Thank you ladies

I only ordered enough wax to make 2 batches of 3 large candles. I ordered blue dye, but I already have a bottle of ivory. My husband is all about sandalwood, so it's the only fragrance I ordered. I'll have enough jars, wicks, fragrance, and dye to make tons of candles. I'll just have to order more wax when I'm ready for it. I chose one that can hold a higher concentration of fragrance. The last candles I made may as well have been unscented, but everything I used then came as part of a kit.
I will post pictures, as long as they come out looking good

This session with my counselor went much better. She said she thought I was feisty and she liked the fact that I could stand up for myself. She said she'd never had a client tell her she had her own therapist, and she got a kick out of it. lol.

I told her how much the comment about me not going out alone or driving bothered me, and admitted it bothered me for days. As it turns out, most of the concern there came from the fact that I'm handicapped (not bipolar) and she's afraid I'll fall. I told her I've been handicapped since 2008, being independent has always been very important to me, but it's something that has been lacking lately. Apparently she had an MS patient who wasn't as handicapped as I am who was very dependent. So in contrast, she thinks that I take on too much. She thinks in general that I will have problems asking for help if I need it.

We did get onto the subject of my drinking. While I believe I'm an alcoholic, she thinks I fall short of that. She's not surprised at all that staying sober is much easier since I'm stable on the right meds. She recommended having someone who's kind of like a life coach my life, the opposite of an AA sponsor, because the person has to have no history of substance abuse. She wasn't as concerned that I live with an alcoholic as I thought she would be.

She told me that by looking at and talking to me that you would never know that anything from over the last year had happened and that I show no signs of decompensation… that's good to hear.

I never got a nap in yesterday because I was afraid I wouldn't wake up in time to put the chicken in the oven. I was all excited to try my new digital meat thermometer. Woo-hoo! It was reading that the chicken was over cooked, but the juices were still running pink. I threw my old thermometer away, and I can't rely on my oven for cooking times, so I intentionally over cooked the thing to avoid salmonella. Crappy chicken dinner. $15 down the drain. I'll be on Amazon hunting for a new one later today.