Embrace a new style of shoe, such as a different height or toe, to add interest to your look. If you usually wear wedges, you could try a neat ballet flat. If you usually wear an open-toed sandal, try a short boot to switch things up. If the style of shoe you can wear is restricted by the dress code, wear a fun color for a new twist. Burgundy, forest green and cobalt are all subdued enough to satisfy many school dress codes while still setting you apart. If shoe color is highly restricted, try swapping in some different laces for a new look. Try shoes with a floral, geometric, or other pattern to liven up your uniform. Since most uniforms are in flat, neutral colors, embracing a pattern on your feet can add color and interest to your look. Plus, since shoes are not a huge accessory, even loud or busy patterns are often very wearable.  Try a polka-dotted kitten heel for a retro spin on your uniform, for example. You could try a ballet flat in a blue floral pattern to go with a navy uniform, for example. You can add some sparkle to your shoes by gluing on glitter or using a bedazzler to add gems and grommets. This is a fun and playful look that sets your shoes apart, even if they have to meet various other rules. You could try bedazzling just the toe, or adding glitter to only the heel as a creative accent.

Summary: Switch to a new style. Play with color in a traditional style. Embrace patterns for a funky look. Bedazzle or bejewel your shoes.


Find a used can or jar, and fill it about halfway with apple cider vinegar. Mix in a drop of dish soap to break the surface tension, which will help prevent trapped gnats from escaping. Leave the jar in an area you've seen gnats buzzing about, such as your kitchen or dining room.  After you fill your can or jar, you could seal the lid and poke small holes in it with a nail or screw. That way, any gnats that don’t drown in the vinegar can’t escape. You could also cut a 2 liter (0.53 US gal) plastic bottle in half, and add vinegar to the bottom half. Place the top, or the part with the narrow nozzle, upside down into the base. It should look like a funnel when you're done. Gnats will follow the vinegar scent to find their way into the trap, but they'll have a hard time getting out through bottle's narrow top. If you don't have apple cider vinegar on hand, any type of vinegar will do. Other effective baits include beer or mashed banana. Fill a small cup about halfway with red wine, then mix in a drop of a dish soap. Leave the cup out on your table or countertop to attract pesky gnats. The next time you have friends over for drinks, pour an extra cup of wine with dish soap to keep gnats away from your guests’ glasses. Just make sure you clearly mark the cup that has dish soap to avoid confusion. Traps can help you monitor an infestation and decrease the number of adult gnats in your home. However, on their own, traps aren’t an effective way to manage an infestation. In order to eliminate gnats completely, you’ll need to combat all stages of their life cycle. Traps only kill adult gnats; they do nothing to fight eggs or larvae.

Summary: Trap gnats in a jar filled with vinegar. Try making a wine and soap trap. Use traps in combination with other management methods.


You'll need several raw (not cooked) fish in order to tame an ocelot:   Make a fishing rod. Find a body of water. Equip the fishing rod. Select the body of water. Repeat until you have at least 10 fish. You can most often find ocelots in Jungle biomes, though their spawn behavior dictates that they'll be found near sea level (or higher) grass blocks. Ocelots can be elusive if you spook them, so you may have to search for quite a while before you find one. You may approach the ocelot carefully while it faces away from you, but the second it turns to face you, you must stop. A good rule of thumb is to keep around 10 blocks of space between you and the ocelot. The raw fish should be in your hand before you proceed. A few seconds after you equip the fish, the ocelot should begin to approach you. It's very important that you don't move at this point. Once the ocelot is in range, right-click (PC), left-trigger (consoles), or tap-and-hold the ocelot until it changes into a cat. At this point, the ocelot has been tamed.

Summary: Gather raw fish. Find an ocelot. Avoid rushing up to the ocelot. Equip the raw fish. Let the ocelot come to you. Repeatedly select the ocelot until it turns into a cat.


When you're ready to be happy again, it's a good idea to spend a little time focusing on yourself. Spoil yourself, take care of yourself, and focus on making the changes that you want to make in your life. This will help give you time and opportunity to learn something about yourself and become a better person. You'll always feel bitter if you are left thinking that your suffering had no purpose or that those once happy memories are now spoiled because of how things turned out. Help yourself to future happiness by finding meaning in the things that happened. Look for a lesson to be learned or a knowledge gained. See that your bad experiences are there to make your life better and embrace them for that. A great first step to living your new life is to try something new. This will help you feel the tangible difference between who you were then and who you are now. It will help you see your new strength. Do something you've always wanted to do. Do something adventurous. You can travel, take a new job, or anything else that you feel gives you new experiences. Eventually, you'll want to find yourself a new community. A new place to belong, a new group of friends, maybe even someone new to love if that is what you lost. These new people will also help you do new things and have new experiences to build happy memories of. You can meet new people by taking a class, joining a club, or even joining an online community. You might feel, even if you don't realize it, that if you enjoy yourself "too soon" or you find happiness "too soon", that it diminishes the worth of the thing you lost. But that isn't true. And it keeps you from being happy. Let yourself have a good time and don't feel bad about it. You do deserve to be happy. If you find that you're having trouble getting back to business as usual on your own, and that maybe your sadness might be out of control or unusual: seek help! Don't think that getting professional help means you're weak or broken. Just the same as how you'd see a doctor and take medicine when you have the flu, you should get professional help when your brain doesn't quite act right.
Summary: Focus on yourself for awhile. Find meaning in your experiences. Try new things. Meet new people. Let yourself have fun and be happy. Get help.