Cinnamon and Frankincense; A Few Recent Projects

I bought this cinnamon and frankincense candle and loved it so much I went back and got the fragrance oil. It smells very warm and spicy and reminds me of the smell in the Buddhist temples. I bought the oil both for the oil burner I keep in my study/meditation spot and for adding a few drops to a hot bath. I'm about to be so meditative and relaxed. I recommend it, if you like spa-y, spicy smells.
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I've been working on putting my memorabilia from China in some sort of organized format. For my small papery souvenirs, I chose these cardstock cards, with a plastic cover on the front side and heavy cardbard backing on the back side.

Here's what it looks like fanned out a bit: 

I don't like that ring, so I'm going to get a leather string and use that to tie it off instead. I'll use another peace of leather through the bottom holes but tie it in a bow so it an be untied for viewing.

Another project: I asked all my students to give me 'name cards' with their information; I used them to record their attendance and final grades (on the backside) etc. I saved all the name cards and put them into an album. It's cool to now have this record of all of my students. (I scratched out their email addresses and phone numbers in Photoshop before posting.)

I don't like cutesy crap but I do like having albums of things that were important to me. I have lots of these plain albums, full of notes and cards and memorabilia. (I also made an album of all the cards and letters sent to me while I was in China.) I have no idea what will happen to this stuff someday, but I like having it for now. For me, that's a good enough reason to go to the trouble of making them. Also, spray glue makes me happy! (haha)

I also have the album of ended relationships and what I learned from them; I put stuff in there (notes, pictures, etc.) and then I don't have to think about it any longer, like a little memory cemetery. But I don't have the inclination to share that one publicly.