As I was recently telling Annie, every few years I try to make tinted lip balm by melting together my old rejected lipsticks. The whole mess is always a dismal failure. Where do I go wrong? By trying to combine shades that are too dissimilar, too unrelated? By using something like Vaseline instead of a […]
Today’s Labor: Mending
I celebrated Labor Day by attending (sure, let’s pretend we’re fancy) Savers‘ 50% off sale. I never show up for holiday sales, though I worked several at my ol’ retail job. I may never do it again. For me, half of the pleasure in shopping is being alone with my thoughts and humming to myself […]
Cheap, Easy DIY Liquid Laundry Detergent
My older sister makes her own liquid laundry detergent. When I asked her how, she sent me this recipe, which I see was later revised and clarified. As a lover of novelty and new experiences, I set forth to boldly assemble my own laundry detergent. C’est très facile, yo! My ingredients: The resulting bucket […]
Homemade Deodorant: the Sequel
What appears to be a small bowl of frosting sitting on a rock… …is in reality a small bowl of deodorant sitting on a rock. In my front yard. Impressing the neighbors. When I started wearing homemade deodorant in March, I kept my stick of conventional deo for “Important” days. Once that stick ran out, […]