Article: Toxic people may struggle to understand your needs in any given situation. Toxic people tend to take advantage of empathetic, trusting people and may try to see you again after you break things off. Make it very clear that you do not wish to see them in the future and will not be contacting them from here. It's okay to be a little blunt here. Again, don't be aggressive, but be firm. Say something like, "I do not want to see you again, so please do not try to contact me." Toxic people may have trouble letting go, and attempt to get you back into their folds. To make it clear you were serious about not wanting further contact, ignore texts, calls, and emails. You may want to block the person's number. There is no reason to continue interaction on social media if you have removed someone from your life. Delete, unfollow, or de-friend this person on various social media outlets. This will help you regulate your emotions better, as you will not constantly see updates on this person's life. Not everyone keeps social media profiles private. If your friend does not keep their Facebook or Twitter page protected from the public, resist the temptation to check up on them after deleting them. This is only likely to stir negative emotions, resulting in you feeling bad. It can be hard to let go of a relationship, even a bad one. A toxic friend may also have planted false ideas in your brain, such as the notion only they can understand you. You may have to create motivation for yourself. Give yourself small rewards for limiting communication. Set goals for yourself and reward yourself for achieving them. For example, if you ignore the person's texts for a week, treat yourself to a new outfit. If you don't check their Twitter for a month, buy yourself a meal at an expensive restaurant. You do not want to end up returning to a toxic friendship. However, toxic friendships can take up a lot of time and energy. You will feel the absence of this person in your life, and may be lonely or confused for awhile afterwards. In order to fill the void, keep busy. Take up a new hobby to keep yourself distracted. You could, for example, try knitting, sewing, baking, or anything else that interests you. Try to find new friends. Forming new, more positive relationships will help you feel happier and confident at having abandoned a toxic person. Join a club, volunteer, or go to an event alone and strike up conversation with someone.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Let the person know you don't want to see them again. Get rid of the person on social media. Reward yourself for limiting communication. Find ways to fill the void.
Article: A good way to make putting your outfit together easier is to pick one item and craft the entire outfit around that item. Usually the specific item is one of the statement pieces, but it doesn't have to be. Example: If you're looking to showcase a big gorgeous necklace, wear a plain, neutral t-shirt with a neck that's cut so that the necklace can be seen. Pair this with jeans and a pair of flats. This way the necklace acts as the most important part of the outfit with nothing to draw attention away from it. You can also work an outfit around a specific color. So for instance, one week you could wear something red each day and make outfits around that color and the next week you could move on to green. For instance you could pair a red skirt with a black blouse, navy tights, black boots and blue jewelry. ' This means find the two or three basic ensembles you like to wear and put together outfits using these as bases, while you mix things up a little. These will be the outfits that you feel most comfortable in. For example, you could find that you tend towards an ensemble of skinny jeans (black and denim), a few different t-shirts (both long and short sleeve) with varying footwear (for instance, you could dress the outfit up with a pair of ankle boots or some flats). If you wear a lot of jeans you could mix things up a bit by rolling up the cuffs (a good spring or summer variation). You could vary between jeans and a sweater and skirts and a sweater. This would give you more range. The color and type of sweater could change and you could vary it with different jewelry, scarves and shoes, but the basic outfit would either be jeans and sweater or skirt and sweater. Mixing and matching clothing is your basis for choosing different outfits each day. This way you don't have to wear the same t-shirt and jeans routine that you always do (although that's perfectly okay if that's what you like). Using a black blazer as an example: you could put the blazer with jeans, a white t-shirt, a bright blouse and flats. You could pair the blazer with a pale spring skirt, ankle boots and chunky jewelry. Or you could put the blazer over a long, colorful summer dress and wear sandals. With only 8 different pieces of clothing you can make a variety of outfits. Pick a solid colored and a print t-shirt, a pair of jeans, a skirt, a dress, a cardigan, a blouse, and a vest. You could wear the print t-shirt with the jeans and the vest and a pair of sandals. You could wear the dress, the cardigan and a skinny belt, or the dress, the vest and a pair of boots. You could pair the skirt with each of the tops in turn and wear either the vest or the cardigan over them. Pair with jewelry, a scarf, and a shoes. You can change your wardrobe around as the seasons change (if you live in a place where that happens). Save the warmer scarves and sweaters for fall and winter along with your warmer jackets. Have boots work as your cool weather footwear, while flats and sandals can be your warmer weather go-tos. Colors, too, can change depending on the season. In warmer parts of the wear you could wear paler colors to keep you cooler and more floral prints to reflect the flowers. In winter it's fun to wear some brighter colors especially if you live in a dark or rainy place, so that your bright gold scarf or red dress brings a flare of color to an otherwise drably colored day. As you try out outfits, mixing and matching and determining what your base style is, take pictures, or write down a description, of each outfit. This way you can remember what worked and what didn't, so that you either recreate the outfit, or you can remember that that particular outfit didn't work. This can also help you decide what to wear if you're feeling unsure. Just go back through your outfit photos and pick the one you liked the best. You'll feel confident because you know it looks good and your decision will have been made. Look everywhere for outfit ideas. Look at mannequins in store windows, look a catalogs and fashion magazines, look at what people are wearing as you're out and about. These will give you ideas for what you can try out. You don't have to go out and buy all new things based on an outfit you saw in a magazine or on the street. Instead, go through your wardrobe and see what clothing you already own that you can use to recreate the look. This way you won't be copying exactly, you'll be putting your own style onto it. This is the most important part of putting together outfits and especially in getting good at it. You have to try out different styles and clothes and outfits before you find the ones that you really like. Only re-wear the outfits that you liked and that you felt comfortable and confident in. Comfort and confidence are the keys to looking good.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Work around one item. Pick your 'uniform. Mix and match. Think seasonal. Create a style library. Look for outfit ideas. Experiment.