Yes, I'm writing this as I see the end of AI. But it's kind of fitting. I've found a new love.
Last Christmas my mom and I started making soap (for her) and candles (for me). At first I was blah about it. I do the majority of the work and felt like someone wasn't too happy with my work. Shocking I know.
I still feel that way but this past week I've been absorbed with it. Mom sent out notices that we were going to be making Mother's Day baskets. And I put it off as long as I could.
See to begin with I hate crafts. It's stupid in my opinion and DIY is totally for the birds. But lately, my allergies have been killing me when it comes to scents. I can't really use most Bath and Body stuff because of that so I had already switch to mom's soap and the last couple of Yankee candles I had been given, I can not use at all!
So I've been trying to think of this as our business. So I'm loving it. And it's all natural. Soy wax, real oils and butter, I get to play with lye... it's been fun.
And we actually sold some of these! And people wanted more afterwards.
Ok so the candles still suck but I'm working it. Need more wax.
and soon we are going to add lip balm!! that really has me excited.
Yep it costs a lot intially but the cost per is soo much cheaper than the store (any store) and it's natural. Or at least I plan for the lip balm to be from scratch like the soaps.
Anyways, we'll see how this endeavor goes :)
Thursday, May 10, 2012
And what I am to you is not real
It's a two blog day. But as promised a few shots of my UGLY house:
The back of the house after the first day. It looks worse now, but isn't Huckabay a cutie
The side of our house and yes that also looks worse now. But it will get better.
And the only beautiful thing on the outside of my house :)
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Time may change me
Feeling a little bloggy. It's been mad crazy around our house. No literally, I've been mad and bit more crazy than normal. Eh, it happens. There's a lot of stress going on.
The DH has had some changes to the job. He's part time reporter part time sports whatever. Progress to getting him back into sports but hell on my nerves because he's either ALWAYS around or NEVER around. And I had just gotten used to our rhythm. Took only 2.5 years. Oh well.
Got the DH a dishwasher and guess who uses it more! Yep, that's right me. Doing both loading and unloading -- so not fair.
Now on to the fun stuff in our live -- (whatever) but I do have pics and can post when I get home. We dug up our old patio and in the next year or so we'll lay down a new one. Planted seed grass two days ago in the hopes that we get some to grow to replace what the pups have done.
Pups aren't too happy with us. We've had them cooped up and then shipped to Granny's because finally the guys have come to paint our house!! It's been almost a week and my house is soo UGLY! No seriously, UGLY. And I'm still worried about the colors we chose. Brown and Tan (yep what the house was to begin with just different shades). But it's been long days. They show up around 7:30 and don't leave until closer to 5. And seriously it doesn't look like much has really happened but I know it has.
Up next for us, is finishing the back yard. We have a tub to get rid of (seriously who uses a tub to make a flower bed... it holds nasty water!!) and a shed to move. Then we'll be done until we can afford to purchase the new pavers and lay a new patio which I'm super excited about. Hoping it will help with our drainage and skeeter problem.
The DH has had some changes to the job. He's part time reporter part time sports whatever. Progress to getting him back into sports but hell on my nerves because he's either ALWAYS around or NEVER around. And I had just gotten used to our rhythm. Took only 2.5 years. Oh well.
Got the DH a dishwasher and guess who uses it more! Yep, that's right me. Doing both loading and unloading -- so not fair.
Now on to the fun stuff in our live -- (whatever) but I do have pics and can post when I get home. We dug up our old patio and in the next year or so we'll lay down a new one. Planted seed grass two days ago in the hopes that we get some to grow to replace what the pups have done.
Pups aren't too happy with us. We've had them cooped up and then shipped to Granny's because finally the guys have come to paint our house!! It's been almost a week and my house is soo UGLY! No seriously, UGLY. And I'm still worried about the colors we chose. Brown and Tan (yep what the house was to begin with just different shades). But it's been long days. They show up around 7:30 and don't leave until closer to 5. And seriously it doesn't look like much has really happened but I know it has.
Up next for us, is finishing the back yard. We have a tub to get rid of (seriously who uses a tub to make a flower bed... it holds nasty water!!) and a shed to move. Then we'll be done until we can afford to purchase the new pavers and lay a new patio which I'm super excited about. Hoping it will help with our drainage and skeeter problem.
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