I was about to go to the store one day to buy more body-wash, when I had a sudden moment of clarity: Why on god’s green earth would I PURCHASE body-wash? Why would anyone PURCHASE BODY-WASH?? What have I been doing all these years BUYING BODY-WASH? Absolute lunacy. I’ve seen the light.

Now I make my own body-wash. I’ve made this recipe four times, and have found it to be overall excellent. It doesn’t have exactly the same slippery texture as commercial body-wash (which, apparently, is a ploy to make it feel nice) but it leaves my skin more hydrated than any body-wash I’ve ever used.

Socks! They get holes! Its terrible! I, for one, never buy expensive socks because I know they’ll eventually have to be thrown out. Until now.

I have rediscovered an ancient craft called darning, a practice where you patch a hole by using thread to weave a patch directly in the fabric. It sounds a bit daunting, but it’s actually relatively quick (half hour for a medium sized hole) and really easy!