well I did it

i finally did it. went public, that is. have thought about it, intended it. now it's done. hate to admit it but there is something so vulnerable about going public.

this morning i made a quick flyer and invited about 50 people to my house next Friday. There was a resistance in me to do it. A mixture of feelings; I'm not ready yet. Maybe they will think I'm stupid. Or not good enough. Or don't have enough to offer.

But i did it and now it is done. no going backwards. only forwards. I care what people think. And God knows this experience will only help me grow.

i just wanted to share that. does anybody else ever feel that way?

ok, my kitchen is clean except last night's thanksgiving feast dishes are in the sink. i must tend to this before Murphy's Law works it's deep magic and chaos once again rears it's ugly head.

PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW!!!!!

Finally, all is well, and a sense of peace steals over my tired being. Thanks to mee leetle seenorita amiga, I can now hold my head up and smile graciously albeit wearily at my guests. This is the kitchen I remember! The kitchen I bought this house for! The kitchen I love to have parties in! The kitchen I love to work in! And try to make money in!

Praise the Lord for senoras that I can call when I can go no further without a meltdown.

After a gazillion loads of laundry, I am happily blogging away in my clean bedroom. I am listening to Piano Praise circa 1980? It brings a calm to me that nothing else can....all the music that I listened to in 1976 when I got saved......that is another story!

Here is the finished product! What a blessing to finally have a clean kitchen! I am sure

you are glad too so you don't have to hear all about it! Finally! I am so grateful to the Lord

for His graciousness lovingkindnesses to me! I am weak but He is strong!

before the clean......

fragrance buckets, heat guns, molds, more molds, mica and more fragrances.

Pillars, Pears and Pinecones test project in garden window

island kitchen one end

test batch whipped cream dollops, will remelt and use again.......

other end of island

fragrance bar, one of two

where i sit in my bathrobe, alone, in the dark to talk to you...... notice laundry center behind

le boxes next to stand up freezer

well, here you have it, not exactly the Betty Crocker test kitchen where you see laboratory clad workers all in white in clinical conditions. Or, not the ladies from the Reynolds wrap kitchen whre you see Betty testing her aluminum foil vs. the competitors. We won't even mention Martha Stewart's kitchen. But we don't live in Martha's Vineyard either!

Before turkey etc, this is going to all get boxed up and put away only to be dragged out again in two days. I cannot wait!

If I don't talk to you guys before, have a Wonderful Thanksgiving with all your loved ones!

Saturday in the Kitchen

Well, top of the mornin' to ya! I love this "green" page! Irish, you know!

Well I've been a real busy bee and the madness is starting to get to me.

When I finally get to knowing how to do it, I will video my kitchen which has been

turned "manufacturing" facility... I have fragrances on one counter, a

photo "studio" on the breakfast table, it has my "spring line" in it. Photos turned

out satisfactory, if not professional. My island has a mixture of paint, pouring

post, dyes, wicks, hot glue guns, glassware, fragments of ribbon, "pie crusts", a

crystal goblet full of tiny ornaments, chopsticks for stirring, molds, a set of keys.


And, here I am sitting in my bathrobe, again, with laptops at the other table. There

are boxes full of glass, jars, closures, bottles, tottles, everywhere.

I don't see the point of wasting my time each day when it took me 3 1/2 hours to

clean up 2/3 of my kitchen last Saturday. I had practiced "whipping cream" for my

"pies" all day long. The first time was beginner's luck. The second time I had

actually gone out and purchased professional cake decorating bags, tips, etc.

I had melted, scented, colored and cooled a batch of soy wax. I had whipped it to

the desired consistency of cream cheese frosting. I had managed, somehow, to cram it into the bag. But when I put a squeeze on it, it kept coming out the top of the bag like a voluptious woman in a dance hall. (was that too riske?)

So, I repeated this step once, twice, thrice, and finally, voila! I had cute little whipped cream "dollops" that actually looked professional~! But then Batman
came home, hungry, and I had to come out of my altar ego reality and enter the consummate drudgery of cook and chief bottlewasher. Alas, only one of my four desired objectives was accomplished that day. My greasy little fingers, however, retained the "whipped cream" fragrance and hence, another project was born, "whipped cream body butta", sure to be a best seller!

but when, oh when will i get the time!

keep it simple stupid. sage advice i fail to heed over and over and over again.

Mission today:

finish Spring 09 fundraiser brochure
work on product catalog
order victoria secret dupe fragrance for briana ruvalcaba's friends
clean kitchen.....again....how boring!
make a couple more photos for fundraiser brochure
compile christmas brochure
order silicone moulding supplies
rummage or scrape up something to eat for dinner

is that enough?

will be asleep on the couch by 8PM for sure!

Note to all my fans (snort) that picture did not appear where I wanted it....
sorry!

Make a Smilebox greeting

here we be.....

Here I am. It's Saturday and time is fleeting. My kitchen is a mess. Teeth are not brushed and I have two kittens in the living room who are hungry. But, when inspiration hits, most artists yeild to the urgings to at least get started. So.....here we are!


I would like to share my story with all who will listen! So, grab a cup of coffee,

sit down and relax, and read away. Laugh, cry, sympathise, pray, understand, have compassion, or just say "I can relate!"


However I put it, you will see flaws from what I muse in these pages. Writing has always been a therapy for me......even if no one else reads it. Somehow the catharsis of putting it all down on paper sets the mind clear for creativity to be produced.

The following pages are the logs of the Starship Katw0man. Names have been changed to protect the guilty, the innocent, the ignorant, and the organizationally challenged. This message will self destruct in 5,4,3,2,1.... poof!