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ants in bathroom how do i get rid of them
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if you spray them with pam, or starch, that will kill them on the spot. :)


ok so i really like this guy.We dont talk or anything its been actcually a long time since we've talked. So today [feb.26] he couldnt really keep his eyes off of me. i mean i think he likes me & all & even once in a while he'll smile really quick and if i catch him he'll turn around quick to the other side.

i thinks he confused and debating if he likes me or not.
So, do you think he likes me?
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Just ask him, not us. He'll be honest with you, guys normally are.

And if he does, then YAY.

If not, Oh well. Theres always other guys.


hi! ok so i need ur help!
my friend eli, her birthdays in a few weeks.
march 8th to be exact.

and i wnna get her a present. but like, a gag gift.
shes like, very sweet.
and shes so silly!!
she always wears black. black sweatshirts, black eyeliner. black converse.
shes like the anti-pink.
and im like the anti-black. haha
she hates barbies/girly girls.
she wore Black on valentines day!!
u cant do that. anyway, any ideas on what to get her? somthing thatll make her laugh. but somthing she can use. not somthing that will end up in the back of her closet.
thanx so much!!

xoxo,

L (link)
Okay!!! I think i can help you.

Don't try to buy your friend clothes, wearing black isn't wrong. Its just what she likes. I personally wouldn't wear black all the time, but you know, personal preference and such.

If you want to do something funny, you can go to like hollister, and abercrombie, and stores like that, and get different sized boxes.

Then instead of actually buying things from the stores, you can put little chocolates and smelly girly things in them. Its cute, and will make her think that u got her stuff she doesn't like.

It'll be like a big surprise.

Or you could get her something really preppy, and under it put the thing she'll really like!

~TRUTH_ONLY~

ps. new years resolution: wear black on valentines day...XD


i have so much to do this week and everything in my life is messed up and im so stressed and tired and i know i need to relax and destress but i dont know how so can anyone hel me?

also how do you learn a lot of information fast? and make the very best use of your time.

also any tips for sleeping because im so stressed that yesterday i dreamt about all the hw and studying and stuff i have to do and what good is sleep when your thinking about that? i tried thinking of good things and happy things and just ended up with WEIRD dreams.

thanks so, so, so much!! i will rate! :] (link)
First thing, you first paragraph, was a very long run on sentence. I wish i was pro like that. I dont know how you can "destress", (sp?) but it seems like your trying to take to much on at once.

You should take a step back and relax. Try to think things through before you start working on them. It will go faster that way.

You cannot learn things in a short amount of time. That is why you go to school for 13 years at 9 months each year. The human brain doesn't learn speedily. We are not super fast processing computers.

If you want to sleep better, you should try relaxing before you sleep. Take a long hot shower, or a bubble bath. Treat yourself to somthing new.

Dont eat before you sleep, it causes stress and bloating in the morning.

Hope i helped

~TRUTH_ONLY~


when your having your period (or for a short time after) how do you get the "fishy smell" away??
It really bugs me, and makes me insecure...
Thanks:) (link)
There shouldn't be a fishy smell....that could be a hormonal problem.

My advice would be to see a doctor

~TRUTH_ONLY~


does anyone know where i can download it for free? i'm in desperate need and i can't buy it. :'( (link)
Itunes has it. But if you meant the stuff and not the videos then you can get it at whole foods.


what is the age range and the grade range of eligible spellers for the nationals spelling bee

is it only middle schools? or elementary too..


or 6-8th grade only.. ? get my point. (link)
It is 6-8th graders only.


This is probably going to sound like a stupid question, but I was just wondering if that eating Special K cereal for breakfast and lunch everyday for 2 weeks will make you lose 6 pounds. I have the cereal and I've been wanting to try it, but I don't want to waste my time if it's not going to work! I appreciate all advice and information, thanks! (link)
Well I tryed it but it didnt make me lose 6 pounds it made me lose 8 pounds. So I say you should try it.


how do you remember something you've studied.. for example you memorized all the words for the definition.. and on the day of the competition .. you FORGET. how do you NOT do that and NOT forget whatt youve been studying? Please help


for example: tests, spelling bees (link)
Ok so the best proven by the best is that you should be doing the same things your studying and the same things while you take the test like wearing the same clothes, listening to the same music, eat the same lunch and breakfest, and even maybe be with the same people. Good luck, I hope I helped and tell me what happens in your competition.


My best friend who i have been ignoring for 3 days because of her telling me to fuck off for no pasific reason and generally being a moody cow towards me blaming it on her stomache condition which is apparently due to her hormones, even though she is fine with everyone else, its her birthday tomorrow and i dont no wether to talk to her or not just because its her birthday, i bought her a ticket to see my sister at uni which was quite expensive but she just dosnt seem to appreciate anything i do for her,i was considering asking someone else to go with me but now iv told her i have to let her come with me parents said so aswell. If i talk to her tomorow and tell her what her pressie is then shes basically just won and got her own way again, and i dont really want that, she will just do it again thinking i will forgive her again and again! Usually she twists everything around putting the balem on me so im the one always saying sorry, because she can never see that shes in the wrong which is incredibly annoying! She is acting really fake latly aswell putting on a inocent little girl voice and being all girlie and sweet towards guys...very annoying!!! I want to be able to just get on with her normally again but i dont want her to win this like she normally does. (link)
Honestly, no friend should treat you like that, and I have this feeling that your parents would agree too. Did you talk to at least your mom about it? You might have, but I'm sorry, I could not really understand the part: "i was considering asking someone else to go with me but now iv told her i have to let her come with me parents said so aswell."
but if you didn't talk to your mom yet, you should. I think that you did a really nice job of explaining how you feel, as well as letting us all know what was going on in your question, and thats what you should tell her.
You should talk to your friend about it, tell her that you really want to be her friend, but you just aren't sure if it could work out, because you do not feel like she is treating you right either. And you don't have to bow down to her because it's her birthday either, or take her to the show. If those tickets were expensive, and you know that somebody else would appreciate going with you more, then I would just take them instead. Maybe having your space and her having her own space will end up being good. Don't get too stressed out about it, try to just have a good time! :-]
Tell me how it all works out! Just do what you feel you need to, but don't stoup to her level.


I work out in the afternoon/evening.
Is it better to eat my big meal before or after working out?
Like or should I have a snack before or what?
Thanks! (link)
i would think eating before excercise would be better, so you can get the energy you need. Then you can use that energy for excercise, and then the cycle goes on. Try to eat something with carb's in it, so you get slow release energy


Whats best to use to get rid of stretch marks adn whats best to use to get rid of discolorations due to acne (link)
I go on this site all of the time to find out how to get rid of stretch marks and other things like acne medication...
http://skincarerx.com/stretch-marks.html
also, I use mederma skin care for scars, and it gets rid of my stretch marks :]
Discoloration due to acne:
http://skincarerx.com/acne-scarring.html
any one of thos will do it, but I highly reccomend
using anything by glytone body. Just scroll down, and click :]

Good luckk


My family is letting me open a snow cone shop. I have been looking online and I found a website called hawaiianshavedice.com. It is really good, but that is like the only one I have found that I like. Do you know any other websites that sell snow cone flavors? I live in a rural part of the state (3 hours away from any city over a population of 40,000) so I can't really be making trips to get these things. That's why I need them mailed to me. I found a great ice shaver machine. Now what I really need is to figure out what I'm getting myself into. Any ideas of what I am doing? Lol. I'm looking a lot up, but I really need people's opinions on ideas for my first day. I need ideas for attracting people to the snow cone shop. Also I really need to what kind of theme should I make it. Like should it be a beach theme, a rainbow theme, or two solid colors. I have no idea what theme it should be. Please help! (link)
I wish someone would do that where I live haha, it is a great idea, and I'm sure it will be a big hit :] Personally, I love snowcones, all flavors.
Here are some sites:
http://cornucopiasnax.com/SnowconeConcentrates_Natl.html
^^read the side, this can save you loads of money
[concentrate, not syrup] or maybe this...
http://cornucopiasnax.com/snow-cone-syrup-sf-sucralose.html
^^scroll down, lots of good flavors shipped right to you [regular syrup, not concentrate] or maybe this site...
http://cornucopiasnax.com/snow-cone-syrup-sf-aspartame.html
^^sugar free :] and ready to use syrup.

Now for your first day, don't panic, just have instrutions in reach and relax. To attract people to your snow cone shop it depends on what age group your selling this to...
children
-rainbow colored evrything haha
-fun and colorful
-smells sweet and enjoyable
-bright

teenagers
-funky and modern
-cool chairs and a nice cool atmosphere
-energetic [music and such]
-cool designs and flavors [funky decor]
-appealing

adults
-relaxing
-soothing music
-tropical paradise
-beach themed

any ages:
-two solid colors
-a mix of funky and relaxing
-some bright colors and some not so bright
-a mixture of all of the ones I provided above

Have funn, hope I helped and you'll do fine :]
any more questions inbox me, I'll be here.



i am a 16 year old teenage girl .. my parents are divorced and my dad is verbally abusive, like he says he doesnt love me and i dont have a relationship with him. im EXTREMELY involved in my parish and have gotten close with my pastor over the past 3 years, hes like a father figure. but i dont like it because i get so jealous when he even TALKS to another kid or asks for their help and not mine, im afraid he wont like me anymore. i hate this feeling of jealousy its like controlling my life. ive never had good self esteem but im afraid he will stop liking me and like someone else better. how can i make this stop and not feel jealous anymore? (link)
Have you talked to a counselor or anybody else about how you feel about this? Since your dad shows you no love, I think that you think your pastor won't love you if you don't get attention from him, since your father didn't supply you with any attention. But you have to remember, that he isn't your father, he won't verbally abuse you or put you down, he is your father figure and I'm sure he loves you like a daughter, but he is friendly and needs to provide his love and attention to other people as well as you. His feelings won't change for you if he converses and asks other people to help him out he is trying to include them and is probably trying his best to not exclude you. He is only one person, and has a job, but I'm sure he means well and doesn't realzie that he is making you feel this way. You should talk to a counselor in your school or outside of school about this. Talk to him also about how you feel. Or write down ur feelings in poems, a diary, journal, song or story, it helps a lot, trust me. But you are a great person and are loved by many people, believe me.
Good luckk, and remember, you are a great person, worthy of the respect and love you deserve.


I'm completely miserable and pretty much want to die now. I can't stand the winter weather anymore. I can't sleep anymore. I'm really sick with a sore throat and fever that won't go away. Things with my boyfriend which were going perfectly, my family loved him and he was living at my house are totally ruined because my dad walked in on us having sex and kicked him out and he's "not welcome in our home anymore". So things are awkward between me and my whole family and him now. I'm doing badly in school and still fighting with my sister. I hate my job. I'm completely miserable. So should I just say f*** it and like kill myself or something? (link)
I honestly do not think that you should do that. I am sick right now too...and I have been for a while just like you. I have had bad hours, bad days, bad months, and so on and so on. Sometimes you really just have to turn those lemons into lemonade. And the only way you are going to do that, is to turn things around. How does your dad think that you were born, not just by sitting around. :-] Clearly you and your bf love each other, and if you want him back, dont let that stop you. In fact, use that to help you. Turn your life around RIGHT now. Start doing better in school, and get a good job. If things start to work out with you and him, move out and get an appartment together. If this is really important to you, then you have to explain that to your parents, whats done is done, and you cannot change that, so you mine as well get over it and move on. Things are only going to get better from here, but its going to take some will power from you.
Try to be the bigger person, and do something nice for/with your sister. If she goes along with it, great, get closer with her. But if she pulls away, just give her space, and time, but dont stop caring or trying to be nice. Some people just don't always act the way we think is right, and we need to just give them time.
As for the sore throat, gargle with some salt and water, drink some juice and lemonade, suck on ice pops, drink some apple cider, eat chicken noodle soup. Go to a doctor if you havent already.
And another thing...screw anti depressants right now, TRUST ME, once you start having a better attitude, and more confidence, then you will get happier. Actually, it is a proven fact that when you are ill, being happy makes the sickness go away even faster. Being depressed can make it worse, or it can make you sick. Either way, its no use being depressed.
You have your whole life ahead of you, who knows what is to come, just because you have had some bad days (like I have :-]) you should not give up. Don't just do this for anyone else, do it mainly FOR yourself.
Start living life, and also, the enviorment or people you are around could be suffocating you, and making you sad. Try not to think about it all the time, make a plan, and put it to action. Have some fun, go out to the mall and hang around.
Tell your parents every once in a while that you love them.
Cherish your life, and think about how it can be, and how you will make it.
Start now.
Oh yea, and for the fever, and depression pills, wait until your throat is better for the pills, and take some advil for the feaver...maybe some advil liquid gells. poor the liquid into soup or pudding or yogurt and eat it. This will bring down you temperature and make you feel much better.
Please do not hesitate to ask me a question, or ask for more help. I will always be here if you need me...and so will everyone here on advicenators. :-]


i can't eat or swallow anything because my throat is so sore. what will this do to me? (link)
UGH!!! I hateee sore throats. Whenever I have a sore throat, I always drink cold things and eat ice popsickles. Also, this doesn't taste the best, but salt and water SERIOUSLY does the trick. I always give my mom a hard time about it, but take a bunch of salt, mix it with WARM water, and gargle. It always helps me! :-]
I also found some websites that can help you.

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1545


http://altmedicine.about.com/od/healthconditionsdisease/a/sore_throat.htm


Also, there is some spray for the back of your throat that you can buy, it is not perscription needed.
Feel Better!
ps
it may hurt, but you need to eat... I suggest chicken noodle soup, tomatoe soup, etc. (Food stores sell a lot of soups lol that are all really good) For some reasons, I like to stay away from dairy. It just doesnt help me, and ends up making my throat hurt more.


What types of shoes are good to wear to walk around in for a whole day that aren't sneakers? (link)
In Louissiana everyone around here has crocs. Crocs shoes have amazed the world over and have grown to a huge selection of shoes, sandals, and clogs for men, women, and children alike. From boating to nursing to swinging, Crocs footwear are great way to relax, work, or play. The company has grown from a summer beach shoe to having a full selections including winter clogs, rain boots and hiking boots. Comfort now comes in many styles for seasons. The crocslite material has seen a huge demand by all people for all shoes. The selection of colors offered by crocs makes easy to define the person who where the shoe. And with the addition of Crocs Mammoth, the company has sout to prove this brand is not a trend, but a must have for everyday activities. The selection is large enough to find a liking for each and every person.


"High School's Not Forever" ?
Is it good? Thanks :] (link)
It was ok but kinda stupid because its just a bunch of teenagers actualy trying to get themselves into drama. So I say it was stupid.


okay, i'm terrible at reading guys but i need help! there's this guy, lee who sits one seat in front of me in math class and he's never really talked to me until just recently. we have mutual aquaintances in the class that sit near us. well, whenever i talk to my aquaintances, lately he's been moving to sit closer to me, i don't think it's just to be closer to the aquaintances because he always talked to them from his original seat all year until now! and he's been directing his conversations more towards me lately. and i sometimes pass him in the halls and we never used to say hi to eachother until last week when he randomly decided to wave and say hi to me. so, someone tell me if he's just trying to be friendly or he's developed a new crush on me. thank you guys so much, i rate high!

PS: also, there was this one time where i was talking about asian girls being cute (i'm an asian girl by the way, haha) and he was like, "yeah, not you, just kidding!" i was just throwing that in because it was unnecassary to say but he said it anyway :p thanks again! (link)
I don't think he is just trying to be friendly, because he had all of that time to be friendly, yuh know? What I think is that he is trying to get you to notice him and that he likes you, as more than a friend ... but you won't know until you start hanging out with him and talking to him more. Get to know him and what he is all about, maybe even get his cell number or screen name. I'm pretty sure he has developed a crush on you, and that's cute that he was joking around playfully with you, it's a good sign.
Good luckk and have fun :]


My face gets really dry ad flakey. What is a really good moisterizer that will keep my face moisterized all day? (link)
Lubriderm really works for me...and you can buy little bottles of it, so that you can conveniently carry it around with you all day and apply when needed! :-]
HoPe I hElPeD!!!




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