Wet a rag with warm to cool water, squeeze it out so it’s not dripping wet, and wipe down the footbed and the leather straps. Take care to wipe in the small area where the straps and the sole intersect. Never use soap, bleach, or strong chemical cleaners on leather Chacos. If there is a stain that doesn’t come out by simply wiping it with a damp rag, use a leather-specific cleaner to spot clean your Chacos. Follow the directions on the product, and make sure it is made specifically for leather and not just for stain removal in general. Nikwax is a highly reviewed specialty leather cleaner that produces good results when applied to Chacos. Set your Chacos outside in the sun or on a waterproof surface and let them dry for several hours. Because they weren’t saturated in water, they might not even take that long to dry. Use your hands to squeeze the straps and feel the footbed to ensure they are dry before you wear them again. Wearing wet or damp Chacos can cause irritation where the straps rub your feet. daily or weekly to keep them in good shape. Give your Chacos a quick wipe down frequently to keep the dirt and dust from building up. Not only will they look good on a regular basis, it will also help them last longer. Make cleaning your Chacos part of your regular routine by doing it every day or week at the same time, like when you clean out a purse or a wallet. Use a clean rag and a small amount of leather cleaner (whatever is recommended on the bottle), and rub the cleaner into the straps and footbed of your Chacos. Nikwax is the most often used leather cleaner used with Chacos.

Summary: Use a damp rag or washcloth to wipe away visible dirt and dust. Apply a leather cleaner to stubborn stains. Allow your leather Chacos to air dry before wearing them again. Clean your leather Chacos Rehydrate your Chacos with a leather cleaner once every 3 months.


Want to make your home feel like a luxury resort? Start by doing a little tidying up. Put away any messes, make your bed neatly, organize your closets, and set out some nice décor to help set the mood. For example, if you want to feel like you’re vacationing in a cabin in the mountains, put out some rustic decorations, like some distressed wood wall plaques or galvanized tin vases. The right smells can really set the mood and help you get into a vacation mindset. Use candles, diffusers, incense, or even fresh flower buds to make your home smell like a spa, a rustic cabin, or a tropical resort. For example, you could use subtle scents of plumeria or coconut in your living room to evoke a tropical paradise, or put fresh roses or lavender around your kitchen to make it feel like a country cottage. Put out some fresh, soft towels, set out a luxurious scented soap, and stock your linen closet with robes and fuzzy slippers. If you want, you can even do a little toilet paper origami to make it feel extra fancy!  Taking a nice bath can be a great way to unwind and get into the vacation mindset. Get some scented bath salts, oil beads, or fizzies to make the experience special. You can also spruce up the space with some nice décor, like a pretty shower curtain, a bamboo bath mat, or even a beautiful potted plant, like an orchid or eucalyptus. If you’re living with other people, you can help each other get into the vacation groove even more by offering deluxe, hotel-style service. Have a continental breakfast ready for your family when they get up, or take turns making the bed or changing out the towels in the bathroom. If you live alone, even making your own bed and putting a mint on the pillow can make you feel more like you’re on vacation!

Summary: Tidy up and decorate your space to help it feel more luxurious. Freshen up your rooms with some nice scents. Turn your bathroom into a relaxing spa. Take turns bringing “room service” to others in your home.


Screw a flexible hose on the end (for pumping up bike tires) and screw the hose onto a bike pump.  Note that you can seal the hole in the ball with strong glue if it tends to automatically re-inflate itself, then just re-pierce the hole with a skewer once the ball is in the bottle.

Summary: Puncture the ball in the fuzzy area (part the fuzz so that the hole doesn't rip out too much of the fuzz, you will comb it back over the hole later). Put the ball in a vice and squeeze all the air out of it. Seal the hole with a bike pump needle. Fold the ball up (or roll it) and poke it into the bottle. Turn the bottle upside down so the needle pokes out the neck. Re-inflate the ball and then pull the needle out. Disguise the hole by combing over the fuzz and/or putting a drop or two of paint over the hole.


Currently, the best ones for this are Sitemodel.com, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr. Set up professional looking accounts and use them only for site modeling. Keep your personal accounts separate. Some site models like to make up entirely new names, or even just last names, to protect their privacy.  Upload an awesome profile picture to each of your accounts to get you noticed.  Download all of the corresponding apps to your mobile phone, as well, so that you can interact and upload photos while you're on the go. For your own safety, keep personal information to a minimum on your site modeling profiles. When you first start your accounts, be sure to add plenty of friends to get the ball rolling. Definitely add site model agencies. However, avoid adding people randomly and then never interacting with them. Cultivate relationships through these social media platforms and engage with your audience. Spend time commenting on other peoples' posts, photos and etc.  Once you've got a healthy amount of friends and followers, your visibility will be raised significantly. Friends, fans and followers will start coming to you at that point. Be sure to continue interacting with them as much as possible. Think of these interactions as part of your job as a site model. Website editors and bloggers are the people on the lookout for site models, so do your homework and find out the names of people associated with some of your favorite sites. Add them as friends and start following them. “Like” and comment on their posts and you'll catch their eye.  Once you do catch the eye of editors and bloggers, they will start “liking” and commenting on your photos, too. Editors and bloggers tend to have large followings on social media platforms, so when they start interacting with you, it will make you more visible to all of their fans and followers. For instance, if you took ten pictures of yourself doing the same pose and wearing the same clothes, just add the best one out of the lot. Don't upload all of them.  Make sure you upload photographs with a variety of different looks, moods, backgrounds and poses. Site model agencies are all looking for something different, so uploading visually diverse photos will get you more widespread attention.
Summary: Create social media accounts dedicated to site modeling. Engage with your followers, friends and fans. Network with editors and bloggers. Avoid uploading a lot of photos that look too similar.