It Was A Good Day

Ahhhh I love days like this....productive! I made 2 batches of soap, both with grapeseed oil. One batch has Tea Tree oil and Lavender and the other has Lemongrass scent. I would have continued and made another batch but I ran out of shortening.
The sun was out so I took some nice pictures of soaps. Natural light is the best. Then I posted them on my Facebook account and my Etsy shop. I hate having so many things just sitting waiting to get done. I did some things around the house. I want to make a cake and possibly get some more shortening. It's getting late though so I don't know how much more I'm going to do.
All in all it was a good day!

Ok, I tried to get some stuff done today.....it just doesn't look like it's going to happen. Don't get me wrong, I haven't stopped working all day, I just haven't done what I wanted to do this morning. Why is it, some days can be so productive and others not. Why do some days seem to go on forever and others go by so quickly? I thought the older I got the quicker time goes by. But then the days that just seem to drag on and on and on? Whats up with that?

Winter Blues

I think I got them! The Winter Blues! I had been feeling a little down for a bit and didn't know what it was exactly. I also had a head cold so I thought maybe that had something to do with it. I've heard of them but thought it was something in someones mind. I never had 'the winter blues' before, at least not that I can remember. At least not that I knew about.
I got out this weekend and am feeling much better now. Maybe the sun, maybe the extra daylight. I don't know but I felt it leaving me...just lifted off me...pretty creepy now that I think about it. My mind cleared, no more mumble jumble. I was able to sit down and write out a sample brochure. I've had trouble doing that for a long time. I just couldn't find the wording for it. I feel like I'm ready to take on the world! If I had to, of course!

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I last posted but it seems like there's always something going on. We've had new baby goats that were born last week, we have a nanny that's due any day now and one that's due on March 30th! Yep, a lot of babies! Spring arrives tomorrow, yey! I can't wait for the weather to get nice and warm again. We did some yard cleaning last weekend and it felt good to get out of the house. Yesterday the temp was in the 70s which was very nice, today it's in the 50s. Crazy NY weather!
This past week was a difficult on us all, mentally and psychologically having to deal with the passing of a very close friend. May she R.I.P.
But, we now have to pick ourselves up, brush ourselves off and get back into the swing of things.
I found out how to stamp my soap so I will be trying that the first chance I get. Stay tuned for that! I also started a new Etsy account for my soaps, http://www.heavenlybubblessoap.etsy.com/ . Oh, and I also ordered potassium hydroxide so there's a possibility there will be some shampoo on the horizon.

March will bring spring, warmer weather and baby goats! Three nannies are getting ready to give birth and along with that......more milk! I can't wait to start drinking my goats milk again.

I've been looking for a mannequin to wear my new crocheted items so i can take pictures and post them. I've looked on Ebay and found a few reasonably priced ones so think I'll order them today. I was looking for a mannequin with just the head and shoulders but I haven't found anything like that. I guess I'm going to have to buy a head and seperate body. My only other problem is gender. If I get a styrofom head without hair and makeup I could use that for both female and male. I haven't made any items for men other than a scarf and hat so a styrofom head would work ok. My problem is what do I use for the childrens clothes, another mannequin? My daughter had a lifesize doll at one point and that would have been perfect but we had to get rid of that, she was afraid of it. I'll figure something out, I'm sure. I also thought of asking some smaller stores if they had something they were getting rid of. Maybe I'll do that today.