How to shrink polyester
Turn the garment inside-out.
Heat high enough to shrink polyester is also high enough to cause colors to fade. Turning your garment inside out before washing will help protect it..
Avoid washing multiple garments together.

Turning the garment inside-out will reduce fading but won't prevent the colors from bleeding. Wash the garment in extremely hot water.

How to take care of outdoor exotic animals
Make a living space for them.
Not only do you need to make a nice living space for your animals before you even get them; but you need to follow and, most often, exceed local or federal laws about minimally required spaces for each species.
Depending on the type of exotic pet, find an empty pasture or clear a space on your property that's about one acre long.

Fence the area and remove any hazardous items. Buy or make a gate for the front of the pasture.

How to get housing assistance for children of incarcerated parents
Report a homeless child to child protective services (cps).
Some children only have one parent who provides daily care. When this parent is imprisoned, the child is homeless.

The child may have extended family who can take care of him or her (such as a grandparent or aunt/uncle). However, you should contact child protective services, which can arrange emergency foster care.

How to skim fat off soup
Submerge a metal spoon in ice water.
Fill a large mixing bowl with ice water, then dunk a large metal spoon in that water. Keep the spoon submerged for several minutes.
The ice water should be roughly one part ice and four parts water. Make sure that you prepare enough ice water to cover the entire spoon.