DIY Accent Pocket

Easy and Adorable Accent Pocket

What you'll need:

Shirt w/ existing pockets 

Fabric

Fabric Glue or Hot Glue

Scissors 

1. Create a template for the pocket using either extra fabric or piece of paper.  
2. Using the template, cut out two pocket shapes from your fabric of choice
3. Glue the fabric on top of the existing pocket

**Tip: My existing pocket had a working button already, so I placed the fabric on the glue and snipped a small slit in the fabric over where the button was.  Then I slipped the fabric around the button and readjusted/smoothed it out again.

5 Hacks (tips) for Staying Awake!

The other night Oxy (my dog) sang the song of his peoples and subsequently only fell asleep around 5 am.  He actually was barking at the cat that sat outside my window all night.  Either way, I was running on barely 2 hours of sleep and had to get through my workday without completely losing my shit.  So in honor, I am bringing you 5 of my hacks for staying awake throughout the day!

1.  Caffeine: Obviously I am going to tell you drink some caffeine.  But did you know about 2 cups of coffee will give you as much alertness as possible for throughout the day?  So if you think drinking a cup an hour is a great idea, try again.  If you're not much of a coffee drinker, then just smelling coffee will stimulate your brain.
2. Stimulate your senses:  Having a piece of gum or some mint will stimulate your mouth.  Following along with that, keeping upbeat music on will keep your mind stimulated.
3. Keep active!   If possible take a ten minute walk to get your body going.  Just as before, it’ll stimulate your body and wake it up.  If you’re at work, take a walk down the hall on your lunch break.  Take the stairs instead! Stuck at school? Take the longer way in between classes, just don’t be late.
4. Light:  Light inhibits the pineal glands production of melatonin – melatonin is the hormone that causes you to be sleepy.  Keep in a bright area, whether its natural or artificial light your body will feel more alert.
5. Keep interested: Keep your brain going by switching between tasks if possible.  If you find yourself spacing out or going blank find something online that’ll tweak your interest a bit.  It’ll instantly wake you up and get you out of that fuzzy stage.