A calorie surplus is created when you consume more calories than you burn. The larger calorie surplus you create, the faster you’ll gain weight.

If you want to take this process slow and steady, a good starting point is a 300-500 additional calories (i.e. calorie surplus). If you’re in a rush, aim for 800-1000 calories in addition to daily calories required by your body.

You can use an online calorie calculator to estimate your daily calorie intake, but it may be off by a few hundred calories. Regardless of this inaccuracy, an estimate can be quite helpful in the initial days/weeks to get a ballpark number on how many calories you need and how many you’re getting.

Networking continues to remain the most common way for job-seekers to find a job. Try to connect with every person you can, because you never know who is walking around with a potential vacancy in their pocket that you could reach out for. Also, join groups on LinkedIn to remain in-the-know about job listings that are posted for the members of the group. 

While there are many things you can do on your own to get rid of cockroaches in your home, an infestation can be tricky to get rid of. When all else fails, it's better to let a professional get rid of the problem for you. Call an exterminator if your roach problem gets to be too much to manage. While it will be more costly than a home remedy, you will be glad to rid yourself of all the pests in your home.

There are many ways to organize a bookshelf. If you don’t have a lot of books you can start with two main sections:

“Books I have read”

“Books yet to be read”

This will make it easier to pick a new book to read.

Studies have shown that sleep and rest help our bodies heal. When the body is at rest or asleep, induction of several hormones in the body occurs which supports the body’s immune system. When the body is infected with germs, the immune system fights the foreign agents but when the body is healthy, sleep strengthens the body’s immune system.

A study showed that people who slept less than 6 hours a day were more vulnerable to catching a cold as compared to those who slept more than 6 hours every night.

Create a credit mix by taking different kinds of debts. You might be having some remaining student loan payments, own a credit card, and could be thinking of buying a car.

If you want to buy a car, even if you have the money to pay for the car, get the car with auto-loan and pay installments regularly. Sign up for a one-year or 3-year payment plan. Pay the debt in time and maintain a good history for building a high score.

Vegetables can make breakfast extra healthy and nutritious. When combined with scrambled eggs, they can make the meal taste delicious. Chop your favorite vegetables and whisk them in the bowl along with eggs. You might want to cook potatoes and onions before adding them to the mixture. Chop bell peppers, carrots, scallions, or whatever you like.

The missing cat flyers are dead. No one pays attention to them and they are likely to be taken off and ruined in rain. Flyers are expensive and ineffective, instead of printing flyers, publish a post on social media. Sponsor the post and select the area in 344 yards radius as your target audience.

If you want to grab people’s attention who would read your post, offer a small cash prize in bold letters on top along with your cat’s pictures. Give at least 3 clear pictures of your cat so that it is easier to identify the cat.