Indie Meetup NJ: the Recap

January 15, 2012

On Saturday, January 14th at 1:30 pm EST Indies from all across the nation met at local restaurants, cafes and boutiques.  At the Northern NJ Indie Meetup up we met at the fabulous Pooka Boutique in Orange, NJ owned and operated by NJ Indie Dawn Fitch. We had a great time in the company of [...]

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Don’t Throw Out that Rancid Oil! Make Soap!

January 10, 2012

As I am writing this post I am making a batch of soap using rancid oils and I mean they STINK! I know you must think I am crazy. I would too if I didn’t know any better. You are reading the title of this blog and may think I have lost my mind but [...]

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New Year – New Agreements

January 3, 2012

A few months ago I decided to read a book I had for well over 5 years. One day while on Facebook someone posted a quote from the book that resonated so I decided it’s time to actually blow the dust off the book and read it. The book was “The Four Agreements” by Don [...]

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Last Minute Gifts for the Creative Person in Your Life

December 19, 2011

Over the course of last 6 years since I have been teaching classes on soapmaking and other natural beauty products I have heard different reasons for taking my classes. Some people come to my classes just out of plan curiosity. Others want to make gifts for the holidays. Then there are those who are looking [...]

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Date Night!

October 20, 2011

This past Tuesday I taught part two of my basic soapmaking class at Ridgewood Community School.  I have been teaching at Ridgewood Community School for over 6 years.  In fact, they were the first place that I started teaching soapmaking classes. Well this week while the students were customizing their individual batches of cold process [...]

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Know Who You Are!

October 20, 2011

This month is breast cancer awareness month.  All around the focus has been on the pink ribbon and supporting those who have breast cancer and educating those who don’t about awareness.   I am sure we all know someone who has been affected by breast cancer whether they are a survivor, their family member is a [...]

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I’m an Author Yall!

October 3, 2011

Back in February of this year I had an amazing opportunity to be apart of a book with 98 other contributors who were just like me, a women in business.  It was a New Year and I was ready for new things so even though I had some fears I took the leap of faith [...]

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Goodwill

September 30, 2011

We are all familiar with the organization Goodwill.  We all know them for their thrift stores in which they are able to help the community helping them eliminate barriers so they can reach their fullest potential.  But did you know they also have a division called Goodwill Works in which they help displaced homemakers for [...]

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It’s So Easy

September 30, 2011

I am amazed that it has been 3 months since I have posted to my blog.  I can’t believe how fast 3 months go by.  It seems like yesterday that I posted that last post that you see there….tee hee.  Where have I been? This summer has definitely gone by so fast.  I have been [...]

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Delivering Camaraderie

June 23, 2011

There is a saying “birds of a feather flock together.” I am a strong believer in this. That people with like minds and interests can build and grow their businesses TOGETHER.  There is a reason that geese fly together.  When they fly together in formation that they can fly faster and longer together than they [...]

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