Mini, How-to’s

So when I moved to California, one of the first things I started to realize is that weather people in California must not have a very exciting work life. In Wisconsin you have huge storms, snow, rain, cold, high winds, crazy temperatures etc. In California it’s usually sunny, sunny with some clouds or light rain. So it was very funny when it snowed the other night for the first time in many years in the Valley. It made me smile not only because I feel like it's not the holidays without snow, but also for those weather guys and giving them the opportunity to say something other than sun. That being said, that has nothing to do with what I am going to write about today. Today I am going to write on different small HOW TO topics.

How to Tell Someone you're Not Interested
1. Make yourself scarce – hide and avoid them
2. Tell them it’s just not the right time in life right now for you to be in a relationship.
3. Be Honest – say you don’t like them.


How to Greet People at Your First Introduction
1. Smile
2. Say Hello, how are you?
3. Be the first to start up a conversation about a small topic i.e. weather
4. Be yourself
5. Don’t let your attention drift onto something else, stay focused
6. Find common ground or a common interest
7. Give off positive vibes and make the other person feel special


How to Play Fantasy Football
1. Find a public league to join or create your own private league – leagues can be formed at NFL.com, yahoo sports, and or CBSsportsline.com.
2. Figure out as much as you can about different players. This can be done by going online and seeing projected stats of who’s hot and who is not.
3. Draft your fantasy team according to your league rules. The standard line up is usually one quarterback, two wide receivers, two running backs, a tight end, a kicker, a team’s defense and then 5-6 people on your bench. You can have anywhere between 6 to 12 of your friends/strangers playing. Each week you play a different team/person.
4. Pick your starting lineup each week based on what team in your league you're playing and take into consideration the opponent's of your individual players.
5. Whatever site you create your league on then tells you how many points you get each week. For example, lets say the running back you picked ran 10 yards that equals one point. If your quarterback passes a touchdown that is 6 points.
6. You will receive points for your offensive and defensive players based on things like touchdowns, tackles, sacks, catches and yards run.
7. Win by getting more points that your opponent for that week. Then you have playoffs to determine the champion of the league.


How to clean up after you put dish soap in the dishwasher
1. The way you tell you put the wrong dish soap in is when there are suds and water coming out of your dishwasher.
2. Turn off the dishwasher and get things under control.
3. You grab a bunch of towels and soak up all the water and suds.
4. Open dishwasher and try to scoop out as much water and suds as you can from the back.
5. Sprinkle table salt into the suds.
6. Drop ice cubes into bottom to cool the water
7. Put a cup or two of white vinegar in the dish washer
8. Run dishwasher and hope for the best, you may have to run the dishwasher a couple of times.


How to Jump Start a Dead Car Battery
1. Line up both cars as close as you can to each other, but not touching. Make sure both cars are in park and turned off with everything unplugged.
2. Open up the hoods of the cars. Find the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals on both cars. They should be clearly marked. Usually positive is red and negative is black.
3. If the battery is cracked you need to stop and just get a new battery.
4. Get your cable out of your trunk. Connect one end of the positive cable (+) to the other end of the positive dead battery. Do the same for the negative (-). Start with the good battery and then connect it to the bad battery so no sparks are created.
5. Start the “good” car and let it run for a couple minutes. You may need to adjust the jumper cable to get better results.
6. Try to turn on dead car and hopefully it will start. You should then run your car 7. for awhile to get the juices flowing. A new battery may be needed.


How to eat healthy
1. Protein (found in fish, meat, poultry, dairy products, eggs, nuts, and beans)
2. Fat (found in animal and dairy products, nuts, and oils)
3. Carbohydrates (found in fruits, vegetables, pasta, rice, grains, beans and other legumes, and sweets)
4. Vitamins (such as vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K)
5. Minerals (such as calcium, potassium, and iron)
6. Water

*Eat a balance of 1-6 and you will be a healthy eater.


How to fall asleep fast
1. Let yourself clear your mind and try not to think of problems or issues going on.
2. Close your eyes and breath in and out for 3 seconds then repeat.
3. Release the stress in your body. Tighten up your face for a couple seconds and then release your face muscles. Do this for the rest of your body. Continue to focus on breathing.
4. Continue until you fall asleep.