FOCUS is a priority

Yesterday I made time to soap. I had received a new order for 2 loaves of Goat’s Milk 🐐soap 🫧 (amazing on your skin, in case you’ve never tried it, and 1 of my big sellers) and I wanted to get it under way ASAP as I am about to be in “pack/travel 💼 mode” and might be a tad forgetful. <insert hysterical laughter emoji>🤣. I did what I always do. Cleaned up my area, made sure I had all the ingredients at the ready along with all the tools/containers needed and down to the laboratory🧪 (aka the cellar) I went. I carefully weighed and measured everything out, put the crock pot on warm and added the solids to begin melting, and then began the lye mixture. I’m always super careful here as you can imagine. The terror of working with a caustic substance with my lack of great eyesight 👓and coordination kept me from even trying to create soaps for about 18 months. I read and watched MANY YouTube videos and how to’s and finally dove in. I’m truly happy that I did so. That being said, I remain very mindful when working with lye and never allow myself to be distracted while handling it. Back to the original thought. 💭
Very carefully, I measured 📏 out my distilled water, then the lye, and went to the sink to mix it. All went well. I made a HUGE batch 🫕– enough to fill the 2 loaves and have another on hand since it’s so popular. It completely filled the crock pot and I was a bit nervous about that since it “bubbles 🫧up” during cooking, but in the end, all was well. Well, all was well SOAP🧼 wise. It was unfortunate that I had used distilled water and NOT Goat’s Milk. VERY unfortunate – since I didn’t have enough raw materials to make the already ordered 2 loaves of Goat’s Milk. What I DO now have, is a decent inventory of very nice soaps which everyone on my Christmas list will now be gifted with🎁. <shhhhhhhh>🫢
Amazon to the rescue with a new supply of lye (since my former supplier now sells exclusively ON Amazon (go figure). More oils/butters are also on the way from right outside my original hometown. Maybe I should visit that supplier while I have the opportunity, weather permitting.
Have you tried the Focus Blend EO roller? I have used it today – twice – and will most definitely be using it tomorrow. <adds post it note📝 by computer and soaping table> It is immensely helpful – when I use it. 🤔
Tomorrow is now another soaping day and GOAT’S MILK SOAP WILL BE MADE. Amen. 
​Here's to #makingitcount, y'all. ❤️