I've gone back to lighting incense in the bathroom and in my room tokeep me all centered and calm after getting only 3 days off each month (totally my choice).
I needed something to remind me that I should slow down every now and then. The scent of vanilla never fails to make stop pacing and fidgeting especially when I'm alone.
However, I couldn't remember where I placed the incense holder that I used to have. It was a square piece of ceramic that was actually quiet a pain in the ass because the way the holes were drilled made the incense stick stand crookedly letting all its ash fall everywhere else except on the holder.
Before I left for the office earlier, I wanted to light some pieces of incense so when I get back home I can enjoy a whiff of good ol' vanilla but I didn't want to lay the incense on the edge of the sink with something to hold it on the end like a toothbrush. That's what I've been doing ever since I went back to incense burning and it wasn't cute.
I suddenly had a Mcguyverish idea come upon me and I made/found my new incense holder.
An small piece of soap that was going to get thrown in a few days, a sharp object to makes holes on the soap, and three vanilla incense sticks....happy AJ!
See below. Totally eco-chic. Or lazy-ass $hit-chic.