Article: After securing the pleats, use your tape measure to see how long the top edge of the skirt is. This measurement should be able the same as your waist measurement. However, if it is more than a couple of inches wider, then you will need to cut off some of the fabric to adjust the measurement. If you used triple your waist measurement for the fabric, then it is highly unlikely that the measurement will be too small. However, if it is too small, then you will either need to start over or sew a panel onto the edge of the skirt to make up for the missing length.
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Check the measurement of the top part of your skirt.

Problem: Article: Reading is a great way to unwind after a long day. It can also help your body and mind relax and get ready for bed.  Try avoiding books/magazines about stressful topics like war, crime, or terrorism. Choose a book that lets you delve into the fictional world within its pages. Music is often used as a tool to help manage stress, anxiety, and depression. If you're trying to calm down after a long day, try listening to music that soothes you. You can do this at home as well as in the car on your commute home from work/school.  Choose something relaxing. It doesn't have to be classical music, though it can be if you enjoy it. The goal is to spend time listening to music that takes you out of a stressful moment. If you don't have any relaxing music of your own, try listening to jazz. It can be very soothing while still being upbeat, and the fact that it's often all instrumental may help your mind disengage from your stressful day. Exercising is a great way to get outdoors, but you don't have to be active to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air. Sometimes simply being outside the house - especially if you live near nature - can calm your anxious mind and reduce your stress levels.  Try sitting outside. You can watch the sunset, or simply set aside a half hour before or after dinner to enjoy a cup of decaffeinated tea outdoors. If you have a porch or patio you can sit there. If not, you can simply sit in the grass, or set up a lawn chair in your yard. If you're feeling tense after a long day, a hot shower or bath can help relieve sore muscles and reduce your stress levels. Just make sure you don't make the water too hot so that you don't burn yourself. Though it may not always be possible, it's best to disengage from your work life when you come home. Some individuals may be required to read and respond to emails at home, be on call in case of a situation, or take tasks home to complete. These individuals won't have much choice, as failing to do these things could lead to discipline or even dismissal. However, if you're allowed to leave your work at your place of employment when you clock out, it's best to do so.  Unless you're required to, resist the urge to check or respond to work emails. They'll still be there in the morning, and dealing with them at home after a long day could make you more stressed out. Try not to think about work. It may be difficult, especially if something at work is stressing you out or you have a deadline looming, but if you can distance your home life from your work stress you'll be much better off.
Summary: Read a book or magazine to calm down. Listen to music to relieve stress. Spend some time unwinding outside. Take a hot, relaxing shower or bath. Avoid thinking about work to prevent stress.

Even though you're young and not going through the best of times it is important to stay positive. Positivity will help you change your mind set about the situation, which can help to reduce your stress levels.  Sometimes spending too much time on social media (Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, Vine, Twitter, etc) can lead to comparing ourselves to others and feelings of jealously or low self-esteem. If you feel negative emotions when you are online or on social media, try taking a 15 minute break (or more if you can do it) and focus on doing something positive (such as drawing, talking with a friend in person, or riding your bike). Use positive self-talk, such as, “I have been successful with my efforts in the past. If I put my mind to passing this test, I can do well.”  Have a positive attitude by changing your bad thoughts. Some examples of bad thoughts are, “I am going to fail. I can’t do this.” Try to think different thoughts like, “I am going to try by best, and I know I can get through this.” See the difference? Say the happy thoughts to yourself when you are feeling stressed. Focus on what you do well instead of what you do wrong. You could draw a flower, and on the petals write positive things about yourself or what you do, like: I am loving, I tried my best, and I am nice to animals.  Avoid saying bad things out loud. Stop using words like “won’t,” “can’t,” “always,” and “never.” Try instead to use the words “will,” “can,” “most of the time,” and, “not very often.” Mindfulness meditation can help lower stress over time. Mindfulness is about focusing on what you are doing or feeling right now. Stop and notice what is happening in this moment.  First, notice the feeling you are experiencing. What does it feel like in your body? Does it feel tense, is your heart beating fast, do you have butterflies in your stomach? Next, name the emotion. Are you stressed, overwhelmed, anxious? Then, accept the emotion as natural and normal. The more you accept your emotion the less power it will have over you. You can say to your emotion, “I accept you, stress. Even though I don’t like how you feel, I know that you may happen sometimes and I will learn to deal with you.” Try using bubbles to practice deep breathing. This can help to calm you down. Try to slowly blow one big bubble; this helps you learn how to use your deep breathing in a fun way! Writing down your feelings and thoughts can help you work through your problems and get your emotions out instead of keeping them inside of you.  Find a clean paged notebook or diary to write in and write down what you are feeling. Write a letter to the thing that is bothering you such as a math test. Tell the math test how you are thinking and feeling as if the test were a person. You could write something like, “Math test- you make me so stressed out, but I really want to get a good score.” If you don’t like to write you could draw a picture that shows how you are feeling.
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Be positive. Practice mindfulness or meditation. Write about your stress.