INPUT ARTICLE: Article: method. A baker's cyst is a fluid-filled cyst that causes a bulge at the base of the knee. It's usually the result of an existing knee injury or a chronic condition like arthritis. Caring for your joints via the R.I.C.E. method can help. R.I.C.E. stands for resting your leg, icing your knee, compressing your knee with a wrap, and elevating your leg whenever possible. Rest your leg, preferably in an elevated position, as the cyst persists. Make sure to never place an ice pack directly on your body. Always wrap it in a cloth or towel first. When wrapping your leg, buy a wrap at a drugstore and follow the instructions on the package. If you have any conditions that increase your risk of blood clots, do not wrap your leg without consulting with a doctor first. R.I.C.E. might treat underlying joint pain that caused a the cyst to begin with. The cyst may decreases in size and stop causing pain. Try over the counter pain meds. While resting an elevating your leg, medications like ibuprofen, acetaminophen (Tylenol), and aspirin can help ease some of the pain. In order to get the cyst removed, you need a doctor to drain it. If your baker's cyst does not respond to the R.I.C.E. method, see a doctor about having it removed medically. The fluid will be drained from your knee using a needle. While this is not extremely painful, many people find the activity anxiety-inducing. If you fear needles, as a friend or family member to come with you for support. Once the doctor drains the fluid, the baker's cyst should be gone. However, there is a chance the cyst will reoccur in the future. Talk to your doctor about any underlying health conditions that might have caused the cyst. After the cyst is drained, your doctor might recommend you engage in regular physical therapy. Gentle motion, guided by a trained therapist, can help you get your joints back in form. It can also help address any issues that caused the cyst to develop. Ask your doctor for a recommendation for a physical therapist after your cyst is drained.

SUMMARY: Follow the R.I.C.E. Ask your doctor to drain the cyst. Participate in physical therapy.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can have many types of skills and not even know it. Skills aren't just knowledge but are ways of relating to information and people. Skill types can include technical, transferable, and personal skills. Technical skills are the "how-to's", such as fixing or creating things, and administering or following protocols, such as being a mechanic, nurse, artist, or racecar driver. Transferable skills are skills that can help in many situations, such as organization, customer service, teamwork, and leadership, and can be helpful across many professions or activities. Personal skills include being reliable, having initiative, listening to your gut/intuition, and being self-motivated. Reflect on your skills and recognize that you have many skills. Remember how your skills have helped you in the past (like planning a wedding or doing well in interviews) and brainstorm ways to use your skills in the future. There's no use using and improving skills you don't enjoy. Even if you have skills you excel in, don't waste your time doing things that you don't find fun. Remember that money cannot buy happiness. Instead, think about things that make you happy. Perhaps you get along with everyone, are naturally charismatic, and love to make friends. You may want to work in sales or do activities that involve lots of people, like coordinating volunteer opportunities. Or perhaps you enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together. Maybe you want to be a mechanic or have a hobby fixing old toys. These are skills you can use! By knowing what makes you happy, you can pursue areas in your life to activate your skills and be happy while doing it. People who are goal-oriented tend to be happier and achieve more. Think about what you want to develop and what fuels you to want to improve these skills. When creating goals, make sure they are SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and timely. If your goal is to run, make it more specific by determining to run your first half marathon. Avoid general goals and be as specific as possible. Make your goal measurable by setting dates and creating a timeframe. Pick a half marathon race in the future that will allow you to train and prepare for the race. Then create a training plan. An achievable goal is one that challenges you but is still within your grasp. Being the first person on Mars may be a bit of a stretch, but learning how to ride a motorcycle may be doable, even if you feel fearful. By focusing on the result, you can stay motivated throughout the process. Think about the benefits of meeting your goal, and focus on the outcome of this goal. A timely goal has an end date in mind. Instead of "I will hike", a time-bound goal has an end date in mind, creating some sense of urgency, such as "I will hike to the top of Mount Timpanogos by August 16." For more information about goal setting, check out How to Set Goals. A formal university education is well-respected by many and serves to give credibility in many fields. If you'd like to use and improve your skills in engineering, computers, foreign language, psychology, etc., obtaining formal education is a beneficial route to take, especially if you'd like to hold a job in one of these fields. If you're interested in pursuing knowledge and not a career, community colleges offer more affordable options and offer classes for many interests. You can apprentice someone to learn specialized skills. You may want to be a surf instructor but not know how to teach surfing. By apprenticing a surf teacher, you can learn the skills to teach. Networking can be a beneficial business and personal skill. By having a network, you open yourself up to information, people, and power. Find ways to meet other people in your field of interest, whether it be events, social media, or through friends of friends. Join interest clubs or professional societies to help you meet people with similar interests or career paths. Take advantage of any opportunity to meet others who share your interest. Ask them questions about how they improved their skills, how they achieved success, and any things to avoid or re-consider. If you want to learn a skill, such as welding, take a class. A class offers an environment to meet other people with similar interests, and it may open doors to pursue more ways to improve this skill.

SUMMARY: Recognize your skills. Reflect on what makes you happy. Create goals. Pursue an education. Make friends/network.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Discard the cut out portion. This can be done using a can opener or the tin snips. Experiment with what works best. A halo can be made by gluing on a golden or silver colored pipe cleaner shaped into a halo. One can will form the body and head, the other will be cut to make wing shapes: This will be the body of the angel and the open end is slipped onto the top of the tree. Cut out the design to use as a template. See Warnings below about sharpness. Flatten the can. Cut around the wings. Discard the unused portion. This becomes the "head" of the angel. Stick the angel at the top of the tree.

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Wash and let dry the beer can. Draw the shape of a dress, wings and head onto the can. With great care, cut away all of the unmarked portion of the can, leaving the dress, wings and head design attached to the top and base of the can. Gently push the wings forward so that they are not still curving backward. Cut out the base of the beer can to allow it to slip over the tree. It's up to you if you'd like to completely remove the top of the can or leave it as part of the final ornament. Hang on top of the Christmas tree.If you don't want to cut out the shape in this way, another alternative is to use two beer cans. Cut off the base of one of the cans. Draw two wing shapes on paper or card. Cut open one of the cans using tin snips. Attach the templates with poster tack or similar. Glue the wings to the back of the can, at the top portion. Tilt the tab at the top upright. Attach a golden pipe cleaner halo to the tab. Hang on top of the Christmas tree.