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Vapour Pucks

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Had to try this out. I suck at making bath bombs, but these are for the shower. Perfect for colds, and a nice, hot, steamy shower. I wish I could give credit to the owner but I found my chickenscratched note under a pile of books. 😖 Gather together: Vapour rub hot water baking soda cornstarch essential oils mixing bowl mini muffin pan Scoop out 3 tsps vapour rub and add to 1/2 cup hot water.  Mix these together. I found it took a vigorous beating to get them to mix well. Add in 1 cup of baking soda . Blend together. Add in 1/2 cup of cornstarch . Mix well. Will become thick. Add 2 drops of essential oil . Continue to mix. Pour into mini muffin pans and let harden overnight. Now when I made mine, some weird chemistry went on. The mixture actually softened and I could pour it out of the mixing cup into the tins. To me, it resembled slime. But it's been a couple of hours and it's hardening nicely, so maybe it's supposed to do that? One day later, we p

Books I've read in 2017

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This is a list of the books I read in 2017. Thirty one recorded reads - because as I look at my list, I'm sure there are some missing. ;) Anyways, here's my list and my ratings. My rating system 😊😊😊😊😊 - Awesome story, couldn't put it down 😊😊😊😊 - Great story 😊😊😊 - Good story 😐😐 - Meh, was easy to put down 😒 - Did not enjoy 😡 - DNF Shit My Dad Says - by Justin Halpern 😊😊😊 Easy read, made me laugh out loud a few times. Based off his tweets.  The Right Equation - by Tracy Krimmer 😊😊😊😊 Nice easy novella, got me wondering about high school reunions If the Shoe Fits - by Laurie LeClair 😈 Could not finish this. Couldn't get into this Cinderella type retelling.  The Ghosts of Sundown - by D.C. Hooke 😊😊😊😊😊 Great book - kept me reading into the wee hours of the morning. Local Edmonton author - needs to get his butt in gear and write another. ;) The Maid of the South Pole - by Demelza Carleton 😊😊😊😊 Nice romance read. Main ch