Sandi's - Nature Instead

I've been making incense cones like a banshee this week! Doing a private event tomorrow, but also prepping for the annual, weeklong Make It event at the PNE in December.

I've also been playing with new ingredients for new flavours!

What's your favourite incense scent?!

I was going to pick up this set, but I felt like it might be too heavy for me.

Today was the last day of summer for me!
It was my last beach day.
I'm ready now for the wool socks, and the hoodies, and the cups of herbal tea at night. Maybe some fires in the backyard?

After a couple of hours in the sun, I finally warmed up enough to go in the water, but the tide was so strong it was scary so I just went thigh-deep and splashed myself everywhere. Still refreshing! Still salty!

It's not your job to manage their emotional outbursts, triggers, or activations.

Stop saying yes to things in order to avoid confrontations from people's reactions.
Just say no because you want to say no.
Simple.
Easy?
It takes a bit of practice, but understand that you're usually trying to avoid upsetting people. So you upset yourself instead.
That's not self-care.

Guys! I made 4 L of organic yoghurt for $9.79, plus the bit of yoghurt I had left over.

Step 1 - Heat milk to 83-88°C. This is to release the sugars in the milk.

Step 2 - Cool milk down to 43-46°C. This is so the bacterial cultures aren't killed by the heat.

Step 3 - Add the yoghurt to a bit of milk, combine thoroughly, and then add it back into the pot of milk. I used about half a cup for 4 L of milk.

Step 4 - Incubate 6 to 12 hours in a warm environment.

Step 5 - Cool and place in the fridge.

Now is the time of year to clip, dry, and store herbs from the garden! Your garden, or your neighbour's garden.

Why pay five dollars at the store for a tiny little bottle of stale herbs that's been through multiple machines, when it's growing right outside? Right now!

How can you tell the difference between all the voices in your head?
What's your brain?
What's your mind?
What's your gut, your soul, your heart?

Spending quiet time alone helps sort out the difference, but listening for love never fails.