tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287101082024-03-13T23:16:38.030-06:00what am i supposed to do with this?It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.comBlogger626125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-84158123250597050042015-03-12T13:20:00.003-06:002015-03-12T13:20:37.839-06:00Let's try this again...In my last post (7 months ago...gasp!) I talked about moving away from commercial deodorant to a homemade version. Simple and straightforward with edible ingredients (well, except the oils...I'm no expert on essential oils and don't know which ones are ok to consume, so let's not go taking a swig from any bottles, m'k?). It was good, but I had some stinky days, and the biggest drawback was that I had to keep it in the fridge. At all times. If I didn't it would melt. It would also melt really quickly when it came into contact with my fingers so I usually ended up with a lot of oil on my hands. I also got quite a lot of powder build up in my pits. It got me thinking, though; maybe I could add some beeswax to the formula to make it solid at room temperature. There were lots of recipes online that utilized beeswax so I tried a couple out. Some had too much, some had not enough. Some had other ingredients that I didn't have (and was feeling too cheap to go out and buy). I also found that my pits were starting to get little angry red bumps from the baking soda. Apparently this is a pretty common problem for those with sensitive skin. That got me searching further. Finally after trying a few different formulations and using different powders as a substitute for the baking soda, I came up with my own concoction and I'm quite happy with it! I usually don't have any stink and when I do, it seems to have more to do with the fabrics I'm wearing (polyester, anyone? bletch! I now really understand why Stacy and Clinton on WNTW were such proponents of natural fibers!). So, without further ado, here is my recipe and step-by-step guide to DIY No-Stink!<br />
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1/4 c beeswax<br />
1/4 c coconut oil<br />
1/4 c cocoa butter<br />
1/4 c arrowroot flour<br />
1 tbsp. corn starch<br />
1 dropper Vit E oil (I think it's about a tsp)<br />
8 drops Tea Tree oil<br />
10-20 drops essential oils for your own personal scent<br />
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I bought my beeswax in a big block from a local farmers' market. Since a big block of beeswax is kind of hard to cut/melt/deal with, I used an old cheese grater to shred little bits at a time. It's still a bit of a pain, but it's significantly cheaper than buying wax pellets. Pellets a good option though if you don't have access to a bee-keeper, or if the smell of unprocessed beeswax is a bit overpowering for you. I labeled my deodorant-making-jar and use a separate wooden spoon specifically for my deodorant, simply because I also make lotion bars and don't want the powders from the deodorant mixing in with the lotion bars and, let's face it, there's always residue in the jar when I'm done. <br />
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So, getting on with the step-by-steps: <br />
Start by melting the wax as this will take the longest. Boil about 2" of water in a small pot and put your wax in the glass jar into the water. Stir until the wax melts. The smaller your pellets or wax shavings are, the faster it will melt. <br />
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Once the wax has melted, pop the cocoa butter and coconut oil in. These will melt fairly quickly. Keep stirring to melt them faster.<br />
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When all of the solid lumps are gone, remove your jar from the heat and take it to your work area. This is what your melt will look like:<br />
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Add in the vitamin E oil, then dump in your arrowroot flour and cornstarch. Stir until smooth. <br />
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Finally add in your essential oils, give a quick stir and pour your liquid deodorant into silicon moulds. I ordered some silicon muffin tins online that I like for deodorant. Let it cool and voila! You're done! Swipe it on in the morning and you're good to go!<br />
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Good luck!! I'd love to hear what you think about this formula, or if there are others you've liked better!It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-33829567599098226522014-07-29T20:31:00.001-06:002014-07-29T20:31:05.849-06:00Crunchier Than Thou - Save me from the stink!First, let me preface this by saying I'm not a hippy. Well, maybe by comparison some would say I'm pretty crunchy, and I do believe in being good to one another and tolerance, but I'm digressing here. I'm not a hippy and those I know who consider themselves to be earth-muffins chortle at the idea of me being called a hippy. So, with that in mind, let's get down to business. I have recently become disillusioned by the amount of garbage in toiletries. A few months ago I started trying to only buy body products that didn't contain parabens (scary little preservatives that mimic estrogen in the body). That got me thinking about all of the other dicey shit in the things we slather our bodies with each and every day. The problem is that products without the scary additives are kind of pricey. That led me to make my own. I started with deodorant. Why? Because I don't like to stink, because aluminium is linked to Alzheimer's, and because when I'm nursing my baby and her curious hand reaches up and starts exploring my armpit I cringe to think what she's getting on her hands and what will eventually end up in her mouth. So, if I'm afraid of her ingesting even just a little bit from her fingertips, why should I be ok putting it on my body every single day? Exactly. Also, I love the self-righteous feeling I get from "stickin it to the man". <br />
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I did some research and it turns out it's easy as pie to make! You only need three ingredients (I used four but I'll get to that later): coconut oil, arrowroot powder and baking soda. I also threw in some Sweet Orange Essential oil to make it smell nice. I find the recipe <a href="http://www.crunchybetty.com/all-roads-lead-to-the-pits-homemade-deodorant" target="new">here</a>. Since it was my first attempt I decided to half the recipe. I wasn't keen to have a whole pile of the stuff if it turned out to be atrocious.</div>
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I mixed it all together in a bowl with a fork until it was thick paste then transferred it to an old baby food jar. It's summer and I wasn't sure how warm the house would be and if the whole thing would melt to a useless puddle (as coconut oil is want to do) so I popped it in the fridge. It turned rock hard in a very short period of time so I took it out overnight in hopes of being able to use it in the morning. The substance was very pliable and I was able to rub it on my pits after my shower this morning. I used a bit too much though and ended up with a few white clumps. They just brushed off. I decided the deodorant might be easier to use if it was harder though so I transferred some to an empty antiperspirant container. It was pretty simple: just dial the thing down, smoosh the paste into the container, smooth out the top and voila! Looks like a regular chemical-laden bar! I popped it back in the fridge and will see tomorrow if it's easier to apply that way.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Update: Since dousing myself in this tasty smelling business this morning I did a bit of reading and learned that it can take up to two weeks for the pits to shed the nasty stuff that they've been absorbing from antiperspirants, and that during that time a I MAY be stinkier than normal...a clever ploy by the deodorant companies to make you think you NEED their products. After that it should be smooth sailing. We shall see, my friends. We shall see. </div>
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Next Crunchy Project: Shampoo. (Testing is running concurrently)</div>
It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-89854031664440061922012-10-15T19:03:00.003-06:002012-10-15T19:03:57.999-06:00Tales of a Fixer-upper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Photo 1: Heeeeeyyyyy, what the?? What did you do to my house???</div>
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Photo 2: Well, it's a little more silvery and red than I had wanted....</div>
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~<br />Photo 3: Hey! That's better! Brad's hard work has paid off! The siding is done! (Ok, so it was a lot more work than three photos shows, but these were the only pictures took)</div>
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It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-10117751758564985032012-10-15T18:53:00.002-06:002012-10-15T18:53:58.400-06:00My Photography ClassSo, I bought a new camera and now I'm trying to learn how to use it. So, when I saw a groupon for an online photography class, I figured why not? My first two weeks have gone well (and I've had lots of enthusiastic models!). Here are some of my favorite shots so far.<br />
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I wasn't really sure what to expect from our neighbours to the south (after all, they don't even include the "u" in "neighbours"!) but I was delighted by how friendly everyone was. We were greeted, welcomed and enthusiastically recognized by everyone there. By Wednesday I was responding to shouts of "Hey! Canada!" from across conference rooms. Lest you think the friendliness was just due to fact that the particular type of people that are attracted to Recruiting as a profession are outgoing and friendly, we were pleased to find that the staff at restaurants and stores were also delightful, happy, helpful people. I have posted a few pictures, though, in honesty, I was so busy I had very little time for phototaking.</div>
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View from my room. I should have taken one at night. It was very pretty.<br />~</div>
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All dressed up for the President's Gala. (See that orange bag? Yeah, that's Kate Spade. I won it! WOOT! Also, feel free to be jealous now)<br />~</div>
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Michele from Indianapolis and I smiling because we both have Hair-Envy for each other. I love the natural curls she's got.<br />~</div>
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Ok, so the gala was getting a bit dry, so I made some napkin origami. The crane's head wouldn't stand up though, so I was propping it... later on it accurately resembled Looney Toons roadkill.</div>
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One of the booths at the exhibit hall had a caricature artist so we all got our pictures done. This was the next day, hence the different outfits. </div>
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Those are about all of the photos I took though. I wish I had taken more and had more time to look around Indy, but from what I did get to see it seemed like a really pretty city. I'm glad to be heading home though, it will be nice to see Brad. It's been a while! </div>
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Update: flight is delayed in Pearson. Sigh. This is the second time I've found myself sitting in this airport facing a delay. And I've only flown through here three times. So far, not super good odds.</div>It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-27313748635981221392012-07-15T21:51:00.001-06:002012-07-15T21:51:27.418-06:00Playing around wtih some photography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I didn't realize Brad was having a bbq for me for my birthday until I went inside and smelled potato salad. Up until that point I thought he had just tidied the backyard, put out the fire pit and put up the gazebo. But he had definitely planned a bbq for me! Friends from work and family came by the wish me a happy birthday and help me ring in 30 (though it won't be for a few days yet).</div>
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After the bbq, once it got dark enough, we started a bonfire in the backyard. It was a really wonderful time all around and I was so, so spoiled!</div>
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This weekend was the 8th Annual Windscape Kite Festival in Swift. I'm ashamed to say this was the first year we've gone. Seriously. It was amazing! And realistically, why <em>wouldn't</em> there be a kite festival in Swift? There's enough wind pretty much <em>all the time</em>. So, off we went to the kite festival to see what it was all about. It was so impressive! We serioulsy had so much fun watching the kite flying performers and demos that we went and bought a kite of our own! (I suspect I am <em>excellent </em>at stunt kite flying). <br />
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Over the May long weekend (a month ago?? How did <em>that </em>happen??) two of my friend sna di hopped in the Golf and drove to Edmonton for the weekend. We shopped, played at the water park, stayed up all night drinking wine and spiced rum (not together...respectively) and all around misbehaved in a very wholesome sort of way, I'm sure. Here are just some of the photos of that weekend...though, in all honesty, my camera did not come out very often. <br />
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Continuing with my quest to take pictures with the the World's Largests, we had to pull over and snap a shot with these giant shoes and stripey stockinged legs. Not sure if you can see it, but the shoes even have a detail on them to look like elastic. Comfort first, my friends!</div>
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When we heard that the World's Largest Lamp is in Donalda AB, we mapped it out and realized it would only add on about 45 minutes to the drive home, so off we went in search of the great Lamp! Obviously, this is a good occassion to say "I Love Lamp"! <br />~</div>
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I don't know how many times I've driven past here and never stopped, so this time we made the time to stop inMacklin, home of the World's Largest Bunnock. Yeah...it's as exciting as you think. </div>It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-77379935979724394692012-05-17T19:32:00.001-06:002012-05-17T19:32:19.450-06:00Ode to an eReaderIt's been 2 years since I got my first eReader, a Kobo Original (back when it was just referred to as a "Kobo"). This spring I decided to upgrade. My Kobo has served me very very well, I've read dozens of books on it and greatly enjoyed the experience. But ereaders have come a long way and Kobo has stopped putting out firmware upgrades for the Original. It was slow to start up, slow to load a book, and the dictionary was hit and miss as to what books it would work on. <br />
With Mothers day approaching, Chapters put their Kobo Touch reader on sale for $99! That's a heck of a good deal (way back when, my original was 149!). Mum bought herself a touch, but I had my eyes trained on the Sony PRS-T1 Reader. There really isn't much that's different from the Kobo Touch, I preferred some of the functions and the UI (a fancy-dancy term I learned from my research that means "User Interface"). I really liked the kobo touch, but I just <em>preferred</em> the Sony. So, after some mighty persistence and haggling I managed to get a really sweet deal on one at Shoppers Drug Mart! I had a heck of a time finding one because, of course, I just had to be different and wanted a white one, instead of the black units that everyone seems to carry. But, I did it! I got my ereader 1 week ago!<br />
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The silver charm, by Rembrandt, is called Vasectomy. Yup. 'nuff said. </div>
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Can you guess what this one is? Yes, it sure is. A Bedpan. Who would want a bedpan hanging from their bracelet? Or necklace? That being said, I understand they are able to make any of the charms into cuff links, and I know a few guys who would probably enjoy some bedpan cuff links.... it still makes me wonder about the person who designed this one. Also, I know some people who I might buy this for as a gift...</div>
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Panic Button. I can't actually say anything bad about this one. I would totally rock this charm. Who doesn't want/need a Panic Button??<br />
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Thanks for your support!It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-51456255721560441952012-04-21T10:30:00.000-06:002012-04-21T10:30:09.123-06:00Easter Long WeekendEaster long weekend was especially long for me when I took an extra two days off, turning it into a 6 day weekend! Why did I do such a thing? Well, 6 day weekends are <em>awesome</em> for one, but more importantly, it was because we were expecting house guests! Mare, Jeremy and Thomas came to visit! They arrived on Thursday night which was earlier than they had originally thought because of the impending blizzard that was supposed to be coming across the prairies (we got a bit of snow, but nothing terribly severe, so I guess the panic was for naught) and stayed until Wednesday morning when the left for Calgary on their way home. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Making perogies as part of our Ukrainian Easter meal which included borscht, cabage rolls and perogies. Needless to say, we ate till we were ready to die.<br />~</div>
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Thomas playing with the teddy bear I knit for him<br />~</div>
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On Monday we drove to Moose Jaw to go for a dip iin the mineral pools. So relaxing and lots of fun. I have yet to see a sad baby at the mineral pools, and Thomas definitely enjoyed himself.<br />~</div>
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Ollie wasn't terribly sure of Thomas. Probably because Thomas liked Ollie and would get excited and wave his fists which occassionally bopped Ollie in the nose. Also, when he would try to pet him, he would actually grab a mitful of fur and pull a little bit. Ollie is a bit of a wimp when it comes to this sort of thing, so he pretty much kept his distance. He was still very curious about Thomas though and would get as close as he could while still feeling like he was a safe distance from those little hands. Also, Thomas had great toys as far as Ollie was concerned...and he often had crackers and cheerios at his feet, so Ollie definitely became more adventurous towards the end of their stay.</div>It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-50211069021310983812012-03-17T13:21:00.001-06:002012-03-17T13:21:32.269-06:00Cuba!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First, I tackled the leaf cuddler. It was actually much easier than I anticipated and I'm happy with the finished product. I think I'll make some alterations; the pattern is a bit loose on my mug, but I like the challenge of having to make changes to a pattern.<br />
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After the leaf cuddler, I learned how to cable knit and took on a toque. It's partially alpaca, and so it's super cozy. Despite screwing up the pattern several times, ripping out everything I did a couple of times, I finished it! I would actually make another with this pattern. It was fun and I dig the end design.</div>
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I'm getting very speedy with my knitting these days...I started this toque on my lunch break, then did a few rounds after work (before yoga) and finished it up this evening. In all fairness, the pattern difficulty was labelled as "easy peasy" (which just further encouraged me to do it...afterall, the designer and myself are clearly on the same wavelength and share a vocabulary!) . I think the yarn I used was too thick, but I like the finished product. Here's hoping the weather will remain mild and I won't need to wear it!</div>
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Not only is there a starship, but there are also two commemorative signs...one in Vulcan and one in Klingon! AMAZING! </div>
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Then I finished up my little mousie. I was pretty tired last night when I finished up the legs and decided Mousie looked chilly and that I should probably make a cowl for warmth. Everyone else gets a cowl, why not Mousie??</div>
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I;m not going to lie, Mousie was the most twiddly knitting project I've attempted yet! I've used a coffee cup so you can see the scale.</div>
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While I've been visiting Leah, I finished the Hippo from the Wee Ones collection. I finished off the hippo last night (waaaay past my bedtime) and the shirt today. The sleepiness I feel today is totally worth it when I gave the little hippo to Ryann!<br />
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Update: His name is Hank.</div>It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-56817377760728115662012-01-16T06:10:00.005-07:002012-01-16T06:10:53.234-07:00More Knitting!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Update: Yesterday I watched an online tutorial and learned how to knit on double pointed needles! WOOT! I started with the easiest pattern I could find for a toy and could not stop until I was done. This resulted in being up until midnight last night. Whoops! I'm not going to lie though, it was totally worth it!It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28710108.post-59822484996427440132012-01-15T11:49:00.001-07:002012-01-15T11:53:16.699-07:00My New Hobby (read: "obsession")On January 1st, for the second time in my life, Mum taught me to knit. This time it made sense and stuck. She sent me on my way back to Swift Current with a variety of yarn, a set of needles and an assortment of knitting notions and accessories to get me started. I've since become fairly obsessed and have started buying patterns and downloading patters to try new ideas and techniques. <br />
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This was what I worked on during the drive from Smithers to Swift. I had intended to make a really big scarf, but by the time I got back I had discovered the plethora of patterns online and decided to start fresh. Notice the inconsistent shape and the random hole? Ah well...<br />
These are the three cowls I've made so far. Each one took me about two evenings (the beige one was first, followed by the green, and the white one is the most recent).<br />
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I wore the green one to work one morning and showed my coworker who was totally impressed and declared that it "doesn't even look homemade!" I'm seriously very proud (probably disproportionately, but whatever).<br />
So, since I don't want my first project to go to waste, and I'd like to have it as a reference point (where I am now compared to where I started), I've put it to use:<br />
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~next, I'm moving on to stuffed toys. We'll see how THAT goes! </div>It's Me!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11179191802085184992noreply@blogger.com1