Article: You can make a simple, quick pattern for your shorts by tracing the outline of a pair of shorts that fit well on a piece of craft paper. Fold your shorts in half. Make sure that the front pockets are on the outside. Trace the outline of your folded shorts on craft paper. Add 1 inch (2.5 cm) around the bottom and sides of the pattern for a seam allowance. Add 1.5 inches (4 cm) to the top of the pattern for a waistband. Cut the pattern out with scissors.
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Make your pattern.
Article: If you need cash quickly, formally applying for a job is not likely the best way to acquire it. You can, however, perform one-off, cash-based jobs to quickly raise money. To identify where to start with this, begin by looking at what kind of work you have done in the past, what skills you have, or even who know that may need work done. Do you have experience doing labor or construction work? You can consider mowing lawns, or finding people locally who need quick jobs done. Are you a parent? You can consider babysitting other people's children with your own. During the summer months, there is always a need for basic landscaping or lawn mowing work. During the winter, there is always a need for snow removal services. In your direct neighborhood there are likely elderly people or people who are too busy to perform these tasks on their own, and when offered, they would likely pay to have it done. Ask your direct social network (either in person or online) if they need any work done, or knock on doors to see if neighbors need snow removed or grass cut. Look on Kijiji or Craigslist. Both these sites often have plenty of postings for one-off odd jobs. Often times people will need a laborer for a single project, or need assistance with a task (like moving or even driving). The more skills you have, the easier it will be to find work on Kijiji (skills like electrical, plumbing and carpentry are in demand), but there is also plenty of general labor work available. If you have children, experience working with children, or know people with children who trust you deeply, consider babysitting as a means to make quick cash. Parents often need babysitters when they go on vacation, go for a night out, or have appointments. If you have children of your own, babysitting can be an excellent means of making money quickly while taking care of your own children. You can advertise your babysitting service online on Kijiji or Craigslist, but it is wise to tap directly into your social network. Speak to parents you know and let them know you are available for babysitting. If you know how to make something of value, there is a good chance you will also be able to sell it either online or to people you know directly. The list of potential things to make and sell are endless, but can include baked goods, clothing, arts & crafts, wood-worked items, and even photography. Use social networks like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to advertise what you are selling to see if anybody is interested. Make sure to include high-quality photographs, and clearly indicate the items are for sale. You may choose to indicate a price in the post you make, or discuss with potential buyers via private message afterward. If you sell homemade products, consider Etsy. You can sell arts and crafts very quickly on Etsy if they are of high quality. You can sell photography on websites like Shutterstock or Istock.
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Examine your current skills and experiences. Consider doing odd-jobs around your community. Consider babysitting. Sell products that you created.
Article: Exercise is also important to any pet's health. Luckily gerbils are naturally active. Space and bedding for digging are the most important requirements for gerbils. Other items, however, can help. A solid wheel can provide great exercise. If it is not solid, the gerbil can get its feet or tail stuck and hurt itself. A good wheel is one that has no gaps in it but has ridges to use and run on. Also be sure to suspend the wheel off the ground from the wire top, so that it does not take up space in the cage. Pet stores sell wooden chew toys for gerbils that can provide entertainment. An exercise ball is the best way to allow your gerbil to explore the wider world and get a work out. Just beware that your gerbil may not like the confined space so if they show signs of being stressed, take them out immediately and do not put them back in there until they are calm the next day. Gerbils also love cardboard. A cheap way to entertain gerbils is to give them the cardboard center of a roll of toilet paper after you have used it up. When you first adopt your gerbil, it might be too disturbed by its new environment to be friendly. Do not try to pick it up for the first couple of days. You can, however, begin to build positive associations with it by hand-feeding it seeds, a good sign of it trusting you is when it climbs onto your hand and stays there as it eats. If it runs away with the food to a small space or a corner, do not worry because this is natural as in the wild a gerbil will have to fight for it's food. You will want to handle the gerbil often so that it becomes accustomed to human interaction. A happy gerbil will receive daily social interaction. However, you should be careful. Wash your hands before handling. Use both hands to create a big bowl that will support the gerbil. Place your hands next to the gerbil so that it will walk up on to them. Avoid standing directly above the gerbil. It will associate any shadows being cast on it with predators, causing agitation. A pair of gerbils can produce ninety-six pups a year. Those pups will soon begin to produce more babies. Unless you have considerable experience with gerbils, you should verify that you have no mixed sex pairs in your possession. Otherwise you will shortly be responsible for a small army of gerbils.
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Encourage play and exercise. Take it slow. Handle with care. Do not attempt to breed unless experienced with gerbil care.