I've used coconut oil for years: as a moisturizer, a makeup remover, in hair, as a lip balm, in cooking. It's wonderful, and it's even more wonderful when it's easy to spread as a body butter. Pretty simple to make really -- the key is that you need a "butter" that is softer at room … Continue reading Whipped Body Butter – 4 ingredients
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DIY Magnetic Spice Jars
I recently went over to my friend Mary's house and saw her lovely magnetic spice jar collection, and I thought -- wow, I should do something like that. I recently read the Marie Kondo book about how to keep your house clean, and while I don't do everything she suggests, one thing really stuck with … Continue reading DIY Magnetic Spice Jars
DIY Gift Bucket
My good friend Amy is pretty incredible: she spent all of fourth year, even the hardest parts, training for two races for Dana Farber, and on 4/18 she's ran the Boston Marathon. 26.2 miles of dedication. I'm pretty impressed. She's a good person, and is going to make a great surgeon. Go Amy, you should be proud of … Continue reading DIY Gift Bucket
DIY Candy Gifts 2016
Hello world! I'm doing a gift post before January! I'm so happy, it's an accomplishment really. The joys of being a fourth year medical student. Anyways, this year I've tried using the phrase "holiday gifts" or "winter gifts" rather than Christmas gifts to be more inclusive to those people that don't celebrate Christmas. I don't, … Continue reading DIY Candy Gifts 2016
Belated candy gifts
Whoops, I meant to post this before the winter holidays were coming to a close. Whoopswhoopswhoops. But life got in the way. The making of the gifts, the sending of the gifts (after the traditional gift giving day because who can keep track of pesky USPS holiday hours?), the traveling, and all that relaxing. But … Continue reading Belated candy gifts
How To: Learning a New Language
As I have mentioned a few times, Tyler and I will be going to France this summer! So, we decided to try and learn French, in part because I think it would be fun to learn a new language together, and in part because it's respectful to the country and culture we're visiting. I knew … Continue reading How To: Learning a New Language
How To Make…Bath Bombs
First off, fear not. I have not left the foodie-world. I am still baking, cooking up a storm, etc. In fact, I made these tasty Millet Muffins from Heidi Swanson's cookbook, Supernatural Everyday. I don't usually buy cookbooks, but this one is quite excellent. Sooner or later, I'm going to have to post my variation … Continue reading How To Make…Bath Bombs
How To Make…Homemade Holiday Cards
It's always made me a little bit sad that we don't receive as much as people did "in the old days." Now it's just bills, ads, and the occasional notice of some kind. That's part of what holidays and birthdays so special...checking the mail to see that, lo and behold, people that you don't necessarily see everyday … Continue reading How To Make…Homemade Holiday Cards
How To Make…Homemade Sugar Scrub
Hey blog...it's been a while. It started out with me being like...meh, I baked this thing, I'll blog it later. Then a few days later...I'd be like, "BLASPHEMY! Some social injustice has occurred, I must blog about it!" and about half way through the post, I'd get sucked into an episode of Charmed, or realize … Continue reading How To Make…Homemade Sugar Scrub
The Clumsy Cook 