A few weeks ago, one of those glorious yet terrifying midwest thunderstorms swept across our town and knocked down our power lines right after dinnertime. After realizing we didn’t own any flashlights aside from the ones on our phones, I was able to find a few candles to light up our room after the storm. (Don’t worry, I also ordered flashlights later, too.)

A few days later, a friend shared that she was making her own ‘emergency candles’ on her instagram story and I thought, yeah, I should do this too! Candle-making is one of those things I had always wanted to try but had just assumed it was impossibly difficult — but I was quite surprised! It wasn’t too bad! If you’re feeling intimidated, don’t be! You can do it!