I make excellent sugar scrubs. I just do. This is not bragging, but fact. In fact, I don't make and sell anything I don't feel great about. And I really like my sugar scrubs. Once a perfect of formula, I put it in production and I feel confident. On my production board for the day: 50 pounds of our shea sugar scrub scented in Rosemary Mint for a local spa. They use it in their treatment. It's that good. I am also making my smaller sizes for retail. What I like about my sugar

So, I have had a helluva time lately with my thoughts and fears and the shitstorm happening since trump took office. I don't get how anyone who has a brain isn't concerned. What's been going on is just beyond comprehensible. There are so many protesting in the streets and at airports and setting up rogue accounts to get the truth out. Because the government is trying to silence folks. They are kicking press out who they don't like. They are calling them liars. They are saying

Things are shaking up here in the USA and I'm not happy. Actually, I'm terrified. After the election, a Facebook event went viral. A women's march on Washington for the day after the election. Sister marches were being scheduled for same day around the globe. I was going to the local one. So, last week I saw my friend had room left in her van for the Washington trip. My daughter and I rode up with her and other women. I have so much to say, notes I've been saving. Because it

So, a friend of mine may be able to restore my blog posts I lost last year. I've missed my blog so much. all these years of blog posts. all the words I typed and thoughts and pictures and things and this and that. I have enjoyed having a computer in the house because it's allowed me time to work on my blogging. I am not too annoyed with the Wix blog app, but because of the bs with what I've experienced when the host person I had my old site and my blog hosted on decided to b

So, I've been having a challenging time of it since trump stole the election. Yes, that's me being political. Actually, friends on Facebook know that I'm a bleeding heart liberal. And friends on Facebook know that I'm terrified of what may happen. It's been so scary for me and many of my friends/peers/colleagues/fellow humans. I've really worked hard to keep with a positive attitude because I have no choice but to speak my truth, fight what I think is wrong ... and at the sam

We just had what I hope is one of the only cold spells this winter. I mean, I don't mind snow. In fact, I like a good fluffy 6-8 inch deep snow which is pretty and makes it all so quiet and I can stay in and make soup and read or weave ... And we got that snow. However, it was cold. I don't like bitter cold. I know my dear friends and folks who live in the places where it gets in the -40s with windchill and etc ... but dang. Teens and Single digits don't make me happy. What'

I live in a 900 sq ft house. As such, I have limited space and it's easy to make my space cluttered. Add to it my 6 dogs and a teenager; my passion for vintage items, cooking, reading and weaving; a bit of poverty consciousness and my belief in repurposing thing ... well it's easy to have too much stuff. It's 2017 ... thing is, I'm not doing this because it's a new year ... it is because I am taking time to really take a hard look at the things THINGS in my space. I do this

I am here ... in January doing what I do every winter. Agonizing over packaging changes for my product line. I am so tired of the SOS. White with black lids and monochromatic labels. Or clear with monochromatic labels. I'd love to change the look. But I get so much feedback from folks about don't. It's your iconic look. I am so tired of stressing over my perfume bottles leaking/the fitments breaking/or something. I'm ordering jars. white with black caps. but dang, I'd love to

Happy New Years Day to my beloved planet Earth! We are entering another year according to a calendar created by humans to understand the passing of time. Sure, why not. However, time is just a construct. I mean, sure ... we have day, we have night. we have dawn, we have sunset. We have seasons ... So, I guess we have seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years. The way I best operate and the way I preferred living my life was to wake up when I was ready and go to slee