How your character moves and what they choose to do tells your reader a lot about them. It also provides descriptive details about your character! Include movement in your description to show your reader more about your character. For example, a character who shuffles will look and act differently from a character who saunters or strides. Maybe your character fidgets or texts a lot. Perhaps they pace around while they talk to people or walk with their head down so they aren't noticed. Include these types of movement. People often choose a hairstyle they think represents them. Your character's hair cut, hair color, and the way they wear their hair will convey a message to the reader. For instance, a spiky pink mohawk might signify your character is a rebel, while a salon blowout might indicate your character is a queen bee type. You might also use hair style to show your character has different sides to their personality. For example, your main character might be a successful CEO with a sophisticated bob, but they might have a hidden purple streak dyed into their hair or a side undercut that lets them switch their style from board room to rebel. People also express themselves through their clothing, so use your character's clothes to show something about their personality. Consider what the reader needs to know about your character to fully understand your plot. It's also an easy way to characterize side characters. Here's some examples: A serious character might wear business attire. An artist might wear paint-splattered clothes. Your rock star might wear a leather jacket. A side character who's a jock might wear sports attire.

Summary: Think about how your character might move. Use your character's hairstyle to characterize them. Reflect your character's personality in their clothing.

If you notice any of the above eye symptoms and they don't go away after a week or so, then make an appointment with your family doctor or eye specialist, such as an optometrist or ophthalmologist. After an eye exam and various tests, they can rule out other common eye diseases, such as retinopathy or cataracts, and give you an idea of what stage the AMD is in. The early stage of AMD doesn't typically cause any vision loss or eye symptoms, which is why regular eye exams are important especially if you have risk factors for it. Early-stage AMD is diagnosed by the presence of yellow deposits (called drusen) underneath the retina. The intermediate stages of AMD usually cause some vision loss, but not many other symptoms. This stage is diagnosed by the presence of larger drusen and pigment changes in the retina. For late stage AMD, vision loss is substantial, other eye symptoms are obvious and changes in the macula/retina are significant. In addition to getting a visual acuity test with an eye chart and a dilated eye exam (done with eye drops), your eye doctor may also use an Amsler grid to test for AMD. The Amsler grid is essentially a piece of graph paper with dark lines on it forming a square grid and a dot in the middle although some versions have white lines drawn on a darker background. The Amsler grid can help spot the distorted lines and/or blurry vision that are common with AMD. Looking at an Amsler grid helps with early detection, which is important because treatment for wet AMD is more successful when done before damage occurs. You can download a free Amsler grid from online or pick one up from your ophthalmologist's office to test your vision at home. If on your computer, sit about 14 inches away from the screen. Cover each eye and look at the dot in the middle. The surrounding lines should not look blurry or distorted. Other diagnostic test used to help diagnose AMD include fluorescein angiograms (done with a fluorescent dye injected into the arm that then passes to the blood vessels in your eye), and optical coherence tomography or OCT. OCT is similar to detailed ultrasound imaging, except that it uses light instead of sound. OCT can get high-resolution cross-sectional images of the eye and all the small blood vessels. Fluorescein angiography uses a special dye and camera to look at blood vessels in the retina and choroid, which are the two layers in the back of your eye. OCT can provide doctors with images of the eye tissues in real time, which may enable them to diagnose AMD in its earliest stages.

Summary: See your doctor or eye specialist. Ask about the Amsler grid. Consider other diagnostic tests.

Create a cute bow on any handbag with a small, thin-fabric scarf. Wrap the scarf around a single handle near the base of the purse, and tie it into a bow. Adjust the fabric a bit so that the bow is visible from the front of the purse.

Summary: Add your scarf to a handbag.

Bullying can be name-calling, encouraging others to not like someone by spreading rumors or even things posted online that are hurtful. Many people assume there really isn't any harm of being bullied unless it gets physical and this simply is not true. It can be just as hurtful if not more so to be bullied by emotional abuse. Any threat needs to be taken seriously, it is not up to you to decide if the bully will carry out the threat. If he or she says harm will come to you take that as a threat and get help. You can change this by walking with your chin up and shoulders back. Act brave, even if you don't always feel that way. Being weak isn't always about size or strength eitherit can be something as simple as finding a classmate that is often alone. A bully usually does not want a lot of witnesses so just making sure you have friends around throughout the day can drive away a bully. A bully may also pick on someone they see as an easy target if there is a low blow they can make fun of. Instead of reacting with sadness or anger towards the insults, you can either ignore the put down or if it is made as a joke laugh along. The bully will probably leave you alone if you aren't allowing him or her to make you the punchline. Bullies are often abused at home. Then, they leave the home environment and take out their anger and frustration out on someone weaker like they see modeled at home. A bully taking things to a hurtful level may be the only way he or she knows how to get attention for the abuse he or she is suffering from. Being aware of possible abuse is important if adults are considering involving the parents of the bully in the solution as this can be dangerous for the bully. All parties involved deserve to be safe and secure in their environment, this includes any child that is being called names and the bully as well. Giving the bully a safe place to express emotions is just as important as being open to talk to the victims. For the most part, you are being bullied for a reason that is much bigger than you are. Bullies act out for attention, out of fear or even low self-esteem. Bullies act out to gain power over someone who they see as being weak, often because they lack the self-esteem or personal power to be secure on their own. You just happen to be a victim that was available and perhaps initially gave the bully the reaction he or she was searching for.
Summary: Know that bullying doesn't have to be physical like hitting or kicking. Understand that bullies pick on those they perceive as weaker. Realize that some bullies are bullied at home. Know that being the victim of bullying does not make it your fault.