Article: You and your dogs can easily bring ticks into the house from outside, so one of the best ways to prevent an infestation is to vacuum your home regularly. Vacuuming helps suck up live ticks as well as any eggs that might have come in on you or your dogs. You should vacuum your whole house, but also pay special attention to the areas where your dogs hang out the most near their beds or favorite nap and play spots. You can prevent ticks from getting into your yard by making sure any grass and plants are neatly maintained. Cut your grass frequently, avoid storing any of your yard tools near the edge of the yard in tall grasses, and trim plants and bushes often. If you and your dogs take frequent walks, try to avoid heavily wooded areas or areas with a lot of tall grass. These types of areas are ticks' natural habitat and taking your dogs through these types of areas almost guarantees your dogs will pick up some ticks.
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Vacuum frequently. Maintain your yard and garden. Keep your dogs away from heavily wooded areas.

Problem: Article: When you're down in the dumps, it can be tempting to isolate yourself and hide in your bedroom. Challenge yourself to say "yes" to every invitation that comes your way. Whether it's shooting hoops with your dad, going to the movies with a friend, or running errands with your mom, just say yes! Leaving the house and surrounding yourself with people who love you can be incredibly helpful. Now is a great time to dive into that big project you've been considering starting. Rather than sitting around and thinking about your crush, do something productive and fun! Redecorate your room, start a blog, train for a race, learn how to cook a new recipe, whatever! The more energy you channel into a fun project, the less energy you'll have to be upset over your crush. You may feel lethargic and down when you know you won't see your crush again, but it's important to keep doing the things that bring you joy. Don't skip your extracurriculars or cancel plans that you typically love just because you're sad. You may dread going somewhere or following through on your plans, but end up having a fantastic time. Give yourself the chance to forget about your crush and remember the hobbies you love doing.
Summary: Say yes to invitations. Start a project. Enjoy hobbies.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: One of the best things you can do for your distance time is to run in intervals. That means that the next time you go for your run, cycle between 60 seconds of a leisurely jog and 30 seconds of flat out booking it like you're running from the feds. As you get used to this, knock down that 60 second break time to 50, 40, and then 30, when you're running at a 1:1 ratio. Similar to interval training is Fartleks (that's Swedish) or speed-work (it's like long-term interval training).On certain days, try to allot 20% of your running time for speed-work purposes. Here's a quick example of effective speed work: Spend the first 4-5 minutes just running at your normal pace Run the next 10 minutes kicked up a notch (ideally at a pace of 7.5min / mile) Spend the next 60 seconds running as fast as your legs will take you Then slowly and carefully work yourself back down to your normal pace Continue this program expanding the speed-work by 15-second (or 30 second) increments You'll soon find here that keeping your body guessing is imperative to increasing your speed. Running 1 mile (1.6km) as fast as you can go is good, but being used to running 3 will do you favors, too. When you're used to running 3, 5, 7 miles, telling yourself to run just 1 at a faster rate is easy peasy. Work yourself up slowly if you haven't been doing endurance, long-distance running. Aim for running around 5 days a week, dedicating a day or two to running longer instead of faster. Up your distance each week by 1/2 a mile if you can. Running a mile is a chore. But running 1/2 a mile or even 1/4? That's child's play. You could run 1/4 of a mile way faster if you knew that was all you had to run, right? So start there. When you go all out for 1/2 a mile, you have way more wiggle room for the second leg. You don't have to increase your pace for the entire mile to shave off time. Running 1/4 of mile at nearly-all-out speeds can take away seconds on the final time of an otherwise ordinary run. Just make sure you don't strain yourself running too hard initially! Having a goal of losing even 30 seconds can seem lofty and daunting. Instead of setting goals that seem out of reach, aim for losing 1 or 2 seconds every time you run. When the finish line is in sight, you'll feel that blast of motivation that propels you just that much faster. Your body will go faster without you even realizing it. This is an effect that will only be felt over time. Days will pass and you won't feel like you're getting anywhere until one day you wake up and a minute is gone from your mile. It will take some patience and trust, but the effect will accumulate. How? Well, it doesn't really matter. Just switching it up will do your body good. Need some ideas? Run hills. You know what it feels like to run on flat terrain after a hill? Like a piece of cake, that's what. Run different tracks or trails. Different surfaces, different inclines, different everything -- it all can affect your running game. Run at different times of day. Your body may actually be faster at morning or at night. Run different ways. Switch up between interval training, speed work, and long-distance running. If all else fails -- you've been running hills, doing Fartleks, rocking the long-distance runs and nothing is working -- take a look at your form. Maybe you're literally not running efficiently. Here are a few things to consider: Do you keep your eyes focused ahead of you, head up? Looking up or down can put strain on your neck and back. Are your arms tense? If you ever notice them being flexed and not loose, give them a quick shake. They should be held at a 90 degree angle, propelling your body forward as they move back and forth. Good running is quiet running. Your feet should strike around your heel and roll onto your toes, calves moving you onto the next step. They should land directly beneath you and feel light and springy. How's your breathing? If you're breathing from your chest, you're wasting energy. Make sure you're breathing from your gut, or diaphragm. Your stomach should be expanding with each intake of breath.

SUMMARY: Do intervals. Do endurance running. Work on your 14 and 12 mile (0.4 and 0.8km). Shave off mere seconds each time. Run differently. Look to your form.

If you like makeup, make sure you only use a little bit. Instead of a bright colored lipstick, wear a pink lip gloss or just some chap-stick. Anymore make-up than this, can be a turn off to guys, or can give other girls your age the wrong idea about you. Never make your eyebrows too thin! It makes you look older. Thick eyebrows are beautiful, so don't be self-conscious about it.
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It's good to take a shower and wash your face at night, so your natural oils will come back during the night and give your face a natural glow. Fix your hair, so that it isn't frizzy, with mousse or styling gel. Make sure to brush your teeth to work up to those perfect celebrity teeth you've been dreaming of. Wear a thin to medium layer of eyeliner and a little mascara. If you feel that your eyebrows are thick and uneven, just pluck the stray hairs hanging out around the shape of your brows.