fallenglory

I started a blog to follow my journey into soapmaking and share it with everyone who's interested. I'll also post on things that come up in life (because things ALWAYS come up) and other great things I find along the way...

if anyone's interested...Nature's Philosophy

I got my first shipment of supplies in today and Brett made me a mold at mdf's house. I'm just waiting for my lye and then I have to get a couple small things and I'll be making my first batch of soap. The first will be an unscented mild oil blend so it will be suitable for even the most sensitive skin. Then I'll...
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I removed my post from yesterday because I realize I sounded like I hated everything about my life, which I don't. There are a lot of things I would like to change about my life, but that takes time and some things *I* just can't change and either need to deal with by accepting or by leaving behind. I need to keep my feelings...
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We're getting together all the supplies for soapmaking. Just looking for the best local suppliers of the oils and lye needed. Of course, it takes over a month to cure the soap, so nothing will be available right away, but this is really going to happen!

I'm so excited.

Ok, so I talked with Brett last night and he's on board to give the soapmaking a shot Only problem is I need to come up with about $200 on my own to start this because he's not willing to use any of our money for it. IDK how I'll do that considering I'm already having trouble getting another kid in here. If I did,...
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My brain is seriously all over the place today. I'm trying to come up with the best plan of action for a home business, since it looks like no one in the area is finding childcare work..the same people have had the same ads up for months now...

Here are my ideas thus far:

Continuing childcare and "hoping for the best"
Baked goods (including vegan,...
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Ok. I now need to build up a new fabric stash since I had to get rid of mine when moving (cause I couldn't fit anything else in the truck) so I can make some samples for a new venture (that I wanted to do for a while). Now, where do I get these extra funds to do this???

I wish I were hot...then I could cam for money

Finally got an email back from the lady that came on Friday and I already knew I didn't get it. I'm pretty certain I'm not going to get ANYONE. This place is too small for people, I think to be comfortable having their kids here. That or I just suck.

Ok. The lady showed up close to 6pm. Brett was on his way home after thinking she may not even come at all. She was nice, didn't really seem to enthused to be here, though.. so idk. I gave her a rundown of what I do with the kids, feed them, showed her my CPR/First Aid certifications...I gave her three references and all the paperwork...
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i'm freaking out. today this woman is coming at around 5pm to meet me and discuss the possibility of having her children here. i wasn't like this with the other kids because i had already been watching them elsewhere. now it's not only me being interviewed, but the apartment as well. i hate everything about this place right now. i can't seem to stop rearranging...
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So I'm finally legally divorced, not without a ton of drama and hassle this morning. I needed a back-up to watch the one child in my care other than Finn while I attended court this morning. They had childcare, but I really couldn't bring this other child with me, as Brett's truck has no back seats and it's already a hassle trying to get Finn...
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