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 Put that oil together last night. It was very well-received, and I even came real close to re-creating the scent of his favorite cologne that's discontinued. I think to really catch the last of it I'd need at least one scent I don't have and am not familiar enough with to know what it is... though from my understanding of things that are common in perfumery (and what tends to be in scent blends for men vs. for women) I can make a sort of... educated guess at narrowing down the options, and conveniently a few of the things I'm considering are on my list of oils I'd like to obtain at some point anyway. Maybe next time he needs a refill I'll be able to get an even closer mimic. 

He had a recipe he'd put together himself that sort of vaguely approximated something in the same general ballpark, which I used as a base guideline, but i was able to sniff at his almost-out bottle of the actual cologne and improve upon the recipe, and it's much closer now. Still imperfect, but closer. Needed myrrh and geranium, and a little more of a few of the middle notes.  

Got my gift for the secret-santa exchange I'm participating in mailed out. A bit later than I'd hoped to, but it's done now! 

And I got paid today, went to the bank to make my deposit, and have hit the Savings Account Milestone that I'd aimed to hit by the end of the year! Woohoo, goal achieved! No more paychecks til next year, so I kinda just barely pulled it off, but I still DID THE THING. 

And tomorrow I get to spend some good time with friends and pizza and hot buttered rum and Cards Against Humanity, which I'm quite looking forward to. 

Oh, AND I found a source for some benzoin resin at a reasonable price, that had a few other odds and ends I wanted and could combine shipping on. It's been a good day.