If you've gone through your bag and removed all of the clutter, you'll likely have gotten rid of books or items you don't need. To tell if an item is unnecessary, think about whether you use it frequently or at all. If you use it daily, keep it in the bag. If you haven't seen it in weeks, take it out. Make decluttering a habit! If you know you won't need something, leave it out of your bag. Go through your bag weekly to make sure you haven't piled up more of the same old things. If there are certain things that you know you won't need at home, leave them in your locker. This includes extra notebooks, textbooks for classes without homework that night, sports supplies, etc. Go through your class schedule and see exactly what you will need to take with you for the next day. This will ensure that you're not carrying unnecessary books, notebooks or supplies. Here, unnecessary supplies are ones that you won't specifically need tomorrow. If you have Algebra, History and Spanish, leave out your English and Biology notebooks and texts. While big binders and multiple-subject notebooks are great for organization, they also add a lot of weight, especially when they contain notes for classes you don't need every day. Invest in supplies that will help you separate your carry load and lighten your pack. Get separate notebooks for each class. If you have one small notebook for each subject or project, you'll be able to carry only what you need for each day, leaving behind the notebooks you definitely won't need. Get notebooks in different colors if you have a hard time keeping them all straight. Invest in compact notebooks. A4 is the standard paper size for most notebooks, but it includes a lot of margin room. All of that extra space on the paper adds up in weight, and you may not even get to the end of the notebook! Look at smaller A5 or even A6 notepads to cut down on the size and weight of your notebooks. Carry travel sized items. If you frequently carry hairspray, lotion or other grooming products for use after gym, buy smaller sizes. Liquids weigh a lot and that weight adds up. If your favorite products don't come in travel sizes, buy small plastic bottles and transfer your products into them. Try sites like Amazon or The Container Store for small bottles. The less papers and books you have to carry, the lighter your backpack will be. Some textbooks come in electronic format, and you may be able to scan your homework and turn it in online. Also, consider scanning your book chapters and keeping them in digital form if an eBook is not available with the bound edition.This way, you'll only have to carry a laptop or tablet instead of books and papers. While it may be hard to remember to do this, giving your parents any notes or letters means less weight in your backpack. Letters and notices tend to pile up especially if you're forgetful about them. The sooner you do homework, the less likely it is to get lost or be forgotten in your bag, turning into dead weight. Also, when you finish the homework, you'll no longer have to carry the corresponding textbook to and from school, saving your bag 20 or 30 pounds. Going through your bag weekly will help cut down on the clutter and the weight of the bag. It will also give you a good time to re-organize things back into the pockets they belong in, keeping the distribution of weight correct.
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One-sentence summary -- Don't keep unnecessary things in your bag. Store items in your locker. Plan your day the night before. Buy smaller versions of what you have. Go electronic if your school will let you. Give parents notes and packets as soon as you get them. Don't procrastinate on your homework. Clean your bag out weekly.

Place an exercise mat or a yoga mat on the ground. If she is a right-foot cartwheeler, place the sticker on her right foot. If she is a left-foot cartwheeler, place the sticker on her left foot. Have her bend her legs slightly and make sure her feet are in line with each other in a lunge position. Tell her to draw an imaginary line from the heel of her front foot to the big toe of her back foot. Her hands should be perpendicular to her body. Instruct her to put the weight into her hands, bend her elbows slightly, and kick her feet over. You may have to support her by holding on to her legs as she tries to go over on her first few tries. Have her check to see if the sticker "disappeared" or landed behind her front foot.
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One-sentence summary -- Find an open area with high ceilings. Place a sticker or a stamp on her preferred starting leg. Instruct her to place her sticker foot in front. Place her hands on the floor in the sideways position. Make sure she finishes the cartwheel with her sticker foot behind her.

If you have been scammed and you gave out personal information or money, the first thing you need to do is contact your local police department. The police department will be able to do the most for you personally, because they will investigate if a crime occurred and attempt to get your money back. When you contact the police, they will want as many details as possible to help them investigate the scam. Provide them with your notes and any documents you received throughout the scam's life. The BBB is a resource that consumers use to look up common scams and scams that have happened recently. When you file a report with the BBB Scam Tracker, you will not receive an individual response. The Scam Tracker allows you to tell your story, so others might be able to avoid the trap you fell into. To file a Scam Tracker Report, visit the BBB's Scam Tracker website. They will ask you for the following information: Information about the scammer (e.g., the business's name, the person's name, their phone number, their website) Information about the scam (e.g., how you were contacted, what was being asked for, what did they say happened, whether you lost money) Your personal information (e.g., your age, where you live, your name) Attachments of things you received from the scammer Email or call your friends and tell them what happened to you. In doing so, you can help others avoid scams and possibly find people who received the same scam information as you did. As word spreads, you might get information about who is responsible, what others did to report the fraud, and what could possibly be done as a group to help catch who is responsible.
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Call your local police department. File a report with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Use word of mouth.