How To
How to Avoid an Attack if You Think You're Being Followed
It can be extremely creepy and unnerving if you sense that somebody’s following you. Even though it may be tough in the moment, stay calm and try not to panic. Luckily, there are a lot of precautions you can take to prevent another person from targeting y...
How to Get Good Skin with Milk
Who needs those expensive spa products when you've got milk in the house? Milk baths have been around for centuries—millenia, even—and for good reason: It hydrates and replenishes the skin, leaving it glowing and radiant. So skip that bowl of cereal and l...
How to Clean a Fish
Cleaning a fish is quite simple and can make eating a fish you caught yourself all the more satisfying. For this article we’ve put together answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about cleaning a fresh fish. Follow these tips and you’ll be...
How to Cope with Receiving Anonymous Letters
Anonymous letters can be hurtful and sometimes damaging. The authors of these letters may feel able to say anything in the content of their letter, which tends to make the authors overconfident as well as highly critical. If you receive an anonymous lette...
How to Hold a Hamster
Hamsters are cute and adorable animals that make great pets. They are quiet and gentle and are relatively low-maintenance. Holding your hamster can not only help you feel more bonded to him but can also help him become tamer.[1] X Research source...
How to Hide a Nose Piercing from your Parents
So, you want a nose piercing, but you're not allowed? There are ways you can downplay your piercing and make it less visible when your parents are around. The same methods work for people trying to hide a piercing at work.
How to Erase Negative Influence and Live Positively
Erasing negative thoughts and influences can be challenging, especially when you are surrounded by negative individuals or if you have established a base of negative habits. However, through awareness and perseverance you can turn the tide and begin to fo...
How to Balance Yourself on a Skateboard
Are you trying to learn how to ride a skateboard? One of the toughest parts of learning to ride a skateboard is learning how to balance on the board. Improving your ability to balance on a skateboard takes patience and practice, but using some special str...
How to Create Your Own Fire Extinguisher With Household Items
Have you ever been worried about a small fire starting in your house? This will tell you how to easily make your own fire extinguisher with regular household items!
How to Make Yourself a New Person
Making yourself into a new person can mean different things to different people. To become the new person you want to be, you will need to clearly define what that means to you. Whether you want to change your career or your self-image, making a plan and...
How to Make Your Mom Let You Go Places
You really, really want to go somewhere, but your mom is the gatekeeper to your freedom. We've all been there. Fortunately, talking your mom into letting you go where you want isn't an impossible task: all it takes is patience, maturity, and some diplomat...
How to Accurately Draw a Room to Scale
Floor plans drawn to scale are the perfect guides for when you’re remodeling or trying to find that one piece of furniture to fill up some empty space. If you’re having a hard time visualizing your design ideas, taking a bit of extra time to draw your roo...
How to EV Train Your Pokémon
Have you ever noticed that some people's Pokémon have one or two really high stats but lower than usual stats in a different area? Well, this is probably because that person EV trained their Pokémon. If you'd like to train your own super-strong Pokémon, r...
How to Do a Plie in Ballet
A plié is a simple ballet step that is learned while covering the basics. Although it’s often taught to beginners, it’s one of the most important movements that you’ll learn because it’s used in so many different dance steps. By nailing the right form and...
How to Play "Mother May I"
Mother May I (sometimes called Captain May I) is a familiar childhood game that is easy and fun for kids of all ages. The game is usually played with young children, but it can be a great game for the entire family to play too.
How to Create a Splash Page for a Website
So you want to put a splash page on your webpage? Splash pages are a great way of branding your website. This How-To assumes you know quite a bit of HTML and CSS, and it might help if you also know some basic JavaScript.