Happiness for Your Skin
Dear Diary, August 2022: Yesterday was really full. I woke up thinking that I would enjoy some soap making. It was a really good day in that I finally tackled a long awaited project, and made 5 bars of Oatmeal and Lavender Shea Soap Bars. So, that was good. Meanwhile, I prepared to make two […]
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Mother’s Day is a very special day for so many women. It’s like another birthday. It’s a day to be appreciated or to appreciate. It’s filled with love. Nothing says, “I love you” like flowers, but what if we change it up a little and make those flowers to be flower soap instead (or in
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By the time February rolls around, we start to feel the drab and mundane of Winter. It seems fitting that a special day of pretty pink and red hearts (with chocolates and flowers), has been inserted in just the right place for a “pick-me-up”! I have always loved this holiday’s cheery décor! And truly, it’s
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New Year’s Eve is right around the corner: That fun time when all-the-world waits hour by hour for their turn to “ring in the new year”. For me, that happens when the “ball drops” in New York City. I was once there the day of New Year’s Eve, and ironically, my
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I know it sounds trite, and maybe even self-centered (at first glance), but I’m enjoying learning to “take better care of me, so that I can take care of everyone else”. My husband has cancer and I have high cholesterol (and recently developed high blood pressure too), plus I homeschool my son. Up until now,
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Today, I wanted to say something about our Lathers for Life Whipped Body Butter, but before I do, I wanted to share some thoughts with you that may completely change your outlook on winter (you may thank me later). 🙂 Winter can take a toll on us: little sunshine to cheer us up, extra time
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He doesn’t always want his picture taken, but he’ll allow me to take them — sometimes. Once he was talking to me, and I just had to snap a photo of the moment. Here he was, my little boy in his jammies talking on the couch to me about whatever was on his mind at