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ADULTING HACKS

SA health officials recommend face covering to limit spread of COVID-19; Here’s how to make a homemade mask

SAN ANTONIO – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now officially recommended that everyone but infants should wear a cloth mask or face covering in certain public settings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In addition, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced Monday that Metro Health officials recommend anyone over five years old wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth in public. The CDC has a section on its website dedicated to making a homemade face mask or a cloth covering. - Be careful not to touch your eyes, nose, and mouth when removing the face covering and wash your hands immediately after its removed. The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators, the CDC says.

Six easy steps to sew a button back on; other tailoring tips you need to know

Have you ever left a shirt hanging in a closet for months because you didn't know how to sew a button back onto it? That's why KSAT News at 9 ontacted the fashion program at the University of the Incarnate Word to get some advice. Here's a look at some sewing and alteration hacks they gave us:The easiest way to sew on a button1. A shank is a device that provides a small amount of space in between a garment and a button. Place the button on top of the toothpick and place the fabric underneath it.

Six easy steps to sew a button back on; other tailoring tips you need to know

Have you ever left a shirt hanging in a closet for months because you didn't know how to sew a button back onto it? That's why KSAT News at 9 ontacted the fashion program at the University of the Incarnate Word to get some advice. Here's a look at some sewing and alteration hacks they gave us:The easiest way to sew on a button1. A shank is a device that provides a small amount of space in between a garment and a button. Place the button on top of the toothpick and place the fabric underneath it.

Paper Maps: The reason this traditional tool is still important

SAN ANTONIO – Editor's Note: Adulting Hacks is a series featured exclusively on KSAT News at 9. When is the last time you thought about a paper map? Digital GPS devices have made getting from one place to the next as easy as typing an address into your phone. "They might know the county they live in, but don't necessarily know where it is on the map." Debbage says it is equally important to think about what is being excluded as it is to think about what is being included.

Paper Maps: The reason this traditional tool is still important

SAN ANTONIO - Editor's Note: Adulting Hacks is a series featured exclusively on KSAT News at 9. When is the last time you thought about a paper map? Digital GPS devices have made getting from one place to the next as easy as typing an address into your phone. "They might know the county they live in, but don't necessarily know where it is on the map." Debbage says it is equally important to think about what is being excluded as it is to think about what is being included.

Job seekers reveal what they try to hide from employers on social media

SAN ANTONIO - Many professionals who are seeking a job have admitted that they try to hide things on social media. You can learn quite a bit about people from their social media presence online. According to a study from JDP, a job screening and background check firm, job seekers are trying to hide photos, videos, statuses, comments, follows, and likes. Money: It's Personal' Budgeting to live on your ownSeventy percent of job seekers admitted to trying to keep their personal life private from potential employers. What This News Anchor Said to Viewer Who Didn't Like Her PantsJPD said that on July 11-12, 2019, it surveyed 2,007 U.S. residents about their social media habits and how job hunting impacts them.