If you are allergic to dust mites, buy a filtering mask at a drug store to protect your nose and mouth. Dust and vacuum every week, and mop hardwood floors. Stay out of your bedroom for a while after you have cleaned to let the dust settle. Ask someone without a dust-mite allergy to clean for you! If someone without an allergy cleans the room, they don't have to worry about the mask. Dust mites are not harmful to people without allergies. Some people sprinkle baking soda on their mattresses and rugs and then vacuum it up. This may help reduce dust mites, though it hasn't been proven. These filters prevent dust mites and their waste from getting back into the air after you have vacuumed. Buy a filter at an allergy supply store or at an online vacuum retailer. Using a vacuum without a HEPA filter can actually worsen your problem, spreading the dust mites from one surface to another. Any fabric you can't regularly wash with hot water is a breeding ground for mites. Replace fabric curtains with roll-up shades. If you can afford it, strip wall-to-wall carpeting and replace it with hardwood, tile, or linoleum floors. Because you can't launder wall-to-wall carpeting, it can be hard to drive dust mites from it. Kill the dust mites in your rugs by sprinkling detergent on them, whacking them with a broom, hosing them down, and drying them in the sun for at least three hours. Don't bring a wet rug back into the house, as moisture helps dust mites thrive. Alternatively, get your carpets steam-cleaned every two months. Use an air conditioner or a dehumidifier to lower the moisture levels in your room. Mites love moisture. Measure the humidity in your room with a hygrometer (a device you can buy at hardware stores). If it is above 50 percent, run a dehumidifier or an air conditioner until it has fallen to below 50 percent. These filters trap dust mites and prevent them from spreading through your home. Buy a filter with a Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) of 11 or 12. Install the filter and keep the fan running. Change your filter at least every three months, or whenever it seems dirty or clogged. A small air purifier with a HEPA filter, or a MERV between 7 and 13, can help. While portable air purifiers will help, some dust mite particles will be too small, or will settle too quickly for the purifer to pick up.

Summary: Dust and vacuum your bedroom frequently. Buy a HEPA filter for your vacuum if it doesn't come with one. Remove carpeting and other fabrics from your bedroom. Clean your rugs frequently. Lower the humidity in your room. Get a high-efficiency media filter for your central heat and air conditioning unit. Purchase a portable air-purifier.

" Be honest with yourself, and try to figure out a few things that you tend to do that put people off. Make a "wish list" of what you would do differently if a genie magically gave you the power to change anything. Then pretend to be that better person until the new you comes naturally. If you feel like you're too shy sometimes, go out of your way to be more outgoing in social situations even if it is uncomfortable. If you feel like you're unreliable at times, and let people down, make it a priority never to make promises you aren't completely positive you'll be able to keep. Then follow through on any plans you make with your friends, every single time. It's a cliche for a reason: it's important to be yourself. Don't try to become what you think your friend wants you to be. Pretending to be something you're not can become exhausting, and your run the risk of your friends never truly knowing who you are. Besides, your friends like you because you are you if you were any different, they wouldn't be your friends in the first place. When you make a mistake, own it. And if your friend teases you a little, don't take it personally. Accept that everyone does something embarrassing now and then, and just try to laugh it off. You don't want your friend to feel like he or she is walking on eggshells around you because he or she is constantly trying not to hurt your feelings by accident. If your friend is sharing something important with you, don't try to lighten the mood by making jokes. If your friends are trying to relax and have a good time, save any heavy or overly-personal conversations for another time. If you are constantly changing the dynamic of the group, then they may feel that you don't really understand them. Don't brag about your accomplishments. If a friend is telling you about something he or she has done that he or she is proud of, don't try to "one-up" your friend. For example, if a friend tells a funny story, don't try to top it with a better one. If you always pay for everything, you might need to say something, but the last thing you want to do is act like you think your friend owes you something. Don't keep track of who paid for lunch last time, or who drove last weekend, or who has been chipping in more for gas money. Don't keep track of how often you contact your friend versus how often your friend contacts you. Making a big deal about this may make your friend want to avoid you completely. If it seems like you are constantly inviting your friend to things, and he or she is not inviting you to as many things don't worry about it. As long as you are seeing each other, it doesn't matter who issued the invitation. Always follow through on plans you make, unless you have a serious emergency. If you need to break plans every rare once in a while, be honest with your friend and tell them why. But don't make a habit of this, or they will eventually stop inviting you to things altogether.

Summary: Give yourself a "personality makeover. Be authentic. Be willing to laugh at yourself. Behave appropriately for the situation. Avoid making everything about you. Don't keep score. Be reliable.

Windows' Snipping Tool includes a pen. You can use the pen to write freeform on your snip. Options include: "Red Pen" "Blue Pen" "Black Pen" "Custom Pen". From the drop down menu, select "Customize". This option allows you to alter the pen's color, thickness, and tip. It is located next to the pen icon. You may use the highlighter to draw attention to important aspects of your snip. This tool is not customizable. Hold as you move the eraser over any previous annotations you want to remove. " Clicking this button will launch your default mail-client and automatically attach the snip to the email.
Summary: Write on the snip. Click on the pen icon. Select a pen type. Customize the pen. Click on the highlighter icon and then highlight the snip. Click on the eraser icon and then erase your annotations. Tap the "Save Snip" button to save the snip. Assign a name to the snip and select where you want to save it. Click "Save. Select the "Send Snip" button to email the snip. Type in the email address and click "Send".