Winter Wonderland

I thought we wouldn't get much snow this winter, but our first snowstorm left about a foot of snow. Some snow drifts were much higher than a foot, some areas were almost bare. The wind was unbareable, there was white-out conditions all yesterday. But, like always, the storm passes, the sky clears, the sun comes out and the clean-up begins! There is a light at the end of the tunnel, warmer temps and some rain due for the end of the week.
The poor goats were locked inside today. The wind was too much for them. Nubys belly is getting bigger. She tried scratching her hind leg this morning but couldn't reach, her belly's in the way. I thought she's due the end of January....I don't know????

Christmas decorations

Today's the day! We're finally all here and we're going to put up the Christmas decorations. I was afraid we wouldn't do it this year. We're cutting it kind of close.
Why is it, some days go by so slow and yet others zoom by? Each year I say I'm going to get thing done earlier and each year thing just keep getting pushed closer to Christmas. Then I'm stressed out, I can't concentrate, cards get rushed written, presents get forgotten about, others get a quick wrapping, it's difficult to find what you're looking for in the stores.....AAAAAA! I used to love christmas time, from the beginning of December all the way to Christmas. That feeling, that warm cozy feeling, when you take your time to decorate the tree, bake and decorate some cookies, plan your Christmas meal, go for a ride to see the decorations in the neighborhood. Something has to change. I'm turning into a Scrooge!

Yay!! The warmer temps melted the ice in the faucet, I have water! Now back to the soap making.

I'm busy, busy, busy today making new soaps. I had a special request for someone that is having some skin issues so I'm making that soap fragrance free and I added chamomile and of course goats milk. The other batch will be the normal oils that I use and I was thinking of adding something like sage or maybe green tea. Ooo gren tea! I'm not sure yet which way I'll be going on that one. First though, I have to finish this batch and then head down to the goats to feed them. With all this cold weather we've had the past couple of days, the water faucet froze again. The guys brought it inside the barn because I've had that problem since we moved here. The faucet was outside and even though it goes down 5 or 6 feet into the ground, still it would freeze. Yesterday when I went down sure enough it was frozen again so I had to carry buckets of water from the house. I'm not happy! Maybe a heat tape will help. I'll be posting new pictures later so make sure to stop by again and take a look. 

New Facebook Page

I made my first sale yesterday! I sold 3 gift baskets and 16 single bars to the Pleasant Stone Farm Health Food Store upstate. Claire emailed me to tell me they sold some soap already. This is great! I also started my Facebook page so if anyones interested pay me a visit. I'm debating on whether I should start a website also. Maybe I'll hold off a little on that until I get everything else under control.

Finally!

Well, I've been a busy bee since I last posted. I was accepted into the Soap Guild, YEY! My business cards arrived, I've been printing ingredient cards and brochures and making soap baskets. I also have been working on a room we have in the basement, putting up shelves, cleaning things out and organizing my soap stuff. I think this way it will be a little easier on me, when I need to work I can go down there and work instead of bringing everything upstairs. Other than that Christmas is coming fast....I haven't even started. Why does everything always happens at once??? Every year I say I'm going to start Christmas shopping early....Right! That will never happen!

Its cold outside

The weekend is here again. We needed to get hay for the goats so we came to the farm where we buy the hay to load up the trailer. It's cold up here and it's snowing! There's no snow on the ground but there's ice on the ponds. Last night it was 24 degrees, a little too cold for me.
Leona and I worked late last night putting some soap baskets together to post on my Etsy shop and I tried different designs for business cards. Nothing really 'wowed' me so I'll keep trying or maybe I could look online for something.  I know there's a web site call Vista Cards I think. They print 200 cards for free.
Well back to work.

Look at me!

Look at me! I'm beaming ear to ear! Heavenly Bubbles is mine! I'm off to get the final papers noterized and overnight them to Legal Zoom. Hooray! ..........Now I have so much work to do..... :)

Last day of November

Ok! Today is the last day of November. I still haven't heard anything about my company so......I wait....still! I have taken this time, though, to write out some ingredient cards, figure out packaging and started to put some holiday baskets together. I crocheted some bath scrubies and wash cloths to add to my baskets kind of like a freebie. I think they will be nice. I will definitely be selling some at the Health Food Store upstate.

I'm still working on a men's scarf to match the hat that is already on Etsy and then that will also go on there. I was really hoping for sales over Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday but what can you do? I guess I haven't been out there long enough, I'm still learning.

Happy Thanksgiving

Today was Thanksgiving, a Thanksgiving unlike any other. Michael and his mother called family most of the morning. At that time, I found a few moments to print out some ingredient cards for my soaps. It took me a while to figure the layout, font, font size, wording, etc., so I didn't have time do ingredient cards for all my soaps but I think the hard part is over, now I can copy and paste and change the wording for each of the soaps. Today was the first day we lit the wood stove but it was too hot to continue the fire and we let the fire go out. Last year this time we had gone through quite a lot of wood.
We had our 'Thanksgiving Feast', it consisted of souvlakia, cucumber yogurt sauce, pites, meatballs, bbq vegies, sweet potatoes, Stove Top Stuffing and cranberry sauce, kind of a mix of Greek and American. A clash of traditions. After eating to the max, I found some time to make some soap. I made 2 batches, 3 different scents; Peppermint, Karma and Almond Honey. I need to stock up on soap so when and if 'Heavenly Bubbles' is finally official, I will have enough stock for ALL the orders I will receive. Lol. The rest of the night I will relax and try to finish my 'mens hat and scarf set' for my Etsy account. Oh yes, I also have a baby set that I have to post. Don't forget...free shipping through Cyber Monday! Happy Thanksgiving to all. We always have things to be thankful for if we just take a look inside!

I made a sale

Ok, today I got my first official non family sale on my Etsy shop. I was so excited! The customer ordered a hair scrunchie. I was jumping inside with excitement  all morning. I finally got everything togather, I had decided to send a freebee with it. I took down the address and took eveything to the post office because I wasn't sure how I was going to end up sending it. The address was an APO which means it's for the millitary. I thought it was a millitary base here somewhere in the States. I was told that the package would go to this APO address then they sort everything out and send it to wherever the person is stationed. IMAGINE my hair scrunchie on a soldier fighting for our country! I get teary just writing about it. I hope it reaches her safely.

So I still wait

Is it ever going to happen? It seems like it's taking the accountant forever to set up my company! How long do these things take? I have to print out business cards, labels and packaging, make more soap. So many things to do but I don't want to start printing until I'm possitive I can use 'Heavenly Bubbles' as a name. So here I sit, waiting and waiting. 

My first blog

I remember not too long ago someone told me I had to get a computer. I didn't want to because it was something new and unknown. But our oldest daughter needed it for school and we needed it for work so I agreed. After buying the computer I sat in front of it just looking at it...not liking it. After a couple of years I was told I had to get the internet and that it was needed. I was against it again but they insisted. Here I am a few years (I won't tell how many) later, now, starting my own blog! Who would have thought! I spend much time on the internet researching, talking with people, just finding out as much as I possibly can about anything. Since we entered the internet world, I have been thankful for it more than one time. When we were looking for a house, when I was looking for information on goats (we have a goat farm), when I needed information on how to make cheese from goats milk, when my mother became ill until she passed on, when I needed to find out how to make goat milk soap and most of all when my husband was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. I don't know where we would be without the internet and all the information that comes out of it.
So now here I am, starting a blog, to share all my everyday experiences with all who visits me.