pick a flavorful brand with natural sweetness - like orange cinnamon or chai - and add a drop or two of honey or agave syrup. Have some yogurt. Stock up on some of your favorite yogurt flavors. These are naturally sweet and with some added fruit, this can really satisfy your sweet tooth. Another way to manage your sweet cravings is by adding something sweet to your meals. Tasting sweets during your meal can help decrease the desire to end your meal with a treat. Try: Adding sliced fruit or dried fruit on a salad. Fruit pairs well with many lettuces and dressings and can add a sweet bite to your fresh salads. End your lunch with a piece of fruit. Pack a piece of fruit with your lunch and eat this last. Whether its a few grapes, a sliced apple or a fruit cup, ending your meal by eating your serving of fruit last leaves the sweet flavor in your mouth. Although pregnancy cravings are common, they are not a sign that you need any nutrients or specific foods. Work on moving past and ignoring some of your cravings so that you can stick to your definition of moderation. If you're having a very strong craving and can't move past it, indulge yourself. However, if it's not an overly strong craving or you know you just had a small bowl of ice cream last night, consider moving past your craving. Try going for a short walk. A little exercise is a great way to get your mind and eyes off of sweets that may be hanging around your house. Walk for 10-15 minutes at a time and revisit your craving when you get home. Try calling a friend or family member to help distract you mentally from your craving. You can also ask them to be your support and help you stick to your definition of moderation. If you have a baby on the way, there are probably plenty of things you can be doing around the house to get you, your family and your home ready for the new baby. Distract yourself by going shopping for things you may need, looking online for a crib, or planning out your new nursery. If you're having significant sweet cravings, it can be difficult to manage them or stick to your definition of moderation if your pantry, refrigerator and freezer are full of sweets. Limit how much you keep in your house so you're not so tempted. If you notice that your cravings are getting worse or you're having difficulty managing them, consider cleaning out your kitchen to help you avoid overdoing it. First consider getting rid of highly processed processed sweets or those that are overly high in calories or fat. Items like snack cakes, candy or fruit treats do not offer many health benefits and are overly processed. Keep some of those healthier snacks or sweets on hand. Stock your kitchen with dark chocolate bars, fruit, or some of your homemade treats (like frozen, chocolate dipped bananas).
Summary: Make a healthy sweet swap. Add some sweetness to your meals. Distract yourself. Minimize the sweets in your house.

Problem: Article: Quilting-quality fabric can easily cost around $13 USD a yard, but that's only a fraction of the cost of crafting a quilt. You will also need to factor in the cost of backing fabric, thread, batting, binding, fusible web, and anything else you used in the fabrication of your quilt. You may even want to factor in the depreciation of some of your equipment, like your sewing machine and needles. The materials needed for a 68 by 94 inches (170cm 240cm) quilt will likely cost at least $150 USD. Only you can decide how much your time is worth. Some quilters sell their work for just the cost of materials, but this makes it harder for other quilters who feel they deserve to be compensated for their time. For the most part, the more experience you have making quilts, the more you should charge per hour. If you're selling the very first quilt you ever made, you may want to use your local minimum wage (for instance, $7.25 in most areas of the U.S.) to determine your rate. If you've been making quilts for years and you know your work is high-quality, you should compare your rate to that of other skilled craftsmen. Skilled carpenters, for instance, earn around $23/hour in the U.S. Once you come up with your hourly rate, keep track of how long it takes you to create the quilt, then multiply your rate by the number of hours to get your final labor cost. Most online shops charge the seller a commission in exchange for listing their items. If you'll have to pay a commission, you may want to include this in the price of your quilt. Some quilters consider this one of the costs of doing business, and opt to cover the commission out of their own pockets. The commission for a sale on Etsy, for instance, is 3.5%. Most sites charge the buyer for shipping separately from the total cost of the item. If you're selling a quilt that you didn't make yourself, it can be harder to calculate the value. Look online for quilts from the same time period or made in a similar pattern, then compare the prices of several different options to try to come up with a base price. If you know who made the quilt, try searching for other quilts by the same person or region to determine their value.
Summary: Calculate the cost of your materials. Determine your labor cost per hour. Consider compensating yourself for any commission you'll have to pay. Research similar quilts on auction sites if you're selling vintage quilts.

Problem: Article: Ceramic and porcelain tiles are each better suited to distinct locations in a home. Porcelain is often installed in laundry rooms, bathroom floors, bathroom walls, shower stalls, and around bathtubs. Porcelain tile is more durable than ceramic because of its hardness, and porcelain is also more resistant to moisture. Ceramic tile, on the other hand, is most often installed as flooring in high-traffic areas such as an entry way or a heavily-used hallway. If so, they're almost certainly ceramic. Porcelain tiles are very dense and have been designed to be impervious to stains. So, most staining substances (e.g., red wine) can be wiped off of them easily. Ceramic, on the other hand, is light, porous, and can absorb staining materials relatively easily. Stains on ceramic tiles could also come from foot traffic (dirt, mud, snow, etc.) if the tiles are located in an entryway. The "face" of the tile is the top portion which faces upward or outward on installed tiles. Porcelain tiles have sharply-formed faces which are all exactly uniform in size. Due to their durability, porcelain tiles can be "rectified," or cut to highly specific dimensions for complete uniformity. This also allows the porcelain tiles to be grouted together with only small gaps between tiles. If there is any discrepancy between the size of the tiles, you're dealing with ceramic tile.
Summary:
Note the location in which the tiles have been installed. See if the tiles are stained or discolored. Inspect the faces of the tiles for uniform size and shape.