Why I am no longer satisfied with good enough . . . and what I plan to do about it!

Well everyone, I have been surfing other blogs of some AMAZING soapers and to be honest, I feel it's time to kick it up a notch (AGAIN!).  This time last year I was doing melt and pour soaps and I was pretty happy with my results, and so were the people who were buying and enjoying my soaps.  Now I am making Cold Process Soaps, and while they are pretty enough. they are not AMAZING!  

THESE SOAPS ARE AMAZING:


found on:   thesoapbar.blogspot.com
 



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SO, IT'S TIME TO KICK MY SOAP MAKING INTO THE NEXT GEAR!  When I can come up with stuff that looks THIS amazing, I will consider myself a success. . . just like getting to Carnegie Hall, it takes PRACTICE AND LOTS OF PRACTICE!!!

So grateful for so many things!

As a mom, I will always worry about my boys.  No matter how old they are.  I have 3 boys ages 32, 18 and 15. 

Today I got a call that no parent wants to get "Mom, we had an accident."  I'm pretty sure my heart skipped a beat.   Then I realized he was ok since HE was calling me and the police weren't knocking at my door.  I let myself breathe when I realized they hadn't been driving my car. They were less than a mile from our front door, just driving out of the little "village" we live in.  They were at the stop light and had a green light and proceeded through behind the truck that was in front of them.  He made a right turn and they were going to make a left when a car smacked right into the drivers side and basically pinned her in the car.  (Fortunately, they were able to get out the passenger's side of the car). The other driver kept saying she had a yellow light, but that's impossible since the truck would have had to been making an illegal right on red. 

I raced out of the house, not locking the doors and drove without my seat belt  ( I know, I know) to get to them as fast as I could.  All I could see was these two kids in an accident.  Yes, they are 18 and technically adults, but hey, this is my KID!  As parents I am sure you know the feeling.  He drove her car back to our house and put it in the garage to await the insurance company tomorrow, while she was transported to the ER via ambulance. After a few hours waiting, X-rays and a good talking to by the Dr. about WHY YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL YOU WEREN'T HURT WORSE SINCE YOU WEREN'T WEARING A SEAT BELT!!!  AND HER REMINDER TO HERSELF FROM HER MOM TO ALWAYS "BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUP!"  She was released and went home to take some ibuprofen and rest for the next few days.  My kid refused to have the Dr. look at him and I told him that if he starts to complain about pain I would remind him that he refused to be seen by the Dr.  He decided he needed to spend the night at her house to "watch over her."

So, now I sit here and I am counting my blessings, and yes there are many to count.

I have awesome kids (who although they can drive me crazy, I love them to bits.  )

No one was seriously hurt.  Had the other driver been going faster (like the speed limit) on that road, they could have been killed or at least very seriously hurt.  

Cars have insurance for a reason, but I am really grateful they weren't driving MY car!  I just had him taken off my insurance policy last week. 

My son is blessed with this amazing young woman in his life.  He may only be 18 but thanks to her, he has started to pull his life together.  He LOVES HER AND WANTS TO SPEND HIS LIFE WITH HER.  

So blessed that they are ok and weren't hurt.  So grateful the other driver wasn't hurt.  So grateful they all walked away from the accident.  So grateful to have awesome kids in my life to love.  

 
 

This is all new and exciting!

Well, this is all new and exciting -  you learn something new every day!

MY MOM USED TO TELL ME: YOU STOP LEARNING THE DAY YOU DIE.  SHE IS SO RIGHT!

HERE I AM, BLOGGING ABOUT A NEW BUSINESS!

TODAY I ATTENDED A "WEBINAR" ABOUT SELLING MY PRODUCTS ON PINTEREST! (lots of notes to review)

TODAY I LEARNED HOW TO PUT A BUTTON FOR MY ETSY SHOP ON MY BLOG, (Ok, so maybe I didn't LEARN I just managed to get it done and it actually works!).  I discovered that I could actually do it by visiting my friend Mariam's blog yesterday.  I hope to have a button for her up on my blog soon too.

If you want an awesome blog to follow check out my friend
Mariam from Purple Lilly Studio

http://www.purplelilystudio.blogspot.com

And here is Adelina's blog:

 http://www.homemaidsimple.com/



Be blessed with an amazing weekend everyone!

THE TOP 10 THINGS I WANT FOR MY BUSINESS NOW!

HERE ARE THE TOP 10 THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FOR MY BUSINESS NOW!

THESE ITEMS SURE WOULD COME IN HANDY 

LETS START OFF WITH THE BASICS - I NEED LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF ORDERS!

 THE TINY BUT MIGHTY BUCKET LID OPENER

I NEVER REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT SOMETHING SO TINY ACTUALLY IS!

PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM FOR MY BUSINESS

A HEAVY DUTY PROFESSIONAL SOAP CUTTER

IT SAVES TIME, AND CUTS OUT WASTE!

 

ACRYLIC LOG MOLD - 4 PLEASE

WITH THESE MOLDS, MY SOAPS COME OUT WITH INSANELY SHARP AND SMOOTH EDGES.  

 

SLAB MOLD - JUST LIKE THE ACRYLIC MOLD MAKES MY SOAPS COME OUT WITH SMOOTH EDGES AND I CAN MAKE INDIVIDUAL BARS WITHOUT CUTTING.   PERFECT FOR GUEST SOAPS

THE TRIPLE LOG MOLD WILL ALLOW ME TO MAKE 15 LBS OF SOAP AT ONCE OR THE EQUIVALENT OF 45 BARS OF SOAP

ANOTHER LARGE ORDER OF OILS AND FRAGRANCES - YOU JUST CAN'T EVER HAVE ENOUGH

 

DRUM HEATERS - TO KEEP BULK OILS LIQUID

WHICH MEANS I WILL BE ORDERING MY SUPPLIES IN DRUMS!!

THESE PRETTY BOOTS TO WORK IN, JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE PRETTY!









ok, so now that the blog is done for now,  IT'S TIME TO GO MAKE SOME SOAP.  


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www.marketyourcreativity.com

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