If I knew I would not fail, I would . . .

If I knew I would not fail, If I knew I COULD NOT FAIL, I would go to a bank and get a CHUNKY loan.  With that loan, I would finish off my shop and purchase enough oils and fragrances, and colors and equipment to keep me going in soap making for a year.  I would sign up for EVERY SINGLE CRAFT SHOW WITHIN A 200 MILE RADIUS and I would make soap EVERY SINGLE DAY.  I wouldn't worry about failing.  It wouldn't even be a consideration because I WOULD KNOW I COULDN'T FAIL.  I would stop worrying and start enjoying more of my business.  I would have fun!  I would learn to believe in myself.  I wouldn't get anxious if I didn't sell every day because I would already know that I wasn't going to fail.  I would try even more new things.  New molds, new fragrances, new bold colors and new techniques without fear.  I wouldn't feel like I had to try to be as good as the next soap maker, and I wouldn't think I needed to do everything just like someone else did because THEY ARE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL SO THEY MUST KNOW WHAT WORKS AND IF I FOLLOW THEIR LEAD I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.  I would realize that I am successful just by doing what I do.  People who use my soaps love my soaps.  Making soap unique to you is what it's all about.  Not copying someone else.  I AM MRS. FINNEGAN'S FINEST SOAPS!

UNFORTUNATELY, knowing I WILL NOT FAIL isn't that easy.  It's more than just wanting to believe it.  It's knowing in my heart that as a Child of God, as a Daughter of THE KING, I can and will be successful.  It's a matter of faith.  It's BELIEVING ENOUGH and some days, no matter how hard I try, sometimes I just don't believe in myself enough.  There are the small voices in my head saying "what makes you think you can be successful? "you have failed at everything you try, why try again?"  There are the voices from people who say "you are wasting money on this stupid business when you aren't making money and you are spending money"  

Just because I hear those voices doesn't mean they are right.  It means I need to work harder to prove them WRONG.  It means I have to work harder to PROVE TO MYSELF THAT I CAN AND WILL SUCCEED!!!  

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Welcome to My World

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the first day of my life as a blogger!

I started Mrs. Finnegan's Finest Soaps a few short weeks after loosing my sweet husband to Lung Cancer in December 2012.  By February my house was full of soap bases, fragrances, all types of colorants, molds and lots of ideas but no real plan.  

I only knew that as a new widow, I was supposed to be making soaps!  How did I know that, you may ask.  Well, as a woman of faith, I had prayed for weeks, crying out to God for a reason to keep going with the life I has been thrust into.  Overwhelmed with sadness, I had little or no direction and even less will to live.  FORTUNATELY, that is not the case today and I am full of joy and hope for a brighter tomorrow.  No, it didn't happen overnight and it has been a long and painful journey.  I will always be grateful to all my friends and family who have held me up ever since that fateful day in June of 2012 when we learned my dear Scott had stage 4 Lung Cancer, just a few short weeks before our first wedding anniversary.  Most of all I am grateful to my husband who I feel is watching over me and guiding me through this new journey in my life.  

After Scott died, I was blessed to be able to purchase a home of my own, and lo and behold, it has a HUGE garage area in the back with room for the future home of Mrs. Finnegan's Finest Soaps. In fact, when I first saw the house, I knew it was the right one for me because if the extra room!  I am still waiting to get that space set up, as it needs work.  However, I have plans for that little hole in the wall, and I look forward to the day that I will be able to walk into it to work every morning!

In the past year, I have evolved from a melt and pour soap maker to a Cold Process Soap Making FOOL!  I love to experiment with color, recipes and fragrances.  There are days that I can sit on Pinterest for hours just looking for ideas to use as a color pallet for my soaps.  I am amazed as I search for amazing color combinations, how God has created such an amazing world for me to find colors that are never ending and always exciting and fresh. 

A few weeks ago, someone asked me to define "Success".  I said that I would consider myself successful when I would be on the front cover of Cental PA's Women in Business Magazine surrounded by my soaps by the time I turn 60! 

I am blessed beyond measure to be able to do what I LOVE every day.  While there was a time in my life I couldn't see through the tears of my grief, now I look ahead to whatever the future holds, and I hope it has lots of BUBBLES in it!!