Who Am I?

STILL SOAPING While I am trying to make some massive changes in my life, there are a few things that I may never stop doing and soaping is one of them.  I love making soap. I love the process of formulating skin loving oils, and other ingredients.  I love making them look pretty and smell amazing. I fail sometimes, but other times I make a soap that is what I was trying for.  This one is close.  The scent still isn't exactly what I wanted but it is close.  The colors I love and this picture doesn't really do it justice.  It is a turquoisy green color with copper streaks.  This is one of my new tallow soaps.  I've had a lot of requests for Tallow soaps over the last couple of years and this is the second.  The first is a lovely Pink clay, charcoal and rosehip powder swirl with a scent that is sweet and summery - Raspberry Vanilla. I also started making Castile (Saponified Olive Oil) and Bastile soaps which are 70% olive oil and 30% Hemp oil. S...

  Healthy Eating I would love to say that because all of the health issues I've been struggling with that I have been eating waaay healthier and am doing great.  Honestly, I do great for a week or two, get busy and then I fall back on grabbing a bite from a fast food restaurant, go home and do school or work in the garden.  Weekends I have less of an excuse because I go to Farmer's Market and sell soaps. There are fresh fruits and veggies as well as home baked sourdoughs etc.  But I don't spend the money because I don't want these good fruits and veggies to go to waste if I don't have time to fix them. This weekend, I decided that I was splurging on a yummy Pineapple Tomato (if you haven't had one, and you have the opportunity to, do it! They are delicious!!! I knew I had mozzarella cheese, fresh basil growing in the herb garden and some balsamic glaze.  So I came home, unloaded my car and had a lovely Caprese salad for lunch. The best part of a salad like a Cap...

 Works in Progress It has been a minute since I posted. In my defense, I've been incredibly busy.  I've been in school and working. Probably a lot more than I ever intended but to be honest. I am loving it.  I have a new job and have decided to not enter the medical field. It was killing me.  I had made it to the very last class before I could test and apply for the X-ray Tech program.  Realizing that I had just about achieved my goal, the next step was one that I may never get the chance to even do.  I could apply and never get in because the program gets 75+ applicants (qualified) yearly but only 16 get in by lottery. They do not replace dropouts. At 50 years old I was like - if I don't get in what do I do?  I never came up with a great answer, so I switched gears and went into the Paralegal program. I love it.  I love what I do and am learning a ton every single day.  I couldn't have told you what a FOIA request or an IPRA is at the beginn...