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Well, the horrible cold that started on November 4th and morphed into a flu a few days later has left me with a sinus, ear, and chest infection that has me down for a few days (it better be no more than that!!!), filling myself up with anti-biotics and over the counter pain medications. I...
Almost 18 months ago, I wrote this post on substituting things for other things, and I find it weird that I didn’t return to this idea. Considering we’re in crunch time for making products, and a lot of us have to wait for mail ordered items, I thought it was time to re-visit this idea!...
Any product suitable for an adult woman is suitable for a teen girl with a few modifications, but I thought I’d focus on a few mineral make-up ideas in this post! These would be suitable for younger girls who like to play with make-up as well because they’re all very sheer! I try to encourage the...
No. If your lotion has separated, it’s bound for the garbage. Please don’t bottle it and tell your friends or customers to shake it before using! Why not try to save it? Because it’s already failed. Emulsions are unstable creatures and every single emulsion will fail eventually; our goal is to make that date way...
We have a number of teen boys in our youth programs, and I’m making them little kits to thank them for their hard work in helping us set up at the library, things like moving chairs and tables, moving the video game equipment, keeping the younger ones in check, and so on. This year, I’m...