So instead of doing what I ought, I am excitedly browsing the genius over at http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/ for amazing crafty/eco/just plain awesome ideas. The problem with this is, of course, that now I want to run out and do something crafty--which I have neither time nor money for right now!
Recently I made lip balm from scratch. I played with the recipe located here, but I tried using extracts instead of oils. I don't recommend this to anyone--the extract doesn't mix with the wax and oil and instead sits in a big fat bubble in one part of the balm. That said, other than my little indescreptancy, the balm worked out pretty well! I used almond oil for this one, but you could easily supplement another oil in its place.
One of the beeswax lipbalms I made. I just put it in an old, cleaned out container. My sister loves it.
A lot of the recipes I have found for lip balms have called for petroleum jelly. I realize what vaseline is and all, but does it not bother anyone else that you are putting something with the word "petroleum" in it right on your LIPS? I find that a little disturbing, myself. I stick to beeswax right now, although I am looking into some soy wax also.
In other news, I finally turned on heat in my room (I know, central Ontario, nearing the end of November, I know). I have been trying to avoid turning it on because I have only old baseboard heating in my apartment and I just know it is going to skyrocket my hydro bill once I turn it on. I also wanted to cover all my drafty old windows before I gave in to the cold. BUT, I came across a small oil-filled heater on sale at Canadian Tire and decided it might be worth the investment. Was it ever! I couldn't beleive how warm my room was, even for such a small heater, and it is supposed to be much more energy efficient (efficient in general) than the baseboard heating.
My little heater in my room! Isn't it cute?
