INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Swig a mouthful of mouthwash, if you please, and gargle to refresh your throat. The ritual of washing out your morning breath may help swing your mind back into the bustle of the day, and you may feel more ready to resume your day once you've rid your mouth of its "fuzzy" feeling. If you don't have access to a toothbrush, chew some mint gum. Depending on where you napped, you may feel stiff and sore. Try stretching our all your muscles to loosen up and relax. Go for a run, if you have time, to get your heart pumping and put your brain into action mode. Try dynamic stretches like lunges and high-knees. Try jumping jacks and squats. The faster you move, the more quickly your blood will get flowing. Fix your hair, get dressed (or smooth out your clothing), and reapply your makeup if necessary. If you are going back to work or venturing back out into the world, you may need to put a few minutes into restoring your appearance. Don't go back to sit wherever you were napping. There's a good chance that you will fall back asleep. Listen carefully to pick up the thread of the lecture, and try to get back into the flow of the discussion. Try to remember what you were doing before you fell asleep. Don't jerk your head up suddenly, unless you love attention instead, slowly lift your head up and blink a lot so your eyes can get used to the light. You should feel awake and fully alert within about 30 minutes. Drink water and caffeine, eat an energy-laden snack, and try to stay active you will gradually recover from the nap the longer you're awake.

SUMMARY: Brush your teeth to recover from bad breath and mouth fuzziness. Stretch and move around. Make yourself presentable. Get up and stay up. If you're in class, don't make a scene. Be patient.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use your pen or pencil to draw straight lines on a piece of paper. Practice it over and over to improve your line work. Then, practice drawing clean curves on the paper by turning your hand while you draw to build your drawing control. Make long, fluid lines rather than short and choppy lines. Try drawing shapes as well, such as triangles and circles.

SUMMARY: Draw straight lines and curves to improve your basic skills.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Whether it's an old manual cash register or a state-of-the-art computer system, you should know how to do all the basic things that will come up at least once every three or four customers. If your cash register has quick buttons for some cash amounts, like $5, $10, or $20, get in the habit of using them. For the first few days, review your basics constantly while it's not busy, and ask a more experienced cashier to double check you to make sure you're doing everything exactly right. When there is not a long line, get into the habit of counting back the change to the customer instead of just handing them a bunch of bills. This cuts down on mistakes. Good practice in small retail businesses includes calling out large notes so that your coworker hears it. If there is a dispute and a customer claims to have given you more money than they did, you can use this standard practice to show that this is unlikely. Someone paying in cash has to search for change, while someone paying with debit needs to type their pin and wait for the transaction to go through. This is a great time to do something else they'll need done, like bagging their purchases.

SUMMARY: Get to know the basics of your cash system. Count back change. Keep note of how the customer will be paying.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Chickens can eat some of the insects scorpions prey on for food. As such, they'll make the area less inviting to scorpions. Keep in mind that scorpions are nocturnal and chickens are not, so chickens won't have much opportunity to hunt scorpions themselves. This natural substance is made from ground up fossils. It's a fine white powder that can be sprinkled in doorways, cracks and crevices both indoors and outdoors. It's completely safe for humans and pets to be around, but the tiny shards of fossil effectively pierce scorpions' exoskeletons when they happen to scuttle over the powder. Diatomaceous earth also kills spiders, roaches and other insects. The same traps that can be used to get rid of mice or roaches work for scorpions, too. Set them up in dark corners and near sources of water. If you catch a scorpion, throw the trap away and set out another one in the same area, since it's likely a spot that more scorpions will be attracted to.

SUMMARY:
Install a chicken coop. Try diatomaceous earth. Set out sticky traps.