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everytime i get my period, it's a week or two late. then one time i went on vacation and it was two weeks early. now im going on vacation again and its a week early!!!!!!!!!!! WHY?!!?!

hey,
it's just likely that you're just beginning, or are in the first few years of your period? right? well, if you said yes, then this is completly normal. it will skip around for a few years, actually.
eventually you'll end up getting a set week, but for now, ya just kinda got to guess. :P


best of luck!

XOXO
KAT!

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So, yesterday i dropped my camera on the floo(yes i know, dumb move) and anyway its stuck in the open position and whenever i press the power button it just makes a clicking sound..does anyoneknow a way i can fix this or do i have to send it back to the company where i purchased it from?

hi,
aw i'm sorry about this, first of all. that's happened to me, twice, and especially if you have a casio, this is VERY easy to be broken.
unfourtunately, there isn't really any way YOU can fix that. lens errors are very difficult, and have to be repaired.
however, it's honestly probably less expensive to just get a new one.. and that will reduce future problems, too.
what i did (because i did'nt have a warranty, and i don't think they cover mistakes the owners make, anyway) was take it to the store, and say it just ended up like that, without me dropping it. ahha, and they ended up saying they'd try to fix it or get me a new one.
i guess if you're persuasive enough, and talk to the right person, they'll try to repair it for you; and it's always a chance you can take to try that. :P
but i guess if you have the warranty, they'll repair it anyways? i'm not sure what the policy is on that..

best of luck on your camera!


XOXO
KAT!

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I just got a guinea pig from petsmart today. They said I could hold it and pet it. But when she got home I tried to pick her up but she had her claws out and was scratching me. I put her back down. When I try to pick her up will she claw me, then get calm? Because I want to hold her. Please give me some advice! If she stays mean I'll just leave her in her cage and leave her be, but it will be sad to know that I wasted $113.oo on her, the food and the cage!!

hey,
unfourtunately, this is because they never trained your guinea pig. that is why she is scared to be held, and is going to try to defend herself, by scratching you.
one way to train when they bite, is to flick them on the nose. one time, nothing more, and nothing less. this will have them associating biting or scratching with something like that, and they wont want to do it.
make sure anyone who holds her, however, does this. you don't want to go confusing her about what the consequences are.
also, try being the one to feed her. this will form a trust relationship, as weird as it sounds, haha.
you can start training like this while wearing gloaves. this will help you so that you don't have to put her away right away, while training.

try that for a while, and if that dosen't work too well, go to your pet store, and tell them about the situation, and they SHOULD be able to help.


XOXO
KAT!

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i just started going to cross country practices, and it seems like at every practice, while we're running, i feel sick and then i get chills all over my body. so, why do i get chills?and what does it mean?

hey,
i get this while i run at cheerleading. it means your body is actually too tired to run, or you could be dehydrated. in my case, when i drank about 2 bottles of water throughout the day of my running, and ate a small meal, it made the feeling better.
just make sure you don't drink too much RIGHT before practice. this will give your stomach cramps. and, you should watch when you eat. try eating about an hour before running, something healthy, prefferably.
hope this helps, and good luck at running! just remember to mainly stay hydrated!!!

xoxo
kat!

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I just got a new light colored bed set, and im so afraid of getting blood from my period on it because it will stain it. How can i make sure i dont get blood on it? I use tampons, but i tend to sleep in pretty late, so its a while until i change it at night, so it tends to leak out. I'm sooo tired of getting it on my underwear and staining them, and i reallllly dont want it to get on my new bed set. So any ideas?

It would be much appreciated, thanks!

first, try a heavy pad, and a tampon. it sounds weird, but you'll feel really secure with it.
also, put a towel down where you lay in that area, so youwont stain, just in case. then, if you have to, just use an old blanked to cover yourself for the time being.

best of luck!

xoxo
kat!

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ok, I want to start wearing eyeliner to school, but my mom thinks that eyeliner is only for a date or if your goth or something. But not for regular school days. Is it normal to wear eyeliner to a public junior high? (i'm in 8th grade)

hey,
it's completly normal to wear eyeliner, and other kinds of makeup to school! as long as it's not way too thick, it makes a very sophisticated, beautiful look come out in your eyes. i know many girls who wear eyeliner from the eigth grade.
and you don't have to be goth to wear it, aha. well, best of luck with your mom. :)


XOXO
KAT!

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ok well i have a wedding to go to tomorrow......TOMORROW!!!!!!!
and i am out of hair ideas
i have shoulder length blonde thick hair and i naturaly dry my hair overnight if anyone has any ideaas for wedding hair they would be my hero also hair tools and supplies are limited i have a curling iron a medium quality flat iron and sprunch and curl spray
unfortunately thats it if someone comes up with an answer before Saturday I LOVE U THANK YOU U R MY HERO
if not answer anyway cause im always ready for hair ideas
haha
thanks so much guys where would i be without this site??!!


hey,
i don't have any pictures, unfourtunately. but i say curly hair will look good with any dress you're wearing, and it's so much more easy than an up-do! all you have to do is use the iron, and give yourself fairly loose curls. maybe give a very loose wave in the front, to go over your eyes. try parting your hair differently, too, so it will look very full on one side, and not as full on the other. it will look cool, i guarentee :)
like, one side very full and wavy, and other, slightly less full and curly. then, put a clip on the smaller side, and wear a bit in your face from the fuller side.
try it out tonight, before your shower, to see if it works. then, if you like it tomorrow, spray it up. :)
best of luck, and don't worry too much about your hair; aha, you'll probably be dancing and stuff, anyways.

XOXO
KAT!

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ok i decided that I want to wear shoes with a pointed front but I don't know how to decide if it's right or not since it feels akward.

are your toes supposed to feel tight in the front?

or are your toes supposed to be bellow the point, feeling comfortablely?

on the sides of my foot, are they supposed to feel really tight or really firm? or are they supposed to be a little loose and comfy?

hey,
very cute choice, first of all. ;). as far as i know, the sides of your feet are supposed to be fairly comfortable, i mean, not sneaker comfortable, but you know..
and your toes will feel a BIT squished, but it shouldn't be anything major. if you have to, go up in shoe size by a half. this will give your feet more room to move around, ect.
good luck!!

XOXO
KAT!

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First off,
you should know that when we were younger my friends and I always made eachothers mixed cds, looking back we all noticed that we could tell eachothers specific moods and what was going on through the music/lyrics.

So now, I feel like Im losing them, one told me flat out that she doesnt want to hang out with me anymore and hates my boyfriend.. who she used to love?(as a friend) and I was wondering if anyone had any good songs pertaining to this to put on cds for them to let them know that i feel like im losing them, and I miss them, and im sorry that none of us made an effort.

Right now, one thing really comes to mind.
Cubicles-My Chemical Romance

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=cSIvhPj5OyU


i mean not like a video i mean like you can make that and have the song snd how do u do all of that stuff

hey!
they most likely found clips of the notebook, and used Windows Movie Maker, to add the music/effects.
almost all computers have this somewhere in their desktop, and then all you have to do is insert the clips, and add effects. very easy, actually. :)
hope i've helped!


XOXO
KAT!

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im gonna be going back to school
and my mom keeps bugging me about doing something with my side bangs
becasue i have a really small forhead
and my hairs like already straight but i straighten it anyways
and i dont know what to do with them
i admit they do bother me
and im always moving them cause they fall in my face alot
here are some pictures
if anyone can help me with ideas for what i should do
if you can send me pictures if what it looks like that would be great too!

http://i19.tinypic.com/6fi1clu.jpg
im in the middle. ^^

http://i15.tinypic.com/67npcwm.jpg

http://i19.tinypic.com/6fr682t.jpg
i dont know if this one helps.
but yeah. hah

ahhhh
if anyone helps me
ill love you forever!
haha :]

hey,
first off, you look very pretty, anyways. :)
also, have you ever considered shorter hair? idk,, i imagined you with side bangs hanging a bit over the eye, and hair to the chin, flipped out. i personally think it would look very cute!
you could also get straight bangs going across your eye brows. leave them a bit long, though, because if you dont like the way that looks, you can always push them to the side anyway, or clip them back.
but i'd definitely suggest the short hair, it would frame your face really nicely. but you look gorgeous already ;)

XOXO
KAT!

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So I accidently pressed a key on my keyboard, and the adress bar and the bottom bar where the windows for internet go disappeared. (The bar that has the time, etc.)
How do I get it back?
Sorry if this makes ne sense?

hey,
haha, this happens all the time to me. all you have to do is press f11, or press the little button on the top, the two squares. that will bring it back to normal. :)
typos suck, hm? :P

XOXO
KAT!

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14/f

k well i got my period for the first time wednesday morning. then i didn't get it the rest of the day. or yesterday. or today. how come i only got it once? is that normal? when should it come again?

hey,
it could just be spotting, and it's completly normal, especially if you're just starting out.
there's no real telling when you'll actually get your period, but you should get stomach pains (not horrible, just a nauceaus feeling.. kind of, without the puking, aha) beforehand. it will also be heavier than what you had, too.
best of luck!


XOXO
KAT!

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Okay, I'm starting highschool this year and i have a HUGE fear of public speaking. This year we have to take an "art" so not thinking i chose theatre arts; and were going to have to be on stage a lot. when i get up in front of a group i tend to shake or my voice shakes,.. how can i get rid of this fear and start highschool with some more confidence. thanks in advance!

hey!
i used to have this problem, too. but, then i came to a realization; usually, the whole class is doing the EXACT same assignment. so, you're really no different. people wont really care if you're nervous, either. i mean, i highly doubt people go around talking about people who are nervous at public speaking.
the shaking problem can be solved by practicing speaking in front of your friends.. if you're already comfortable with plain old speaking, do something REALLY weird. like, make really weird sounds, do a different voice, or dance around. i've learned that it's fun, and it really shows you can be confident.
then, when speaking for an assignment or something, look to the class, and look for your friends, specifically. if you don't have any friends in the class, just come to the realization that it will be over soon, if you just get over the fear, and that everyone has to do the same thing, anyway.
if you really think about it, anyways, people don't tend to pay too much attention to student speakers anyway. i mean, not in a rude way, just.. in most cases, that's looked at as an easy class period :P

i really hope you can get over your fear! and i hope this helps at all, but really try to practice what i mentioned; it really will help, i'm telling you!!

XOXO
KAT!

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girls are so complicated cuz when i try to do somethin they always complain and whenever they are sick ill talk to them all night but they say i didnt talk long enough? and whenever they misss me i do whatever i can to get to them but they say i didnt try hard enough even though i got there and i even brought flowers a chocalate? sometimes i dont get girls or should i say some girls?

what should i do?

hey,
i'd honestly say that all girls are not like that. it's probably just the girl you're talking about, honestly.. because many girls would REALLY appreciate the things you do.
all i can really say is that every girl is different, and will react differently to different things; and happen to complain about different things, too. :(
if this girl seems to complain too much, when you're genuinely trying your hardest, say something to her about it. let her know that most guys don't even try that hard to be so nice to a girl, and that it's not fair to you, when you're doing more than your job.
if she dosen't seem to see the point in that, i'd honestly say to find a more deserving or, appreciative person. :)

never change the way you are, though! you sound like you have some awesome qualities, that some girls ADORE.

XOXO
KAT!

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For dinner tonight, my family is making english muffin pizzas. Just one english muffin cut in half with sauce and sprinkled cheese. Would that be ok to eat since im on a diet? Or should I ask for a regular english muffin [with grape jam] and 2 eggs scrambled/fried? Just want some ideas so I can make the right dieting choice. Thanks!

mm.. dinner sounds good at your house.. XD
but definitely get the muffin with the cheese/sauce, it's much healthier than fried eggs and a muffin with butter, ect.
it's probably more filling, too. ;)

xoxo
kat!

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Alright. I'm concerned about my weight. I don't eat. It's not like I make a concious effort not to eat, I just don't. I'm 5'1 and I weigh 83.8 lbs. At the beginning of summer, I weighed 90. My BMI is 15.9. Anything under 18.5 is considered underweight. Now I've always been skinny, and I never really have had great eating habits, but I don't know what to do! I'm not exactly in the greatest mental state right now(relationship troubles. don't get me started). I get full really easily and I usually only end up eating dinner and maybe a snack or two every day. It's horrible. I'm always tired, I get dizzy when I stand up, the works. Could it be possible that I have an eating disorder? Or is it just stress? I don't know what to do .. and I'm scared. :(

Hey,
I know this may be scary, but it sounds like you could possibly have an eating disorder.. I mean, don't take it out of hand too quickly; only a doctor can reassure you of these things. The only reason I can't be sure, is because I don't know whether anorexia/ect. is always self inflicted.. Though I'm pretty sure it's not.
Have your mom or dad take you to the doctor. Please, please don't just blow this advice over.. this is serious if you're always dizzy/ect.
You're definitely WAY underweight, and you need medical attention.
The reason you get full so quickly is because your stomach has shrunken, because once you get full, you stop eating, so you eat a little less at every meal, allowing the stomach to shrink even more. It's a nasty little cycle that can only be helped if you get your stomach bigger.
This is where the doctor comes in. He can perscribe weight gain products, or even give you in IV or feeding tube. (Do NOT worry, it's not as bad as it sounds, and once again, I can't perscribe anything for you..)
I wouldn't reccomend you try to solve this yourself. You need to see a doctor, badly, because you could get VERY sick because of this. Please get medical attention when you get the chance?
In the meantime, try to eat more snacks. Don't wait until your stomach growls, eat when you feel like it. It will help your stomach grow, so you have more room for food, so you have more room to gain weight!
If you have to force yourself to eat, that's what you're going to have to do... just tell yourself it will help you.

I'm sorry if I've scared you at all, but I need to let you know your situation is urgent..

XOXO
KAT!

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i have a 2nd degree burn on my hand from touching a hot grill. there is a line of white blisters across my hand. ive had cold water on it for a few hours but the pain still will not stop unless i keep icy water on it.
does any know how i can realive the pain?

hey,
aww. first off, i hope you feel better soon-that happened to me... baking cookies, ha.
but i first have to tell you, if you plan on treating this at home, do NOT use icy water. it will be a strong contrast against the burn, and it will hurt badly. use water at about room temperature. this will help more. if it dosen't feel as good as icy water, it will still heal faster. take my word.
besides fixing it at home, though, i'd reccomend you call your family doctor, and ask him to perscribe you some creams or something. this will help alot.
my reccomendation also includes you go to the store and get some Aquaphore. they have it at most convenience stores, and it reallllly helps things like wounds/dry skin/ect. i'm sure it would help your burn!!


i hope i've helped, and i hope your hand feels better soon!!

xoxo
kat!

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what are some of the scariest movies you've ever seen? i need a really scary one! thankss =)

hm.. i'm not usually up to scary movies, but some of my friends who can watch almost anything have said Wrong Turn was scary. actually, my friend refuses to watch it, aha. also, Blaire Witch Project is VERY creepy.

sorry i haven't reccomended too many.. i'm just not the scary movie kind of person, haha. :)

hope i've helped, though :)

xoxo
kat!

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hey do u know any websites for games ? plz help me out im always bored!

www.smashingames.com

check it out, they have TONS of games! most of them are very addictive..
i'd reccomend gold miner, there. it will seem stupid at first, but believe me-it gets addictive after a while ;)

hope this helps your boredom :)

xoxo
kat!

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