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Better luck with the chocolate biscotti today, though i'm still not thrilled. Probably because i used 4 egg yolks instead of 3 eggs. But it was all i had...i can't believe how fast i go through eggs these days, at work. I hate the idea of eggs but ....i love the idea of omelets. That might be dinner.
And i actually left work sort of close to the time i was supposed to leave. I don't think i've done that all week.
It's much warmer today, and sunny and bright and leaves are falling, but i was too sleepy this morning to get up and walk. I had to fill my gas tank anyway. I was very empty... so i gave the attendant $40, and guess what? After filling up, i had to go back in and get $9 change! $2.09 a gallon. So i got a Perrier too.
I got my order yesterday from Mountain Rose Herbs. Today Gramma was thinking i had got a dress in the mail yesterday. That'd be even more fun, wouldn't it? But alas, herbs. Mostly oils, actually. With some of the things i got, i made a new facial toner, some mouthwash, and a hair rinse. I had been planning on getting a neroli or lemon balm ("Melissa") hydrosol, but chamomile was on sale so i got that instead. Generally i like chamomile, but unfortunately it doesn't small very nice as a hydrosol.
So here's the toner i made:
And i actually left work sort of close to the time i was supposed to leave. I don't think i've done that all week.
It's much warmer today, and sunny and bright and leaves are falling, but i was too sleepy this morning to get up and walk. I had to fill my gas tank anyway. I was very empty... so i gave the attendant $40, and guess what? After filling up, i had to go back in and get $9 change! $2.09 a gallon. So i got a Perrier too.
I got my order yesterday from Mountain Rose Herbs. Today Gramma was thinking i had got a dress in the mail yesterday. That'd be even more fun, wouldn't it? But alas, herbs. Mostly oils, actually. With some of the things i got, i made a new facial toner, some mouthwash, and a hair rinse. I had been planning on getting a neroli or lemon balm ("Melissa") hydrosol, but chamomile was on sale so i got that instead. Generally i like chamomile, but unfortunately it doesn't small very nice as a hydrosol.
So here's the toner i made:
- 4 oz bottle of chamomile hydrosol (i poured some out so the other ingredients would fit in the bottle)
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon witch hazel
- 1 teaspoon warm honey
- 4 drops tea tree oil
- 2 drops lavender oil
- 1 drop geranium oil
....i think. I'm not totally sure how much of which oils i added, but it was close to that.
It smells bad. Normally i like the smell of vinegar, but vinegar + chamomile water + witch hazel just doesn't work. When it's gone, maybe i'll try a similar recipe with a different flower water.
The mouthwash is yummy, but the recipe called for honey. Is honey okay to use in mouthwash? It seems strange. I like honey because it's so natural and good for you, and yummy, but it seems like a strange thing to rinse your mouth with. If it's just for the taste, maybe stevia would be better?
It smells bad. Normally i like the smell of vinegar, but vinegar + chamomile water + witch hazel just doesn't work. When it's gone, maybe i'll try a similar recipe with a different flower water.
The mouthwash is yummy, but the recipe called for honey. Is honey okay to use in mouthwash? It seems strange. I like honey because it's so natural and good for you, and yummy, but it seems like a strange thing to rinse your mouth with. If it's just for the taste, maybe stevia would be better?
2 comments:
I like witch hazel, but not the smell. Chamomile is nice, although I really like licorice (the herb itself).
I thought i'd like chamomile too, but it doesn't smell much like chamomile tea, for example. It just smells weird.
But the mouthwash i made has anise seed oil in it, which has a lovely licoricey taste. Yum!
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