To a soap maker and a literal thinker, the phrase clean eating is, well, ridiculous. Of course I don't want dirt in my food. I wash my lettuce and brush off my mushrooms so carefully you could take a microscope to them and not find any soil. So when I stopped at Panera and saw a sign over the self serve drinks that said …
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If you follow me on social media, you know that Brian is home from the hospital. May started off pretty scary, Brian had a subarachnoid hemorrhage and spent 8 days in the Neuro ICU. We were told to expect some bad days with headaches, and he has had some. But he is home, and we are grateful. This week I'm going back to my original Gratitude List …
The Kindness of Strangers
The morning after Brian's incident, I experienced the kindness of strangers. I headed over to Dunkin Donuts, I wanted to pick up munchkins for the Neuro ICU nurses on my way to see him. It was raining and I wanted to get to the hospital. Parking by Dunkin Donuts was difficult (coffee + early in the morning = a parking lot …
Wellness Event
This picture was taken from the 27th floor of an office building on Park Avenue. I was asked to share my knowledge about handcrafted soap at a Health and Wellness event a prestigious law firm was holding for their employees. …
Family
Yesterday my family celebrated Easter. We made a weekend of it, since it's hard to see everyone on one day.Saturday I woke early and tried to get all my soap making done because I knew I had to stop around 3 to start cooking. Brian wanted pasta bolognese. I've made it from scratch before, but I cheated on Saturday. …