Q: Germs and bacteria can collect on the earrings themselves. Clean your jewelry 2-3 times a day to help keep them clean until your infection clears. Use a cotton balls or swab. Dampen the swab with alcohol, then place on the ear lobe all around the piercing. Discard the swab and repeat for the backside of the ear lobe. Do this each time you clean the posts, before you put the earrings back on. You will only need a small amount of ointment. The antibiotic ointment will help fight the infection and heal your ear. Most infections can be resolved at home with cleaning and ointments. If the infection doesn't clear up in a couple of days, you will need to consult a dermatologist to prevent it from spreading.
A: Take the posts out and clean them with rubbing alcohol. Dab rubbing alcohol on the piercing holes. Cover the post with antibiotic ointment. Contact a dermatologist if symptoms persist.

Article: Realize that merging two households means making compromises. Your lifestyles are about to change, but that doesn't have to be a negative thing. In fact, it's very exciting. Help each other make the transition easier by respecting each other's ideas and talking everything out if you have a conflict. Don't start things off on the wrong foot by being stubborn about little things that don't matter. If you have three hand mixers, for example, have the mentality that you're willing to give yours up for the sake of the household. Don't fight about whether to keep heirlooms. If your partner really wants to keep the table his grandfather made, don't fight about it, even if you think the thing is hideous. If it's a family heirloom, it should stay in the family. The new household isn't going to be like your old one, and you shouldn't expect it or want it to be. You're merging your tastes with your partner's to create something new and fresh. With careful planning you can create a new space that you both enjoy. Strive for a new and improved merged household, rather than trying to replicate the old house. If the person is moving into your home, be willing to make big changes. Remember that you'll need to make mutual decisions about how to improve the space from now on. Merging two households can be hard on kids. If children are involved in your household merge, they should be involved in the decision making. Merging households might make them feel nervous, and it's really helpful if they feel they have a say in what their new space will be like. Get the kids involved in packing, decorating, and creating a new personal space for themselves. Let kids decide which toys to keep, and which to give away. Get kids excited about the new and improved space. Tell them moving will be an adventure. Merging households means merging lifestyles. Think about all the factors in both of your lives that will be affected by the merge. Have a plan for accommodating each other's hobbies, pets, and so on. If you have pets, where will their new hangouts be? Where will they sleep? Where will you keep their food and water dishes? Figure out who gets what closets and storage space before you move in, so you can keep your new household organized from the get-go. Make a plan for sharing "extra" spaces, like a nook that can be a study, craft room or reading nook depending on how you want to use it. Don't make the experience regretful by being a control freak. Make sure everyone has their own contribution to the home. One person shouldn't take over. Both of you should feel at home. Allow the person with fewer items to contribute by giving them the freedom to select decorations, layout or even to decorate their own personal space. For example: office, reading nook, gym area, etc.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Respect each other's preferences. Be open-minded about the end result. Get the children involved. Make a personalized plan that meets your needs. Share the space and don't dictate.

Problem: Article: If your skin is dry before you apply wax, it will try to soak up the moisture in the wax. This causes the wax to sink into your skin a little and stick to it, making it difficult to pull off. The morning before you plan to wax your skin, apply a moisturizer to make sure your skin is well hydrated. Be sure to allow the moisturizer to completely soak into your skin before you apply the wax. You want your skin to be hydrated, but not greasy, or else the wax won't effectively pull out your hair. Avoid using an oil-based moisturizer, since the oil takes longer to soak in and may render the wax ineffective. Your hair is easiest to wax if it is between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch long. Hair that's longer than this will get tangled up in the wax, making it much more difficult to pull it out cleanly. This results in wax sticking to skin where it shouldn't. Try shaving a week or so before you plan to wax. This gives your hair time to grow in to the right length. Or trim your hair in areas where it's too long to wax, such as your bikini line.
Summary: Make sure your skin is moisturized. Trim your hairs to a manageable length.

Q: with matches or a lighter. Use whatever you feel comfortable using to light your candle, whether that is a lighter or matches. Long matches or a grill lighter works well to protect your hand while lighting the candle. If you don't have a long lighter, you can use regular matches or a lighter to light the end of a spaghetti noodle, and then use this noodle to light the wick of your candle. Initially, you will touch light the candle by touching the wick. You want the wick to char a bit. Allow it to turn slightly black. This will give you time to build up the vaporized fuel in the air and relight the candle. Don't leave the candle unattended. You should burn it until you see a glowing red ember on the end. You want to blow out your candles, rather than using another method of extinguishing them. Blowing out your candles will maximize the smoke above the wick. Don't blow out your candle until you are ready to do your trick, and reignite it, as this works best just after you've blown the candle out.
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Light your candle Allow the candle to burn. Blow out the candles.