Problem: Article: Even when you're recovering from surgery or other treatment for a DVT, it's possible to do leg lifts while lying in bed. Leg lifts will improve the circulation in your leg and help prevent further blood clots. To perform leg lifts in bed, lay on your back with your legs straight out in front of you. Raise your leg a few inches off the bed, breathing deeply as you hold it for a few seconds. Then lower your leg in a controlled movement don't simply drop your leg to the bed, but lower it at roughly the same speed as you raised it. Or, if you feel strong enough, lower the leg very very slowly. Just remember to keep breathing do not hold your breath. Repeat this exercise 10 to 20 times with each leg. Try to do this exercise three or four times a day. Particularly if you've had surgery for your DVT, it's important to give your body adequate time to heal. Even if your DVT was treated without surgery, recognize that you are now at increased risk for another blood clot. If you had surgery, you typically will need several weeks to recover before you can start doing more vigorous exercising. However, your doctor usually will advise you to do what you can to start being active again as soon as possible. This typically includes bed rest for about an hour, and then brief walking for a few minutes before returning to bed rest. Your doctor may give you additional exercises to improve the circulation in your legs. If you had surgery for a DVT, a physical therapist will provide you a list of exercises you can safely do that will improve your circulation and help restore your strength and range of motion. Get the physical therapist's approval before you deviate from these exercises. Keep in mind that exercising too strenuously following a DVT puts you at risk for another blood clot. Swimming is a low-impact way to get a full-body workout that improves circulation while also giving you a cardiovascular workout. Even if you don't think you're a strong enough swimmer to swim laps, hanging off the side of the pool and kicking can help improve circulation in your legs. Be careful not to overdo it. The low-impact nature of swimming means you may not realize you're going too hard until the soreness hits the next day. Get permission from your doctor or physical therapist before you begin a swimming program, even if you only anticipate being in the water for a few minutes a day. Even once you're out of the recovery period following a DVT, you're still at increased risk for developing another blood clot. If you are going to be traveling or have a sedentary job, it's important to stay as active as possible. If you're at work, set an alarm or timer to go off each hour. When the alarm goes off, stand up and move around for a few minutes to get the blood moving in your legs. Every other hour, take a brisk walk around the office or outside. You can also do jumping jacks or jog in place. This will get your heart rate up and improve circulation to prevent blood clots. Try to stay active throughout the day. This can be difficult if you have a sedentary job, but focus on standing as much as possible. For example, you might stand or pace while you're talking on the phone, rather than sitting at your desk.
Summary: Perform leg lifts. Give yourself time to recover. Work with a physical therapist. Try swimming. Stand at least once an hour and walk at least once every two hours.

Problem: Article: In Spanish, if you see an accent mark over a letter, it tells you that you are supposed to stress or emphasize that syllable when you pronounce the word. Some Spanish words are spelled the same way, but mean entirely different things depending on which syllable is stressed. The essential accentuation rule in Spanish is that if the word ends in a vowel, an n, or an s, you'll put stress on the last syllable. However, if the word has an accent mark, you stress that syllable and ignore the general rule. For example, in your numbers, you may have noticed an accent in the word for sixteen (16), dieciseis. This means that you should stress the syllable with an accent, which is the last syllable. Listening to people speak Spanish can help you understand more about how the words fit together and how they're said in the context of normal conversation. Actors typically pronounce their words without excessive regional dialectunless the show or movie takes place in a specific geographic area. This makes it easier for you to learn the language. Keep in mind that Spanish is spoken in many countries all over the world, giving rise to multiple dialects and variations. Even for a native speaker, someone from another country can be difficult to understand. Music can be an easy way to learn a language because of the rhythm and repetitiveness of the lyrics. If you find music with Spanish lyrics that appeals to you, listening to it on a regular basis can help you understand how words are pronounced. If you think back to how you learned your first language, you'll probably recall that there was a lot of music involved. Songs are a very efficient way to learn words and how they fit together. You may not understand exactly what something means, but the important part when you're just beginning to learn Spanish is to listen to the way the words are pronounced and how the language sounds. When you're learning any no language, there's nothing better to enhance your understanding of the language and the way the words are spoken than to talk to people who are fluent in the language. Native speakers also can correct your pronunciation and give you tips on how to pronounce the words correctly. Particularly if you have another language in common, a native speaker may be able to give you tips on how to pronounce words in Spanish that you wouldn't have picked up on otherwise.
Summary: Review basic accentuation rules. Watch TV shows or movies in Spanish. Listen to Spanish music. Talk to native speakers.

Problem: Article: A love story can be your main focus or it can be part of a larger tale. Decide whether you want your love story to be the main focus of your writing, or if you want it to enhance your main story. Framing a love story as part of a larger story can create a more realistic, relatable feeling to your writing. Focusing primarily on romance can be sweeping, epic, and more escapist. Neither is inherently better or worse, they're just different styles. For example, Love in the Time of Cholera is driven by its love story, but it also deals with themes of social strife, warfare, disease, aging, and death. It's also defined not just by its love story but by its magical realism, making it part of a strong Latino literary tradition. Love stories don't have to be romance novels. They play out across the daily lives of your characters and can work in any type of genre. Decide whether you want to write a more traditional romance or if you want to frame your story in another genre. To get an idea of how love stories are framed across genres, read books and short stories from the genres in which you're interested. Noir, sci-fi, fantasy, historical fiction, and comedic writing are some good genres to explore. Pay attention to how different authors in these genres develop different conventions of a love story. Do you want your characters to get their happily-ever-after? Will they learn that love isn't enough? Do you want something vague and open-ended? Deciding what kind of emotional resolution you want at the end of your story helps sculpt your plot and narrative. You can change this as you progress with your story if find that a different ending fits how your plot and characters develop. This should be a guide, but it doesn't need to be a rule. A love story for the sake of a love story can be a beautiful thing if that's what you want to write. However, many modern romance authors are considering the social contexts of what they are putting out, such as race, gender, and class. Think about whether you want your story to have a larger message. There is no right or wrong answer to this, but it is important to consider the message you're putting out. Love stories commonly deal with topics like social inequity, body image, gender equality, sexual orientation, class difference, and ethnic identity.
Summary:
Figure out if your love story will be your main story. Pick the genre in which you want to set your story. Decide what kind of emotional ending you want for your story. Consider whether you want your story to have a larger message.